Working with a local non-profit organization, Rhys has just completed a year of collaborative video production with 3rd-12th graders in 5 different New York City public schools. Meanwhile, The Media Spot was just incorporated in New York state, and we’re gearing up for our biggest year of media education work yet starting this Fall.

We’re also working on a research report for the end of the year based on our experiences, and interviews with educators and academics in the field. The report will be a preliminary model for school technology integration: how to efficiently use existing in-school technology to enhance standard curricula and help students understand the impact of media in their lives.

Last but not least, we’ve converted our video project archive to the crisp MPEG-4 format. See the videos all over again for the first time at themediaspot.org, and look out for a full overhaul of the site this Fall.

Dtek’s The Media Spot was back in action at The 2nd Annual Generation Connection Camp in Gainesville, FL. This year every camper video-taped a camp activity for the Clip of the Day. We projected the footage on the big screen for campers and seniors to make editing decisions as a group.

Check out the Clips of the Day to see how this unique mix documented their experience.