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Digital Youth Portrait: Cameron
At school, at home, and on the road with his hockey team, Cameron experiments and innovates with his laptop, editing software, and a homemade green screen. More to this story.
Release Date: 5/27/2009
Running Time: 09:48
Video Credits
Produced and Directed by
- Ken Ellis
Coordinating Producer
- Lauren Rosenfeld
Editor
- Christa Collins
Camera Crew
- Seguim-Arnold Productions
Production Support
- Amy Erin Borovoy
Production Assistant
- Doug Keely
Original Music
- Ed Bogas
Senior Video Editor
- Karen Sutherland
- © 2009
- The George Lucas Educational Foundation
- All rights reserved.
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Glossary
Green screen: A technique for mixing two images or frames together, in which a color from one image is removed (or made transparent), revealing another image behind it.
Final Cut Pro: A professional nonlinear editing-software application.
GarageBand: A software application that allows users to create music or podcasts.
iMovie: A video-editing software application that allows Mac users to edit home movies.
Sources: wikipedia.org
Discussion Questions
1. Is Cameron typical of kids in your community? Why, or why not?
2. How would you describe the attitude of Cameron's parents toward technology and Cameron's interest in digital media?
3. How would you describe the attitude of Cameron's teachers toward technology and Cameron's interest in digital media?
4. What did you think of Cameron's Rewind video? Was this a good use of multimedia for learning? Why, or why not?
5. What would it take to support kids like Cameron at your school? What are the potential challenges?
Cameron's video
What an amazing young man! His video touches on so many issues in our changing educational environment. It is a real eye-opener. Bravo.
Cameron is not a typical student in the school I teach. I believe Cameron has been given a God-given talent! I don't want to underestimate what he can do and has done...he works incredibly hard and exposes himself to as much technology as possible by helping his teachers, joining the Tech-club, etc. That is something other students could do if the opportunity was given to them, but I wonder...how many students would take those opportunities?
Cameron
This video of Cameron is unbelievable. I think that many childen have an interest and a real understanding of technology and its applications to learning and education. How far we have come from even a few years ago with regard to what our children know how to do. Amazing! Our job as teachers is to foster Cameron's love of technology and put what he can do to good use.
WOW! I am a science teacher who has a passion for technology and I can truly appreciate the talent Cameran has! Absolutely incredible! I would be lucky to have a student with his creativity and enthusiasm for learning! Cameran.. if you are reading these comments I would love to hear your input on some of the work I have done with visual & auditory learners.
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Cameron
Keep doing great things - you are creating pathways into the our future - we will read, see, and hear more from you!
Learning with technology
What a fantastic child! I hope my grandchild grows up to be another Cameron or Cameron-like. What poise and self-confidence! I know this is in part thanks to his loving and supportive parents.
I have seen many children who are interested in technology, but Cameron's integration of technology with his love for hockey is amazing. It would be nice to have a student like him in my classroom! He is able to reflect on his use of technology and constantly strives to learn more. He serves as an example for adults to become lifelong learners, and we should always strive to improve in our profession in the same way that Cameron improves on his use of technology. Cameron takes great initittive for his own learning and shows us how much we can truly learn from our students each day.