Green Your Video | Mini-Course 2006
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"Green Your School" video now online! |
GREEN YOUR VIDEO - by Brad Lakritz
Here’s your chance to have fun, make a difference in the world,
and learn all at the same time. We will partner with the people at Next
Generation, the North Bay’s leading progressive youth activist
organization, to create a documentary as part of their “Green
Your School” initiative. Students will document the exciting
projects other students are initiating to make their schools more sustainable,
including solar power, organic food, fair trade clothing, eco-friendly
transportation and green building projects. The film will be used nationwide
to encourage other groups to “green their school.”
Our week will start with a brief look at documentary techniques and learning
about how to tell a story and conduct an
interview. We will quickly move into production mode by visiting other
schools in our area to document their green
school efforts. We will go into post production in MA’s Multimedia
lab by Tuesday. Working in teams we will use Apple’s Final Cut Pro
and other image, sound, and video editing applications to create the final
video documentary. By Friday we will publish our own DVD and screen it
for the community at the end of the day.
There are other media related opportunities during the week (time permitting)
including web site production. Students can receive a semester project
service learning credit for this Mini-Course and anyone interested in
doing a year long Service Learning project with Next Generation should
contact Heather Hamilton.
Note: This is an on campus Minicourse however we will
make trips on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to visit and film at a few
different school sites.
PROJECT RESOURCES:
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Environmentalists Protest Apple iWaste - Associated Press Article Going Green - Article on an Environmentally Friendly Chicago Public School Generation Yes - Article on Next Generation by The Pacific Sun |
ONLINE RESOURCES
people to contact, information to explore . . .
Alliance to Save Energy - Green Schools Program
California Energy Commission Consumer Energy Center
California Energy Commission Consumer Education in Renewable Energy Resrouces
California Public Utilities Commission Solar Incentive Program
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy
Generation Green - Environmental Education by Lynda Deschambault
GreenerBuildings.com - Resource Center for Environmentally Responsible Building
Green School Project - Recycle Empty Printer, Fax, and Copier Cartridges
Green Schools Initiative -
National Renewable Energy Laboratory Solar Photovoltaics picture library.
Next Generation - Empowering young people to work for peace and the environment
New Jersey Town Looks to Build Energy-Efficient Housing (NPR - Morning Edition)
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association - Green Schools Resource List
SEEDS Foundation - Promotes Green Schools education.
StopWaste.Org Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening
US Department of Energy's Million Solar Roofs Program
US Green Building Council Resources