Today we filmed the remaining shots we wanted to get of the pupils at Sancton Wood.
We interviewed them during their ICT class and filmed them using programs and learning websites on their computers. They were working on a slide show presentation of animals while we were there.
I also took photos to be used in the poster and listings feature.
When the class had to leave, we asked their teacher if we could interview her about the ways she uses the new media in her classes.
We will be going back to Sancton Wood on thursday to interview the teachers who introduce the infants to the new media, this should be the last bit of footage we need to get before we can start the editing process.
Monday, 21 March 2011
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Child Protection Agreement
In correspondance with the headteacher of Milton Road primary, we agreed that the images and footage taken of the pupils at their school would not be published anywhere but the final product of the documentary.
If this were a real documentary, we would need to stick the arranged agreement that the footage and images does not go anywhere else but the finished product. They would not be used in the listings feature or poster.
We decided that it is best to stay to the agreement - as if it were a real documentary.
So, no images or previews can be shown on here of the pupils of Milton Road.
However, we agreed with Sancton Wood that we could use the images and footage for use in the blog, listings feature and poster - as permission had been obtained from the children's parents.
If an agreement is made with the producers of the documentary that the images and footage would not be used outside of the product; they would have to obey by the agreement.
If this were a real documentary, we would need to stick the arranged agreement that the footage and images does not go anywhere else but the finished product. They would not be used in the listings feature or poster.
We decided that it is best to stay to the agreement - as if it were a real documentary.
So, no images or previews can be shown on here of the pupils of Milton Road.
However, we agreed with Sancton Wood that we could use the images and footage for use in the blog, listings feature and poster - as permission had been obtained from the children's parents.
If an agreement is made with the producers of the documentary that the images and footage would not be used outside of the product; they would have to obey by the agreement.
Friday, 18 March 2011
Another visit to Milton Road
We finally received confirmation from the headteacher at Milton Rd primary - about the permission for us to film the pupils using new media.
Yesterday, we went to the school to film the year 5 class using the computers in the "Micheal Rosen Library" who funded the wide variety of technology and books for the school library.
We filmed the pupils entering the room and starting up their computers. Once they had the computers up and running, they proceeded to use a geography learning game which quizzed them on the cities, countries, rivers and many other georgraphical knowledge across the globe.
We interviewed a few indivuals about what they were working on and other questions we had asked at Sancton Wood.
Before the class had finished, we interviewed their teacher, Miss Watson, about how she teaches her classes using new media.
Also, we filmed her using the smartboard - every classroom in the school has one. She told us about how very beneficial they are compared to normal whiteboards and projectors.
When we were about to leave, Miss Watson gave us a copy of the artwork the pupils in year 5 had created using photoshop, for their project they had been working on.
Alot of footage was taken that day and will need editing.
Yesterday, we went to the school to film the year 5 class using the computers in the "Micheal Rosen Library" who funded the wide variety of technology and books for the school library.
We filmed the pupils entering the room and starting up their computers. Once they had the computers up and running, they proceeded to use a geography learning game which quizzed them on the cities, countries, rivers and many other georgraphical knowledge across the globe.
We interviewed a few indivuals about what they were working on and other questions we had asked at Sancton Wood.
Before the class had finished, we interviewed their teacher, Miss Watson, about how she teaches her classes using new media.
Also, we filmed her using the smartboard - every classroom in the school has one. She told us about how very beneficial they are compared to normal whiteboards and projectors.
When we were about to leave, Miss Watson gave us a copy of the artwork the pupils in year 5 had created using photoshop, for their project they had been working on.
Alot of footage was taken that day and will need editing.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Second filming trip
We went to Sancton Wood again to continue filming the interviews with the year 6 pupils and their teacher.
Unfortunately, the children had to attend a maths test, which meant we didn't get time to film them.
Instead we interviewed their teacher, Mrs Bordoli, who gave us some information about how she uses the computers when she is teaching.
We have organised another visit to continue filming the childrens' interviews and also to interview the infant school teachers - about how they use new media with the little ones.
We also hope to arrange another visit to Milton Road to get some filming done there over the next week.
Unfortunately, the children had to attend a maths test, which meant we didn't get time to film them.
Instead we interviewed their teacher, Mrs Bordoli, who gave us some information about how she uses the computers when she is teaching.
We have organised another visit to continue filming the childrens' interviews and also to interview the infant school teachers - about how they use new media with the little ones.
We also hope to arrange another visit to Milton Road to get some filming done there over the next week.
