http://www.blogher.com/couple-video-contests-students-get-out-those-video-cameras-and-make-media Comments for "A Couple of Video Contests for Students: Get Out Those Video Cameras and Make Media!" en http://www.blogher.com/couple-video-contests-students-get-out-those-video-cameras-and-make-media#comment-28333 <p>A couple of great contests .. and I was delighted to see the one focused on social change.</p> Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:14:10 -0500 Beth Kanter comment 28333 at http://www.blogher.com http://www.blogher.com/couple-video-contests-students-get-out-those-video-cameras-and-make-media#comment-28289 <p>Thanks for the heads up on this, Beth! It sounds like a fantastic opportunity.</p> <p>Leslie</p> <p>BlogHer Contributing Editor, <a href="http://www.blogher.com/topic/research-academia">Research and Academia</a><br /> Proprietor, <a href="http://cluttermuseum.blogspot.com">The Clutter Museum</a><br /> I also blog at <a href="http://www.museumblogging.com">MuseumBlogging</a></p> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 22:49:50 -0500 Leslie Madsen Brooks comment 28289 at http://www.blogher.com http://www.blogher.com/couple-video-contests-students-get-out-those-video-cameras-and-make-media <p><img src="http://www.quantumshift.tv/schools/press/Qstv_Contest200x200.gif" /></p> <p>Here's two video contests for schools and students. </p> <p><a href="http://www.quantumshift.tv/" target="_blank">Quantum Shift TV</a> has launched a video contest with social impact for students in the U.S. and Canada grades one through twelve: <a href="http://www.quantumshift.tv/schools/" target="_blank">Be the Change! Share the Story! School Video Contest</a>.</p> <p> Student teams will work on social or environmental projects of their choice and document their progress in a series of two short videos.&nbsp; The winning schools will receive a prize package worth $50,000.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The contest rules, prizes, and eligibility requirements are spelled out <a href="http://www.quantumshift.tv/schools/rules_guidelines.php#1">here</a>.&nbsp; (Hat tip Britt Bravo's <a href="http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/2007/09/be-change-share-story-school-video.html">Have Fun, Do Good Blog)</a></p> <p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1234/1400251468_4fc1992255_o.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.interwritelearning.com/contest/">Interwrite Learning and Teacher Tube</a> are sponsoring a contest.&nbsp; Participants of the contest will create a short music video parodying the song of their choice. The video should demonstrate how different kinds of technology are being used in the classroom.&nbsp; The winning videos will receive prizes valued at approximately $15,000.&nbsp; The rules, eligibility, and more information can be found <a href="http://www.interwritelearning.com/contest">here</a>. </p> <p>If you want to learn more about the possibilities of youth and media creation, check out these excellent bloghers and youth media sites:</p> <p>Shaping Youth Blog, "<a href="http://www.shapingyouth.org/blog/?p=616">What the Heck is Machinima</a>?"<br /> <a href="http://www.youthnoise.com/">Youth Noise</a><br /> <a href="http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/247/38/">T4 Jordan School District: Transforming Teaching Through Technology</a><br /> <a href="http://www.edutechie.com/2007/01/five-ways-you-could-use-video-in-education/">Five Ways YOU Could Use Video in Education</a><br /> <a href="http://www.freevlog.org">Freevlog</a><br /> <a href="http://www.kqed.org/topics/education/educators/videoclassroom/index.jsp">KQED: Video in the Classroom</a></p> <p>Beth Kanter, BlogHer CE for Social Change and NGOS, writes <a href="http://beth.typepad.com">Beth's Blog</a></p> http://www.blogher.com/couple-video-contests-students-get-out-those-video-cameras-and-make-media#comments K-12 Research, Academia &amp; Education Social change, Non-profits &amp; NGOs Social Media Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:20:57 -0500 Beth Kanter 26250 at http://www.blogher.com