July 2, 2009
by Mount Vernon Education Department
This past Saturday and Monday, a group of students in Tammy Parks’ Broadcast Journalism class did a live videoconference into the NECC conference in Washington, D.C. from the front lawn of Mount Vernon. Traveling by van all the way from Howe, Oklahoma, these immensely talented students, their teacher, and their superintendent, had only one day to tour Mount Vernon, put together a script for their first broadcast early the next morning, and set up the Tandberg satellite truck. It became quickly apparent that these students were pros, especially since their previous broadcasts have won awards and been featured in the news. Bright and early on Saturday morning, the students both produced and starred in a videoconference into CILC’s conference presentation, interacting live with the teachers attending the session. Throughout the day on Monday, the students broadcast into Tandberg’s booth at the conference, introducing teachers to Billy Lee and Dr. Craik, two of Mount Vernon’s first person interpreters. If you would like to read about their journey across the country and their experiences at Mount Vernon, you can find Mrs. Park’s class on Facebook at Cle Live at Hps. We look forward to meeting these amazing students again, whether in person at Mount Vernon or via videoconference from Oklahoma!
Category: Distance Learning, Teacher Opportunities