It seems a long time coming, but we finally finished our first episode of, What’s Up at AJ?

Since Tech Club started in October the students have worked very hard to learn the skills necessary to create their own news show. We have stumbled and learned together along the way. This program is definitely a work in progress. It is a great chance for the students to learn and practice new technology skills each week. They have learned about taking photos and videos (still need some work on this), lighting, using a green screen, and editing. They are also learning a lot about the creative process behind putting a show like this together. I love watching them help each other and problem solve through the “glitches” that regularly pop-up.

One of the biggest challenges has been only having two computers that are able to run our editing software. With so many students in Tech Club, keeping everyone involved and doing something meaningful all the time is difficult. Next year I may look at having Tech Club one day a week and News Crew, with a much smaller group of students, the other day each week.

Episode two is already in production and we are looking forward to making improvements and trying new things. We would love any tips or suggestions you might have.