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ACPS’ Learning Through the TV Handbook
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ACPS’ Learning Through the TV Handbook
Welcome! Use this handbook as your step-by-step guide to produce your 30 minute program for telecast on ACPS-TV as one of our ACPS-at-Home learning resources.
Read through this handbook to familiarize yourself with how to best translate the presentation that you’d give to your students in a classroom into a distance-learning tool that will engage your students and bring ACPS into their homes.
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT
THANK YOU for volunteering to support this request!
In order to try and reach as many students as possible, we are looking for PreK-2 instructional videos approximately 30 minutes in length to broadcast on the ACPS TV. The videos can also be two or three videos combined in to one file, but the TV station needs the files to be about 30 minutes long each. Some ideas for videos:
1)K-2 Priority Standards-based: Link to K-5 Priority Standards document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N3M6eM_99KviAjRd9TymIgdNlTXF9eD7eAir1Chu2k4/edit?usp=sharing 2) Read Aloud (with approved book, see below) 3) TCRWP focused lesson 4) Anything you feel is engaging, educational, and fun!
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• Segments of a cross-disciplinary nature are encouraged (i.e. a picture book read-aloud and then a social studies/writing project linked to the read aloud)
• Videos should be recorded in either WeVideo or Zoom. Please share through Google Drive (not attached files) to both [email protected] and the content specialist.
STEM Coordinator and Elementary Math Instructional Specialist [email protected] K-12 Literacy Team Coordinator and Secondary Literacy Curriculum Specialist [email protected]
Humanities Coordinator and World Language Instructional Specialist- [email protected]
• Teachers can receive PD for submitting videos: https://acps.instructure.com/courses/11680/pages/pl-opportunities
• Have questions? Contact Nathan Goldstein, ACPS TV/Video Program Manager, [email protected]
When you are finished creating your video, please submit your video to [email protected] and the content specialist. You will receive a confirmation e-mail then it will take a couple of days to review then provide either feedback or let you know that is is approved for broadcast. Thank you SO much for your support with this project!
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READ ALOUD GUIDELINES:
1. Please select one or more books to read from the approved list of publishers below. The story should fall into one of these age categories: PreK-K or Grades 1-2. When you click on the publisher's name below you will be redirected to the publisher's website. Please keep in mind many of these lists will contain hundreds of books. It is best to narrow down your search by filtering the book selection by age and/or grade. Scholastic ages 3-5 ages 6-8
◦ Houghton Mifflin/ Harcourt ◦ Crabtree ◦ Chronicle ◦ Penguin Random House ◦ Macmillian
Vendor Sites ◦ Flocabulary
If the publisher is not listed above, that publisher is not approved for ACPS TV. Only books from the publishers listed above may be included in your video. If you have several books at home already, you can find the publisher's name within the first two-three pages of the book. Once you have selected your book, please check HERE so that we can ensure your book hasn't already been chosen by another reader. You may also choose to select an eBook, such as the hundreds of free titles available from the Alexandria City Public Library or those from approved publishers on your Kindle or Nook app. 2. Once your book is approved, please plan out your lesson to maximize reading time and ensure your lesson goes as planned. We are asking for teachers to provide 30 minutes of content in order to fill in a 30 minute block of programming. You can read multiple stories or incorporate teaching concepts within your lesson to fill in the time. You are also able to combine two videos into one to reach the 30 minute time commitment. Feel free to use props, puppets, and/or other materials to enhance your stories and bring them to life!
Below are instructions for recording your read aloud using WeVideo. When your video is ready please share the link to your video using Google Drive and be sure to allow viewing rights for all ACPS email addresses under the 'share' function.
3. Your video is recorded and you are ready to submit! Please send your finished product to [email protected] for review. In the subject of your email please include the following:
Appropriate grade level for your story/Title of the Book(s)/ Publishing House
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Ex. Subject: PreK-K/Pete the Cat/Scholastic If you have any questions during this process or need further guidance, please do not hesitate to email me. I am also available for Zoom meetings to walk you through the process.
Candace Pannell Library Media Instructional Specialist/Textbook Coordinator Office of Curriculum and Instruction Candace Pannell Library Media Instructional Specialist/Textbook Coordinator Office of Curriculum and Instruction Alexandria City Public Schools Office: 703-212-4916
PRODUCING YOUR VIDEO What you need: Your ACPS Laptop that has a built-in video camera (Make sure it is plugged in and fully charged)
Checklist • Check to see that the books you plan to read aloud have copyright clearance
for TV publishers listed below), or check with Candace Pannell, [email protected], if you’re unsure.
