SECC Online Channel Guide
SECC's online channel guide lets you check what's on Cable 15, 16, 17 and 18 each hour of the day and provides detailed information about the program source and website links. Please note that air time on Channels 17 & 18 are returned to Access Sacramento during certain hours, holidays and during the summer. Take a look:
Monthly e-Newsletter
SECC sends a free monthly e-Newsletter to your inbox filled with information teachers, students and home viewers can use every day — whether to continue your own education or enhance your curriculum.
• SEVA winners, contest info and student producer interviews
• SECC's Student DV show
• Live NASA coverage and other NASA programs for all ages
• Community interest programming such as UCTV, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Fairfax Network, Classic Arts Showcase and special interest programs
• SEVA Teacher Training events
• Website links with resource and curriculum materials
> View the April 2013 newsletter online
> Sign up now
SECC Committees: PDF Meeting Resources
Board of Directors
SECC’s mission is to provide quality educational resources to learners of all ages in the greater Sacramento Community primarily through video and other information and communication technologies via cable systems and networks. SECC is a collaborative effort of the K-20 education community all working together toward this mission.
SECC board meetings are held every other month on the second Thursday at 12:00 pm at the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE).
> Directions to SCOE
Upcoming meeting dates
• June 13, 2013
> View a list of SECC board members and link to their district websites
> Download the SECC 2012-2013 Master Calendar (pdf)
> Download the February 2013 Board Minutes
DMCC (Digital Media Content Committee)
SECC’s Digital Media Content Committee’s (DMCC) mission is to review and recommend quality educational digital media content to improve student achievement in specific content areas. The DMCC brings together key curriculum experts throughout the greater Sacramento community to share issues that are addressed through collaborative efforts of the preK-20 education and professional development communities.
The DMCC utilizes the educational cable channels and BESTNet to disseminate quality digital media that may include media produced by students, educators, administrators and parents. Meetings are held every other month on the third Tuesday at 12:00 pm and are hosted by a different school district each time.
Upcoming meeting dates
• May 8: Twin Rivers Unified School District
Regional Technology Directors
Upcoming meeting dates
• May 10:
Twin Rivers Unified School District
SEVA Training Series
SECC offers this workshop series to provide resources and inspiration to teachers and students interested in video production. Past training events include:
Pixar Animator, Austin Madison
Austin Madison leads SEVA Training Event students through the different stages of building a story and uses examples from his own work and well-known movies such as Star Wars.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Characters and Story with KVIE
Producer/Reporter for America’s Heartland and KVIE’s Viewfinder, Jason Shoultz explained the importance of building character and story within your videos. He also shared several of his own stories and how he created them.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Training Event with News10
Multimedia Journalist for News10 Nick Monacelli visited Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove on October 18 for the SEVA (Student Educational Video Awards) 2013 Training Series.
Nick discussed his process for creating news reports and emphasized the idea that everyone has a story to tell. He shared several of his own news reports and described how he created them. Other topics he covered include A and B roll, developing characters and creating context, types of camera shots, the dangers of storyboarding and how interviews should be a conversation rather than Q & A sessions.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
All Things Audio at Capital Public Radio
The SEVA Training Series at Sacramento's Capital Public Radio helped students and educators understand the anatomy of a news story, the importance of good sound in story telling and how to record audio for SEVA contest videos.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
KVIE Training Event
Visitors to Sacramento’s local PBS station, KVIE 6, explored their studio, learned about cameras, lighting, audio and green screen.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Building a Short News Story
News 10’s Nick Monacelli goes through a simple process to create short campus news reports that you can share with your school and with the community. Topics include story ideas, the writing process and interviews and shooting techniques. Special thanks to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s K-9 Team for working with the students and teachers during this session.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
The Documentary Process
KVIE Producer Bryan Shadden walks viewers through the documentary process he uses for his work with KVIE and PBS. Bryan has many years of experience in television documentary production and commercial news and has produced award-winning programs with diverse topics such as the history of baseball in Sacramento to the experiences of an orphan in the foster care system. Bryan is currently a producer for KVIE’s weekly series, ViewFinder, covering both indepth treatments of individual topics and episodes that frame the valley in a larger perspective.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Basic Animation
Sheldon High School animation teacher Shawn Sullivan invited the SEVA Training Series to his studio for an evening of traditional and digital animation. In this video segment, Shawn demonstrates how to use Photoshop to arrange, align and animate a hula dancer.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Audio for Video
Franklin High School video teacher Brad Clark shows viewers how to get great audio for your video productions. Topics include microphone types, recording patterns, adapters, connectors, wiring, location and narration recording techniques.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
> Learn more from Brad Clark on his blog
Building a News Story
Hosted by News10's Nick Monacelli, this SEVA Digital Journalist Training Event explores the elements involved in building a news story including camera, lighting, audio and writing techniques and more.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Creating Public Service Announcements
Brad Clark, Franklin High School
Creating a PSA gives your students an opportunity to learn the art of editing a big idea into a short, succinct message. Brad discusses how to identify and research PSA ideas, show examples of award-wining student work and discuss low-budget techniques for obtaining quality sound and video images.
