The Canyons School District is celebrating 10 years of the Canyons District Film Festival. Each year students from around the district make short films in different categories: Animation, Documentary, Short Film, Public Service Announcement and American Graduate, with one teacher's film being selected each year as well. This year, there is also a special Anniversary Documentary that tells us the history of the Canyons School District.

Matt Winters from the Utah Education Network teaches C-Forum members about classroom podcasting and shares easy options for starting a classroom podcast project.

A part of responsible media production is ensuring you are using b-roll, music, and sound that is from a copyleft and fair use source. This video defines the difference between copyright, copyleft, and fair use and which you can use for educational purposes and personal media creation purposes. For more information or to bring Utah Film Center to your K-12 classroom, please visit www.utahfilmcenter.org/education . Film by Fill It In Productions. http://www.fillitinproductions.com/

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to rebroadcast our interview with Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast. In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effectively develop opportunities for students to create videos in class. Topics included in the discussion are: How teachers can use student video projects to engage kids in learning. How film festivals promote student work. How much technical know-how teachers need to help with student video projects and the basic essentials teachers need to get started. How video projects are particularly effective during blended or online learning and more...

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast. In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effectively develop opportunities for students to create videos in class. Topics included in the discussion are: How teachers can use student video projects to engage kids in learning. How film festivals promote student work. How much technical know-how teachers need to help with student video projects and the basic essentials teachers need to get started. How video projects are particularly effective during blended or online learning and more...

In this video, Utah Film Center defines media literacy, why it is an important skill to have, and how you can apply it to media you create and consume. For more information or to bring Utah Film Center to your K-12 classroom, please visit www.utahfilmcenter.org/education . Film by Fill It In Productions http://www.fillitinproductions.com/ .