[DM-MUG] iowa apple rep for education?

[Holly Welch]

Did anyone see this article today? It is a far cry from when the  
Deputy Director of Curriculum told me there was "no visualization in  
Language Arts".
Holly

Des Moines students get cameras to help learn

by Darwin Danielson

Students at a Des Moines Roosevelt High School received five donated  
video cameras Tuesday to use to make movies in their English classes.  
The Independent Film Channel from cable TV, and the Mediacom cable  
company donated the cameras.

Andy Hunn of the I-F-C says it's part of their on-line course called  
"I-F-C Film School." He says the course includes everything from how  
to frame shots, how to take a scene and convert it to something that  
looks best on screen. Hunn says donating the cameras gives the  
students the tools they need to "take it to the next level."

Hunn says Roosevelt is just the fifth high school in the country to  
get the donated cameras as part of the program. Hunn says, "If you  
have the tools in hand, you have the ability to make something of  
yourself." Hunn says whether you have the talent to end up as the  
next great director, is a personal thing. Hunn says they hope this  
leads kids down the path to possibly become a great film director.

I-F-C gave a presentation to students showing how many low-budget  
independent films, such as "Napoleon Dynamite", ending up making a  
lot of money. While some other multi-million dollar films, such as  
"Gigli" , tanked at the box office.

Roosevelt English teacher Petra Lang says once they learn about how  
to shoot a movie, they'll use the cameras to create stories from what  
they've learned. Lang says after they get done looking at American  
literature, they'll find the stories that most influence American  
culture today and will integrate the stories into a personal  
narrative. Lang says the students are anxious to take part in the  
project.

Lang says, "They're tremendously excited by it." She says some  
students have already brought in cameras and it will be nice to let  
the other students use cameras too. Lang says the traditional method  
of reading and discussing literature is still important -- but she  
says this adds something extra. Lang says, "What we're looking at is  
new ways to engage students in learning." The film school curriculum  
is free to any school that wants to use it on the I-F-C website  
at:www.ifc.com.

On Sep 27, 2006, at 3:58 PM, John Eller wrote:

>
> with a new superintendent, it might be time to make another run at  
> the des moines schools to re-open their system to dual platform  
> support .
>
> can someone put me in touch with an appropriate apple rep?
> i have some suggestions.
>
> thanks.
>
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