Webinars

Our webinars are one to two hour online training sessions that require a computer and a phone. For your convenience, we will schedule these during after-school and weekend hours. After the course is completed, an archived version of the webinar will be available for viewing online – without the live teacher.

Upcoming

Stay tuned for details.

 

Archived

It's Not YourTube or Your Music: Copyright and Fair Use for Journalists

Frank Lomonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center

If I'm just using copyrighted music for my school broadcast, that's OK, right?  No.

I can use up to 30 seconds of any music free and clear because of the "fair use" rule, right? No.

Find out how you can legally add music to your videos and outside video to your website. Learn what your students or your newsroom MUST KNOW about copyright and fair use.

See the Archived version.

Vision 2020: Teaching the New High School Media

Paul Kandell, Palo Alto High School

Join Paul Kandell, the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, for a discussion of  21st Century High School Media at a live 50-minute Webinar on Thursday, January. 28, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. This is one for all media advisers, their student editors and producers – and their school principals.

See the Archived version

Social Media Tools in Your Newsroom and Classroom

Sybril Bennett, Belmont University, Nashville, TN

From Twitter to Facebook, You Tube, Vimeo and beyond, Dr. Syb explains what to use, how to use it and most importantly, if and when to use it.  Knowing what's available is half of the battle, so arm yourselves with a virtual arsenal.  Sybril Bennett, Ph.D. is a two-time Emmy award winning journalist with more than 20 years of journalism experience.  Dr. Syb is an Associate Professor of Journalism at Belmont University.  

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Shoot Fast and Edit Easy with FlipVideo

Janet Kerby, HSBJ Trainer and retired (30 years) award-winning Broadcast Journalism adviser.

Veteran broadcast adviser Janet Kerby will teach how to get the most (yes, including good sound) out these tiny, easy-to-use video cameras. Learn how frame shots, do simple editing and upload video to the Web.  You will also learn how to shoot sequences and easily move video from the limited FlipVideo editor into more robust programs such as Final Cut Pro.

See the Archived version