Hollywood Homeroom: Producing Classroom Videos With Hollywood Magic addresses how to use the video camera more effectively. From pre-production planning, to framing shots properly, to editing the finished product, Hollywood Homeroom offers practical tips to make classroom videos outstanding. Students can use the video medium to demonstrate their knowledge in all of the curricular areas. The series features classroom teachers who are in various stages of video production. Teachers and students share their experiences and discuss issues that beginners should consider.

Program of Studies:
English/Language Arts: Writing Content, Writing Structure, Writing Process, Writing Conventions
Technology: Information, Communication, and Productivity Communication/Technology
Arts and Humanities: Structure in the Arts
Practical Living/Vocational Studies: Career Awareness, Exploration, Planning; Employability Skills

Watch for details at the KET School Video Project web site.

Program of Studies:
English/Language Arts: Writing: Writing Content, Writing Structure, Writing Process, Writing Conventions
Technology: Information, Communication and Productivity, Communication/Technology
Social Studies: Historical Perspective
Arts and Humanities: Structure in the Arts, Purposes for Creating the Arts, Humanity in the Arts, Interrelationships Among the Arts
Practical Living/Vocational Studies: Career Awareness, Exploration, Planning; Employability Skills

Making News Quiz looks behind the scenes at KET’s weekly live current events program for 4-8th graders. Students watch as the News Quiz team plans, writes, produces, and broadcasts the program.

Interviews with the News Quiz crew demonstrate how the program is based on the writing process. The program also models good production values for school video producers. See how it’s done by watching Making News Quiz on KET ED or online in the streamed Web version at the News Quiz web site.

Program of Studies:
English/Language Arts: Writing: Writing Content, Writing Structure, Writing Process, Writing Conventions
Technology: Information, Communication and Productivity
Arts and Humanities: Structure in the Arts
Practical Living/Vocational Studies: Career Awareness, Exploration, Planning, Employability Skills