Montgomery Community Media

First day of the second week and what a day it was! We began our editing adventure today by converting the files from the Bloggies to be compatible with Final Cut Pro. Once that was started, we jumped, head first into the world of Final Cut Pro. Editing is always fun, but frustrating at the […]

That’s the name of our Scavenger Hunt and I couldn’t have asked for a better day!  After some practice interviews at the beginning of class, our future Backpack Journalists learned how to use the Sony Bloggie HD camera.  Once they got that down, they headed outside for an adventure, the Scavenger Hunt! I had fun […]

WOW!  Where did the time go?  It seems like yesterday I was in the beginning stages of planning this year’s Summer Backpack Journalism Academy.  In less than twelve hours I will be setting up MCM’s classroom for our newest journalists!  I feel like a kid the night before school starts and I think I may […]

I begin one of the most fun classes (in my opinion) at MCM on Monday!  I had a blast last summer with all of our teenagers and I’m ready for this summer!  Journalism, especially Video Journalism is changing the face of the field and our students will be prepared to tell their stories by the […]

The first class of Backpack Journalism is now a memory as we go on to the next class. Despite the dreariness of a Monday, I think our first class went really well.  I did learn a few things from our students (which I mentioned that I might last night). Teenagers are so full of life […]