> Watch presentation
Teaching Non-Fiction Short Story Video
Center High School teacher Vernon Bisho explores the process of teaching creative non-fiction short story writing and video making.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Building a Documentary: Tips for Creating a Video Story
Bryan Shadden, KVIE
Learn steps that help your students create a documentary video and understand more about the overall process: research, story focus, creating an outline, writing, interviewing tips, voiceover and more. Bryan is a producer for KVIE’s weekly series, ViewFinder, a locally produced series about the Sacramento community.
> Download pdf
Copyright, Fair Use and Royalty Free Resources
Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District
Explore the distinction between material that should be licensed, material that is in the public domain and copyrighted material that is subject to fair use. Learn about royalty free resources for your classroom and the SEVAs.
• General Info About Copyright & Fair Use
• SEVA Copyright Policy and Releases
• Creative Commons & Free Music Resources
• Royalty Free Buyout Music Resources
• Licensing Music Resources
• Creative Commons Image Resources
> Download pdf
Basic Lighting, Sound and Camera
Doug Niva, SECC
Learn the basics about lighting, microphones, cameras, framing your shots and shooting interviews.
> Download pdf
Filmmaking in the Classroom
Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District
In a rapidly changing world and workforce, students need multiple literacies, including media literacy. Explore the case for filmmaking in the curriculum and shows some simple, free programs for bringing this 21st century literacy into your teacher's toolkit.
> Watch video
Podcasting
Joe Parente, CSUS media professor, Process Theater
Explore the basics of podcasting and the tools needed to publish digital media with a really simple explanation of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Learn how to use podcasts to monitor the progression of student achievement and how these findings can help you adjust your instructional techniques.
> Watch video
Creating a Daily Campus Newscast
Brian Weitzel, Carnegie Middle School teacher
Brian has helped his students produce a daily newscast for several years. Explore the value of a live, school site broadcast and get tips to start a newscast at your school.
> Watch video
Broadcast Journalism Techniques
Michael Langley, News10
Learn the basic tenets of broadcast journalism and guidelines on how to find, research, write, edit, produce and deliver accurate and engaging news stories to your viewers.
> Watch video
Creating Your Own Music
Mark Tulga , Carnegie Middle School band teacher
Learn how Mark Tulga teaches Apple’s GarageBand to his music students so they can create original music to integrate with media.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Create Your SEVA Video in Nine Steps
Creating your first SEVA video? This video, featuring Carnegie Middle School video production students, walks you through nine simple steps to build a SEVA entry.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Partners in Production
The Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium (SECC) announces the Partners in Production project which explores improved ways to utilize SECC resources and collaborate with districts to create quality educational programming.
This program offers a unique opportunity for educators to produce their own educational content. From professional development to public service announcements (PSAs), Partners in Production is a valuable classroom resource as well as a conduit for community education and collaboration.
> Download the Partners in Production informational pdf to learn more
BESTNet Events
Sacramento area school districts, teachers and students increase their ability to collaborate, partner and share media rich content using BESTNet (Broadband Education Services Technology Network), a high-speed network that connects SECC K-20 member educational institutions.
