Congratulations goes out to Mr. Angelo Milicia, a fellow VC user who participated in our October 2009 contest. Angelo will receive a boxed copy of Adobe Visual Communicator for participating in our new user-to-user forums for Visual Communicator users.
It's simple to participate--just visit our discussion forum for VC users to learn more about using Adobe Visual Communicator for educational, business, or personal uses:
I'm pleased to announce two sessions I've been invited to present at the annual New York State Association for Computers and Technologies in Education (NYSCATE) conference on Sunday, November 22nd 2009 in Rochester, NY.
http://nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=361
Using SchoolTube for Safe, FREE Video Sharing Online
Session A- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Learn how schools across the country are using SchoolTube as the safe, moderated alternative to share video productions like student newscasts, classroom media projects, staff development presentations and much more. SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, FREE Internet media sharing for teachers and students. All content must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to high standards. Learn more at SchoolTube.com
School TV Made Easy with Adobe Visual Communicator
Session B- 1:45pm - 2:45pm
Serving as Adobe's Model School TV Program , Amherst Middle School's Tech TV Program has been recognized nationwide for producing live "green screened" daily news shows and classroom video projects since 2003. Join Technology Teacher and Adobe Education Leader Mr. Rob Zdrojewski for an inside look at how affordable and simple Visual Communicator makes school Television production, now possible on any size budget. Visit http://www.AmherstTechTV.org for more information and to view sample morning shows and student projects.
I'm excited to announce my next Visual Communicator Workshop will be Friday, January 15th 2010 at the annual Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Florida. FETC is one of the biggest Ed Tech conferences in the nation. Join us if you can!
Details:
Turn Your Classroom into a Green Screen TV Studio!
Friday Jan 15 2010
Noon-3pm
Workshop Code--FP142
http://www.fetc.org/workshopLists.aspx
Also join me for other 1-hour Concurrent sessions where I present the basics of School TV Newscast Production and Using SchoolTube.com:
Using SchoolTube for Safe, Moderated Online Video Sharing
1:50 PM - 2:45 PM Thursday, January 14, 2010
School TV Newscasts and Video Projects with Adobe Visual Communicator 3
9:15 AM - 10:10 AM Friday, January 15, 2010
More information on FETC can be found here:
http://www.fetc.org/
http://groups.google.com/group/TeachMeVC
Join the newest trend in discussion groups at google! I created a discussion group for Adobe Visual Communicator users, since there are a whole bunch of desired features:
1. Choose how often to receive updates via email or RSS feeds.
2. You can receive and send messages through your email browser, or visit the site, your choice! Perfect for those not wanting to check yet another site, and are comfortable with checking email as the preferred method of participating.
3. Learn from the widest veriety of VC users (education, corporate, personal, government users, etc).
Begin by visiting the Adobe Visual Communicator user group here:
As of now, I've configured it so you'll request to join, and I will manually approve you (to prevent spam). Understand your email is secure and never revealed to the group members unless you decide to do so. That's the true beauty behind anything google--you decide how much or little profile info is revealed, while still being functional! Try it today...
As of October 2009, view my newest version of the School TV Getting Started Package for Adobe Visual Communicator users. Since we've found it difficult to obtain the Canon ZR960 cameras, this redesigned package now comes with a firewire converter, among other additions.
The firewire converter we recommend let's you use practiaclly ANY camera (new or old) as long as it has a TV-out cable (many do). Plus we added a mic mixer and two wired newscaster-style microphones, making this a perfect package for any classroom or office. Just add your own Windows PC and camera and the package will get you started!
Although intended for education users, this package also is well suited for business or personal users as well, especially if you'd like to make web videos, video newsletters, etc with high quality results.
See the redesigned package here:
Participate in our forums for a chance to win Adobe Visual Communicator 3 software ($149 value!)
To help kickoff and encourage participation in the new AskMrZforum.com site, one randomly chosen participant during October 2009 will win a licensed copy of Adobe Visual Communicator software.
It's simple, just participate by posting questions, comments, advice and/or and responses in our new user-to-user based forum for Adobe Visual Communicator users.
So give it a shot during the month of October 2009. Don't just read forum entries--participate! The knowledge you'll gain and questions you post will help the entire community of Visual Communicator users out there.
