In this episode of the Rosa Media Productions Webcast, I interview ed tech teacher Mark Grisafe. Mark leads the Ada Harris Student News at Ada Harris Elementary in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. He shares his insights on recruiting, training and coordinating student directors, reporters, and engineers to launch and grow a successful weekly Internet-based broadcast.
You can follow Mark on Twitter: @EdTechMrG and visit his ed tech page on http://www.cardiffschools.com/domain/25
BACKGROUND OF THE SHOW
The Rosa Media Productions Webcast is a proof of concept project I launched when I wanted to determine the business value of a webcast using entry level equipment. I have a background in elementary education and had experience making videos and putting together on-campus broadcast systems on the cheap. When a new school client asked me to set up a broadcast studio that would use the Internet as its distribution system, allow for multiple camera capture/switching, and not break the bank. I put together this system based around Telestream’s Wirecast virtual switching software. Ada Harris School News (grades 3-6) under the leadership of Mark Grisafe has gone on to knock it out of the park with their system.
I soon began to dream up other uses for the set-up ranging from an inexpensive way to throw together email marketing videos to a way to capture and live edit a low cost instructional course; from an entry-level seminar archiving tool to an entrepreneurial online video show.
I put together my system and now have started this show as a proof of concept. I’m actually much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it making most of my money producing videos for and about clients. Even when I was running a daily broadcast in my former career as a tech teacher, I tried to keep the live editing to a minimum. I’d rather knock off the rough edges in the editing room. However, having an opportunity to edit and host a video show is an excellent opportunity to grow my skill set and put the system through its paces.
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This was the first time I’d done an interview on the webcast. I like the energy that it infused into the show. Mark is a great guy, great teacher, very enthusiastic, but at the same time practical and ready to make things happen. Thank you, Mark!
I hope we can arrange for a follow up interview with Mark when he is actually back on campus in the studio. I’d love to see some of the technical innovations they have put in place as well as the program innovations they will be gearing up.
Technically speaking for this episode, I got both cameras set so they were in focus for both the intro/outro recording as well as the interview. Thumbs up. This is a win! 🙂