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Curriculum Resources for the Alaskan Environment
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Subject Areas:
communications, social studies
Timeline: weekly or
bimonthly
Grade Levels:
9-12
Purpose: to open the
community to the students and the school to the
community; to encourage students to use
communications skills; to help record the oral
history of the community
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K. Yoder
"Focus on Your
Village": a short videotaped news
program
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 Activities
- Develop a weekly news program based on recent
events in the school and in the community.
- Record interviews with long-term residents of
the community for a record of local history.
- Have students:
conduct interviews
write scripts
handle all phases of production (taping, editing,
broadcasting, etc.).
Resources
- videocamera, portable videodeck, battery packs,
monitor, one portable deck for editing,
videotapes, microphones, and cables with a good selection of fittings
- (1978). Taping It Together. Boston, MA:
Media Project, Urban Planning Aid
- Murry, Michael. (1974). The Videotape Book.
New York: Taplinger
- Ptarmigan TV: A Teacher's Guide to Video.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Center for Cross-Cultural Studies
- Phillips, Victor. (1972). The Videotape Recorder
in the Classroom. Wenatchee, WA: Phillips Media
- Martz, Mike. Low Power Radio Station. University
of Alaska Fairbanks, Center for Cross-Cultural Studies.
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Variations
- Broadcast the show over a mini TV
station.
- Produce the shows for circulation
throughout the region, or the state.
- Exchange programs with other
schools/villages.
- Set up and operate a local radio
station.
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