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
The Gadget Show
I was browsing Youtube and came across this video from "The Gadget Show", which is an investigation into how to create a virtual self.
This is a good example of the use of new media.
It's not related to the use of new media in schools and education, but it's a media based video.
The video could not be embedded to my blog, but click this link for the video
This is a good example of the use of new media.
It's not related to the use of new media in schools and education, but it's a media based video.
The video could not be embedded to my blog, but click this link for the video
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
Our Experience at the Primary School
Today, we went to the Sancton Wood primary to film our documentary.
We met the head of Year 6, who picked out five pupils from her class that all had permission from their parents to be part of our filming.
Ed, Robin, Amy, Suzannah and Emily were our "ginea pigs" as they named themselves, they were all very friendly and happy to answer our questions.
They are all between the age of 10 and 11.
We had set up the camera and microphone and were ready to film.
We asked the pupils what questions we would be asking in the interview that we were going to film, and what answers they wanted to say - to give them time to prepare.
But when we were filming, the camera battery didn't last long, and we couldn't get any more footage from it. We didn't have a digital camera with us, apart from phone cameras.
So instead, we continued to make notes on the answers the children gave us about new media.
All of them have their own computers and laptops at home, a few had mobile phones and cameras of their own.
The boys told us they like to use their mobile phones for texting, and the rest keep in touch with their friends and family, and only use them for emergencies.
Some started using computers when they were around the age of 3, and had their own at around the age of 6.
They play a maths game that quizzes them on sums, and occasionally play a game that helps them with their french vocabulary.
One game in particular that a few of them play is called "Mathletics" which they use in school and at home.
They said it was "cool and fun" and "helps us remember our sums".
Ed said that in his previous primary school, they had encouraged them to play a game called "Numbershark" which quizzed them on times tables.
A few of them had also played another game at their previous schools, which had been encouraged them to play at school and at home, called "World Maths Day" which enables the children to challenge others online with a wide range of maths questions. They all said they enjoyed playing that very much because they could play against anyone over the globe.
They said they like using the computers at school for learning, as they are not allowed to use them for games, but use them for personal use rather than to study, although they do sometimes search the internet for research.
They told us they use BBC iPlayer to catch up on shows that they have missed on CBBC, but Emily said she likes watching nature programmes and documentaries.
Recently in their geography class, they watched a documentary from BBC's Human Planet.
Amy said she has a digital camera which she uses to take general photos and films of her friends and family, she uploads them to her pc and shares them on facebook.
They all said they use skype, to talk to their friends and family and talk over their webcams. Emily said she uses her webcam to talk to her family in Australia.
There were not any Smartboards in the school, but the children had used them at previous schools and really enjoyed the experience - they all wished that Sancton Wood had the smartboards too as they are very beneficial for their learning.
They use the computers and netbooks in their ICT classes, when we went to the ICT room, there were a large number of computers with the website "Kid Zone" which had various different learning applications on it. Amy told us that they sometimes use it, but it's mainly for the younger classes such as Year 4.
We wondered if we could get them to film a video on their netbooks, but the webcams on them could only take photos.
Amy told us that her brother brings his laptop to school because he has Dyslexia and uses his laptop to help him with his writing.
Ed said that he attends a "Media Club" at school, which introduces the children to Media classes and the various basics in Media. He said that he would like to study media in secondary school.
As it was time for the children to go back to their classes, we said our goodbyes and they asked us if we could come back and talk to them again soon.
We spoke to their head of year again, explaining that we needed to come back sometime in the week to finish the filming (better equipt)
We were very grateful when she said we could come back on Thursday to complete the filming, but we would not have as much time with them as they would have to get back to their classes because they were very busy this week.
When we go back on Thursday, we will make sure we have all the questions ready that we didn't ask, the camera fully ready to film, a camera for photos and possibly ask their teacher for a quick interview too.
But we did manage to get a few photos with our phones.
We met the head of Year 6, who picked out five pupils from her class that all had permission from their parents to be part of our filming.
Ed, Robin, Amy, Suzannah and Emily were our "ginea pigs" as they named themselves, they were all very friendly and happy to answer our questions.
They are all between the age of 10 and 11.
We had set up the camera and microphone and were ready to film.
We asked the pupils what questions we would be asking in the interview that we were going to film, and what answers they wanted to say - to give them time to prepare.
But when we were filming, the camera battery didn't last long, and we couldn't get any more footage from it. We didn't have a digital camera with us, apart from phone cameras.
So instead, we continued to make notes on the answers the children gave us about new media.
All of them have their own computers and laptops at home, a few had mobile phones and cameras of their own.
