Bring out your inner Steven Spielberg! In Video Production, students will learn how to operate a video camera, select camera angles and choose where to shoot for the best light and sound quality. Students will create a variety of short films, developing a storyboard, writing scripts and editing footage using Sony Vegas Video Editing software. During the semester-long course, instructional, informational and persuasive videos will be assigned and students will work in groups or individually to complete each. Students will also create a concept for a Capstone Project of their design that they will write, shoot and edit using the skills that they learned from the previous projects. A film festival will celebrate the end of the semester.

Video Production Syllabus
Lesson Plan

What’s New In Video Production

• TYPE TO LEARN 4 - Download for home - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  One major component of Computer Technology is the daily keyboarding instruction and assessment. Students use the program Type to Learn 4 as a guide in their keyboarding practice, and this program is also available for student to download and access from home using an internet connection. Use the link and follow the “Student Use at Home Procedures” to download this program for access at home: http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads   The LGA account code is: 131097

  Students can access their accounts by using the same log in and passwords they use to log onto computers here at LGA. Usernames are first initial and last name, passwords are their 6 digit birthday. Using that format, mine would be: ebachman AND 080683.

  Please feel free to contact me with any questions: ebachman@lgamn.org

• Daily Lessons - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  I am trying a new format for sharing my daily lessons with students & parents. I am using Google Docs to share this information, so instead of posting something weekly – I will be sharing a real-time document that provides up to date information on our daily lessons. Use the link below to check out what we have been up to in tech class.

  HERE is the link to see my daily lessons.

  Again, I thought I would try something new to get you the most up to date information, but would love feedback from you! Please let me know if this format is confusing or not user friendly. Thank you!

  ebachman@lgamn.org

Bring out your inner Steven Spielberg! In Video Production, students will learn how to operate a video camera, select camera angles and choose where to shoot for the best light and sound quality. Students will create a variety of short films, developing a storyboard, writing scripts and editing footage using Sony Vegas Video Editing software. During the semester-long course, instructional, informational and persuasive videos will be assigned and students will work in groups or individually to complete each. Students will also create a concept for a Capstone Project of their design that they will write, shoot and edit using the skills that they learned from the previous projects. A film festival will celebrate the end of the semester.

Video Production Syllabus
Lesson Plan

What’s New In Video Production

The goal of Middle School Basic Computer Technology is to engage students, motivate an interest in technology and provide guided practice to increase student safety and confidence with computers and technology. This course will also prepare students for both high school and independent living by teaching technology literacy and developing keyboarding skills using touch typing techniques in daily keyboarding curriculum.

Middle School Tech Syllabus
Daily Lesson Plans

What’s New In Tech

• Letter to Families from MS Computer Technology - March 9, 2012 - ebachman
  

  Hello Parents/Guardians,

  As social media becomes a larger part of where people gather information, we believe that is very important for students to be exposed to how to navigate this world safely. As a part of our Internet Safety study, students have created Internet Safety Blogs. Students will be required to write and post blog entries on all 4 themes of Internet Safety: Passwords and Personal Information, Cyberbullying, Viruses and Money Safety.

  Students have the opportunity to share their blogs with staff, families and peers. They will also be practicing how to follow and post positive comments on the blogs of their peers. Both Ms. Bachman and Ms. Ahlgren-McVey will be monitoring student’s blogs and comments – Cyberbullying has been taught and will not be tolerated.

  If you would like a link to your students blog (and they have not e-mailed you one already), please feel free to e-mail me at ebachman@lgamn.org and I can share that information with you. Again, this is a great way to get our students involved and working on social interactions on the web.

  Thank you,

  Ms. Bachman and Ms. Ahlgren-McVey

• Schedule Change 12/16 - 12/22 - December 14, 2011 - ebachman
  

  Hello Middle School Tech/Drama Parents, Starting this Friday (12/16) Middle School Tech/Drama will be held in 80 minute class periods instead of the regular 40 minutes (see schedule below). As you know, Drama classes are creating puppets for their upcoming play so the 80 minute class periods will allow students ample time to finish their puppets and rehearse their plays. This 80 minute period will happen for 2 class periods, and after break – we will be going back to our regular schedule.

  FRIDAY 12/16	MONDAY 12/19	TUESDAY 12/20	THURSDAY 12/22
  B3: 80 minutes of Tech B4: 80 minutes of Drama	A1: 80 minutes of Tech A2: 80 minutes of Drama	B3: 80 minutes of Drama B4: 80 minutes of Tech	A1: 80 minutes of Drama A2: 80 minutes of Tech

   

  Thank you for your understanding.