• Do you have all your props? • Do you know how to share your screen? • Check to be sure that your re-aloud book is uploaded and available to share
via your screen. • Just like the story you will be reading, make sure that your presentation has a
beginning, middle, and end. Imagine that you’re presenting to your students. Start with a greeting, and make sure to let your viewers know when you’re done.
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Tips for good video
• DO face your computer so the microphone can pick up your voice.
• DO look for nice lighting. Face a window or turn on a lamp. Avoid sitting with your back to a window or other light source so you're not backlit.
• DO look at the camera when presenting.
• DO keep a clutter free background.
• DO dress for the task at hand.
• DO silence your phone during recording.
• DO ensure others in your household refrain from downloading large files or streaming while you record.
• DO remember that sound will echo if there aren’t soft furnishings. The living room will sound much better than the garage or bathroom!
• DO prepare. Know your topic. Rehearse your key talking points.
• DO relax and be yourself.
• DO smile and have fun with this!
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BEFORE YOU GET STARTED PLEASE READ:
1. We cannot use videos that have incorporated material from outside sources without the producer's permission in writing. That means that music or videos produced by outside sources cannot be used and should not be recorded without verifiable authorization. Although you may have purchased a song on Apple Music or through Amazon, that doesn't include rights to re-record that music, or for us to telecast the music. The same applies to video clips that you find on YouTube or other places online. There are a number of sources for music that may be used--WeVideo has musical selections that are easy to drop into your work, as well as some stock photos and video clips. If you search for Creative Commons material to incorporate, you may find an array of material to incorporate into your own work with permission and acknowledgment. If you have questions about what is ok to use and what isn't, please don't hesitate to contact us before you make your video, and we can help guide you through that part of your work. Or, better yet, contact your school's music or art teachers about best sources (or ways to incorporate works created by their students!).
2. If you are using your phone to record video for telecast, please make sure to turn your phone on its side and shoot using landscape format. this will give you lots more room to work within the video frame!
EASY PEASY INSTRUCTIONS TO GETTING YOURSELF ON-AIR
1. RECORD YOUR VIDEO USING WEVIDEO
(Take a look at the tutorial videos produced by WeVideo if you aren’t already familiar with the platform. They’re short and easy to follow and give you a couple of options like screen recording and simultaneous screen recording).
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Simultaneous Webcam and Screen Recorder
Recording Your Screen in WeVideo
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Publish and Share Your WeVideo
2. UPLOAD your video to GOOGLE DRIVE.
3. Once uploaded to Google Drive, select “ADVANCED SHARING OPTIONS”, and choose the option to “SHARE WITH ANYONE WITH THE LINK.”
4. NOTIFY Candace Pannell, [email protected] that you have your completed video ready for review.
5. You’re all done! Pat yourself on the back. You just shared a lesson with our ACPS students!
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Please take a look at the ZOOM Training Session if you missed it:
Questions or difficulty recording or sharing your video? Contact [email protected] for assistance. Copyright cleared books for TV read-aloud:
We presently have permission from Scholastic Books, Crabtree, Macmillan, Chronicle Kids Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mariner, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, Versify and Clarion Books. NOTE: Each publisher has specific and differing requests for acknowledgement with which we must comply. Please see some of these requests here, and be certain to check with Candace Pannel, [email protected] , for additional information before recording.
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IF YOU’RE READING A BOOK PUBLISHED BY...
Scholastic At the beginning of your video, please state that you are presenting your reading “with permission from Scholastic.”
Crabtree At the beginning of the recording please indicate that you are reading with permission from Crabtree Publishing and reference the author.
Macmillan No citation required
Chronicle Please note that you are reading “with permission from Chronicle Books” and, if you use end credits, please tag their Instagram (@ChronicleKidsBooks), Twitter (@ChronicleKids), and Facebook (@ChronicleKidsbooks).
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Mariner, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers, Versify and Clarion Books
No citation required
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The use of Flocabulary content is permitted in these videos.
Have questions? Contact
Nathan Goldstein ACPS TV/Video Program Manager [email protected]
Or
Susan Hale Thomas Multimedia Storyteller [email protected]
Because these publishers have granted specific and limited rights, you may not distribute your recording through any other mediums than the ones that you’re using to produce this content for ACPS-TV
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