BESTNet’s creation consists of three phases: Phase I and II — connecting all Sacramento school district offices, community colleges, CSUS and high schools and middle schools in Sacramento county with a robust broadband fiber infrastructure network — will be completed fall 2010. Phase III completes BESTNet and connects, with broadband infrastructure, all elementary schools and selected public libraries located on school campuses.
For several years, BESTNet and SECC have participated in collaborative videoconferences, fieldtrips, special events, professional development courses and more.
> Take a look at some BESTNet events and resources
Online Events with Classroom Resources
Many educational organizations offer free webcasts, live or archived, with excellent teacher and student accompanying resources. Take a look at some of these events that connect the classroom with experts in their fields.
Immersion Learning: Jason Live
Prince William Network: PolinatorLIVE
PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0
NASA's Digital Learning Network™
Immersion Learning: Jason Live
Jason Live is a series of live, interactive events that connect youth with world-class scientists and cutting-edge explorations. Meet the people who are changing the way we view our world, find out how they discovered their careers and become part of the action by sending questions and story ideas to the live events. View past events from the Meet a Scientist! webcast series.
The nonprofit JASON Project connects students with scientists and researchers in real- and near-real time, virtually and physically, to provide a mentored, authentic and enriching science learning experience.
Immersion Learning is a nonprofit science education organization that brings ocean adventures and discoveries from Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, the University of Rhode Island and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to kids in classrooms, after-school settings and informal learning arenas.
> Visit the JASON Live webcasts
Smithsonial Institution
Educators and students take an active role in global environmental issues
Join the Smithsonian Shout Online Conference Series for lively, informative exchanges with experts in science, history and the arts and people everywhere in the world. Presentations include visuals such as artworks and photographs, maps and graphics and video clips — all archived for replay any time.
> Visit Smithsonian Education online
Prince William Network: PolinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure
Prince William Network is the award winning distance learning arm of The Prince William County Public Schools in Northern Virginia. The goal of PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure is to meet national science education standards and promote conservation action through education and awareness.
While pollinators may come in small sizes, they play a large and often undervalued role in the production of the food we eat, the health of flowering plants and the future of wildlife. A decline in the numbers and health of pollinators over the last several years poses a significant threat to the integrity of biodiversity, to global food webs and to human health, according to scientists. This series of live interactive webcasts, web seminars and satellite field trips for grades 4-8 is about pollinators, gardening and conservation.
Archived Webcasts
The Insect Zoo in Your Schoolyard
Held at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. to learn about pollination, pollinators, participatory science projects, the latest about monarch butterflies and how to attract pollinators to your schoolyard.
Native Bees, Honey Bees, Gardening and More
Includes a tour of the Washington Youth Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum. Students learn about native and honey bees, beetles, bats and other insect pollinators.
Archived Webinars
Schoolyard Garden Basics
One way to help pollinators and reconnect today's children to the outdoors is through gardening. Schoolyard gardens can be outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.
Standards by Studying Pollinators and Bees in the Field and Classroom
Learn how bees and other pollinators can help you teach science and meet standards in the field and classroom.
Student Achievement and Outdoor Education
Learn how outdoor education and schoolyard gardens can improve student achievement.
Nature’s Partners: Pollinators, Plants and People
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas is dedicated to preserving native plants and wildflowers and restoring the beauty and the biological richness of North America. Meet the pollinators and their plants and learn how people benefit. The program is interactive so classrooms can send in their questions during the broadcast to be answered by experts.
PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0
Are you looking for ways to incorporate digital media into your teaching? PBS Teachers offers a series of free webinars featuring leading education technology experts and PBS producers sharing resources and strategies to help teachers use digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences.
> View PBS Teachers archived webinars
NASA's Digital Learning Network™
NASA's Digital Learning Network™ uses distance learning technologies such as videoconferencing and webcasting to connect students and teachers with NASA experts and education specialists. Events feature science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM content that highlights NASA missions and research. All events are free.