• Daily Lessons - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  I am trying a new format for sharing my daily lessons with students & parents. I am using Google Docs to share this information, so instead of posting something weekly – I will be sharing a real-time document that provides up to date information on our daily lessons. Use the link below to check out what we have been up to in tech class.

  HERE is the link to see my daily lessons.

  Again, I thought I would try something new to get you the most up to date information, but would love feedback from you! Please let me know if this format is confusing or not user friendly. Thank you!

  ebachman@lgamn.org

• TYPE TO LEARN 4 - Download for home - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  One major component of Computer Technology is the daily keyboarding instruction and assessment. Students use the program Type to Learn 4 as a guide in their keyboarding practice, and this program is also available for student to download and access from home using an internet connection. Use the link and follow the “Student Use at Home Procedures” to download this program for access at home: http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads   The LGA account code is: 131097

  Students can access their accounts by using the same log in and passwords they use to log onto computers here at LGA. Usernames are first initial and last name, passwords are their 6 digit birthday. Using that format, mine would be: ebachman AND 080683.

  Please feel free to contact me with any questions: ebachman@lgamn.org

The goal of Middle School Basic Computer Technology is to engage students, motivate an interest in technology and provide guided practice to increase student safety and confidence with computers and technology. This course will also prepare students for both high school and independent living by teaching technology literacy and developing keyboarding skills using touch typing techniques in daily keyboarding curriculum.

Middle School Tech Syllabus
Daily Lesson Plans

What’s New In Tech

• Letter to Families from MS Computer Technology - March 9, 2012 - ebachman
  

  Hello Parents/Guardians,

  As social media becomes a larger part of where people gather information, we believe that is very important for students to be exposed to how to navigate this world safely. As a part of our Internet Safety study, students have created Internet Safety Blogs. Students will be required to write and post blog entries on all 4 themes of Internet Safety: Passwords and Personal Information, Cyberbullying, Viruses and Money Safety.

  Students have the opportunity to share their blogs with staff, families and peers. They will also be practicing how to follow and post positive comments on the blogs of their peers. Both Ms. Bachman and Ms. Ahlgren-McVey will be monitoring student’s blogs and comments – Cyberbullying has been taught and will not be tolerated.

  If you would like a link to your students blog (and they have not e-mailed you one already), please feel free to e-mail me at ebachman@lgamn.org and I can share that information with you. Again, this is a great way to get our students involved and working on social interactions on the web.

  Thank you,

  Ms. Bachman and Ms. Ahlgren-McVey

• Schedule Change 12/16 - 12/22 - December 14, 2011 - ebachman
  

  Hello Middle School Tech/Drama Parents, Starting this Friday (12/16) Middle School Tech/Drama will be held in 80 minute class periods instead of the regular 40 minutes (see schedule below). As you know, Drama classes are creating puppets for their upcoming play so the 80 minute class periods will allow students ample time to finish their puppets and rehearse their plays. This 80 minute period will happen for 2 class periods, and after break – we will be going back to our regular schedule.

  FRIDAY 12/16	MONDAY 12/19	TUESDAY 12/20	THURSDAY 12/22
  B3: 80 minutes of Tech B4: 80 minutes of Drama	A1: 80 minutes of Tech A2: 80 minutes of Drama	B3: 80 minutes of Drama B4: 80 minutes of Tech	A1: 80 minutes of Drama A2: 80 minutes of Tech

   

  Thank you for your understanding.

• Daily Lessons - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  I am trying a new format for sharing my daily lessons with students & parents. I am using Google Docs to share this information, so instead of posting something weekly – I will be sharing a real-time document that provides up to date information on our daily lessons. Use the link below to check out what we have been up to in tech class.

  HERE is the link to see my daily lessons.

  Again, I thought I would try something new to get you the most up to date information, but would love feedback from you! Please let me know if this format is confusing or not user friendly. Thank you!

  ebachman@lgamn.org

• TYPE TO LEARN 4 - Download for home - October 4, 2011 - ebachman
  

  One major component of Computer Technology is the daily keyboarding instruction and assessment. Students use the program Type to Learn 4 as a guide in their keyboarding practice, and this program is also available for student to download and access from home using an internet connection. Use the link and follow the “Student Use at Home Procedures” to download this program for access at home: http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads   The LGA account code is: 131097

  Students can access their accounts by using the same log in and passwords they use to log onto computers here at LGA. Usernames are first initial and last name, passwords are their 6 digit birthday. Using that format, mine would be: ebachman AND 080683.

  Please feel free to contact me with any questions: ebachman@lgamn.org