THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011
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From the Discussion Board
Topic #1: Briefly share an experience about using media (visual and/or auditory) in class or during a presentation, focus your comment on any work-arounds or solutions you used when the tech wasn’t quite working or when the tech wasn’t adequate to do what you had originally planned.
Each year, my class is in charge of producing a four hour live televised fund-raising event. This even (the Cablethon) is the biggest fundraiser for Project Graduation and it’s a huge endeavor for my students to be able to host, setup, perform, use professional equipment, direct, and everything in between. One year, just as we started the show… we found out that we were being aired on the wrong channel! Several parents called in to say they don’t see us, and it turns out, we were on channel 77 instead of channel 78 for the first 15 minutes of the show. As frustrated as I was, I tried hard to maintain composure so that my students wouldn’t go crazy. We continued the show as planned while I called the cable company to figure the situation out. I also had students text all their family and friends about the new channel we were on. Sure enough, the Cable company fixed the issue and then we had to have all the students call/text their family and friends to change the channel back to the original channel! Despite this intense dilemma, it was an incredible show and one of our biggest fundraisers ever!
...I'm almost done planning and preparing for the 2011 Cablethon. Here's hoping that it goes smoothly and successfully!
Topic #1: Briefly share an experience about using media (visual and/or auditory) in class or during a presentation, focus your comment on any work-arounds or solutions you used when the tech wasn’t quite working or when the tech wasn’t adequate to do what you had originally planned.
Each year, my class is in charge of producing a four hour live televised fund-raising event. This even (the Cablethon) is the biggest fundraiser for Project Graduation and it’s a huge endeavor for my students to be able to host, setup, perform, use professional equipment, direct, and everything in between. One year, just as we started the show… we found out that we were being aired on the wrong channel! Several parents called in to say they don’t see us, and it turns out, we were on channel 77 instead of channel 78 for the first 15 minutes of the show. As frustrated as I was, I tried hard to maintain composure so that my students wouldn’t go crazy. We continued the show as planned while I called the cable company to figure the situation out. I also had students text all their family and friends about the new channel we were on. Sure enough, the Cable company fixed the issue and then we had to have all the students call/text their family and friends to change the channel back to the original channel! Despite this intense dilemma, it was an incredible show and one of our biggest fundraisers ever!
...I'm almost done planning and preparing for the 2011 Cablethon. Here's hoping that it goes smoothly and successfully!
Doesn't it always seem that just as you get a work around figured out, the initial problem solves itself? I just have to laugh at those moments - sometimes now I just keep going for a bit to see if the problem will get worked out on the other end before I go through al the time and work in the middle to get the "back up plan" going.
The tremendous success of the Cablethon had to be so encouraging for you and your students despite the initial difficulties. I remember when I was in high school doing drama productions, the intense stress when things weren't going right. To be able to maintain composure and have your students see you working calming to get it fixed, had to be invaluable.
The tremendous success of the Cablethon had to be so encouraging for you and your students despite the initial difficulties. I remember when I was in high school doing drama productions, the intense stress when things weren't going right. To be able to maintain composure and have your students see you working calming to get it fixed, had to be invaluable.
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