[DM-MUG] iowa apple rep for education?

[Jon Engelhardt]

Well, no one has ever accused Curriculum Directors of being bright.

Sorry, 32 years of dealing with administrative incompetence left me a  
bit jaded.

Jon
On Sep 27, 2006, at 4:02 PM, Holly Welch wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> http://forums.maccentral.com/wwwthreads/showflat.php? 
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