Tuesday, March 25, 2008


I accidentally found an old friend while web surfing today. This 36 page - downloadable (PDF) teachers guide to student digital video projects was produced by the department I ran back in the day, the Office of Instructional Technology (OIT) - New York City Board of Education.

This was offered FREE to the many thousands of teachers who used it to good effect over the years. I am glad to see that someone still has it running on a server somewhere!!! This was done at a period of time when producing curriculum, teaching guides, and content for students was something we took on regularly as part of the job. Ah, those WERE the days... At any rate, here it is... Easy to understand, rock solid approaches to guiding students in the production of digital video projects. Authentic, relevant activities for 21st Century students. I hope this one stays up for a long time to come.

Apparently you can still download it from:
http://www.evc.org/pdf/Hands_On_Guide.pdf

OR, if the above is not working go to:
http://web.archive.org/web/20020122022715/www.nycenet.edu/oit/video.htm

HANDS-ON: A GUIDE TO USING VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION IN PROJECT-BASED WORK.