The boys told us they like to use their mobile phones for texting, and the rest keep in touch with their friends and family, and only use them for emergencies.
Some started using computers when they were around the age of 3, and had their own at around the age of 6.
They play a maths game that quizzes them on sums, and occasionally play a game that helps them with their french vocabulary.
One game in particular that a few of them play is called "Mathletics" which they use in school and at home.
They said it was "cool and fun" and "helps us remember our sums".
Ed said that in his previous primary school, they had encouraged them to play a game called "Numbershark" which quizzed them on times tables.
A few of them had also played another game at their previous schools, which had been encouraged them to play at school and at home, called "World Maths Day" which enables the children to challenge others online with a wide range of maths questions. They all said they enjoyed playing that very much because they could play against anyone over the globe.
They said they like using the computers at school for learning, as they are not allowed to use them for games, but use them for personal use rather than to study, although they do sometimes search the internet for research.
They told us they use BBC iPlayer to catch up on shows that they have missed on CBBC, but Emily said she likes watching nature programmes and documentaries.
Recently in their geography class, they watched a documentary from BBC's Human Planet.
Amy said she has a digital camera which she uses to take general photos and films of her friends and family, she uploads them to her pc and shares them on facebook.
They all said they use skype, to talk to their friends and family and talk over their webcams. Emily said she uses her webcam to talk to her family in Australia.
There were not any Smartboards in the school, but the children had used them at previous schools and really enjoyed the experience - they all wished that Sancton Wood had the smartboards too as they are very beneficial for their learning.
They use the computers and netbooks in their ICT classes, when we went to the ICT room, there were a large number of computers with the website "Kid Zone" which had various different learning applications on it. Amy told us that they sometimes use it, but it's mainly for the younger classes such as Year 4.
We wondered if we could get them to film a video on their netbooks, but the webcams on them could only take photos.
Amy told us that her brother brings his laptop to school because he has Dyslexia and uses his laptop to help him with his writing.
Ed said that he attends a "Media Club" at school, which introduces the children to Media classes and the various basics in Media. He said that he would like to study media in secondary school.
As it was time for the children to go back to their classes, we said our goodbyes and they asked us if we could come back and talk to them again soon.
We spoke to their head of year again, explaining that we needed to come back sometime in the week to finish the filming (better equipt)
We were very grateful when she said we could come back on Thursday to complete the filming, but we would not have as much time with them as they would have to get back to their classes because they were very busy this week.
When we go back on Thursday, we will make sure we have all the questions ready that we didn't ask, the camera fully ready to film, a camera for photos and possibly ask their teacher for a quick interview too.
But we did manage to get a few photos with our phones.
The children working on their netbooks in the ICT class.
The computers in their ICT room
The "Kids Zone" website
A display of work on the wall, of work that pupils from the school had designed.
Monday, 7 March 2011
Production Plan for Filming
After recieving permission to go to Sancton Wood primary school to film, hopefully, we will get the main footage for the documentary.
Click Here for the earlier post: the plan for footage / access that we are going to get
Tomorrow - we will be taking the camera, microphone and tripod to the primary school, along with a list of questions / surveys that will use in the interviews.
It would be even more ideal if we could also get footage from Milton Road, then we would have 2 different primary schools featured in the documentary, but at least we have one good option with the potential for the footage.
Click Here for the earlier post: the plan for footage / access that we are going to get
Tomorrow - we will be taking the camera, microphone and tripod to the primary school, along with a list of questions / surveys that will use in the interviews.
It would be even more ideal if we could also get footage from Milton Road, then we would have 2 different primary schools featured in the documentary, but at least we have one good option with the potential for the footage.
Friday, 4 March 2011
Production Diary - March
On Thursday 3rd March, we went to Sancton Wood primary school to ask their permission to film the footage for our documentary at their school.
The art teacher, Darin, was very interested in our project and promised he would put our request forward to the headteacher.
In their art classroom, we saw an iMac which is used for film making and animation - this is only used with the older students.
Darin also suggested to look at the launch of the new iPad2, as it will be good for learning and education:
---Apple iPad 2 Launch
[Update] We now have the go ahead from their headteacher and hope to film sometime next week
The art teacher, Darin, was very interested in our project and promised he would put our request forward to the headteacher.
In their art classroom, we saw an iMac which is used for film making and animation - this is only used with the older students.
Darin also suggested to look at the launch of the new iPad2, as it will be good for learning and education:
---Apple iPad 2 Launch
[Update] We now have the go ahead from their headteacher and hope to film sometime next week
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