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BAYMN FEST -- Call for Entries!!

February 1, 2013, 11:20 am • Posted by Matthew Williams
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BAYMN FEST

Call for Entries are now open for BAYMN FEST!

The Bay Area Youth Media Network (BAYMN) is now accepting submissions for BAYMN FEST, its first annual youth media festival, taking place June 1–2, 2013 at the San Francisco Public Library. Youth 12-24 are invited to submit their videos in one of the following categories:

Science, Technology & Innovation
Arts & Expression
Social Justice & Community Engagement
Miscellany

 
BAYMN FEST is an interactive showcase of media produced by youth ages 12–24. Sponsored by Adobe Youth Voices and the AT&T Foundation, this two-day event will be a unique opportunity for youth, educators and the general public to celebrate the work of talented young media makers. Through screenings, workshops, a transmedia gallery and networking opportunities, BAYMN FEST will be a place for young artists to share their work, meet their peers, acquire new tools, make their voices heard—and win cash prizes and media-making tools! All entries will be judged by a mix of youth, media arts educators, and media professionals.

Prizes will be awarded to all filmmakers whose entries are accepted to the Festival. Additional cash awards and media making tools (such as GoPro cameras and Adobe design and editing software) will be presented during the Festival to award winners selected by a jury in each of the above submission categories.

Deadline for submission: April 1, 2013

Included in this post is info on How to Enter, Submission Guidelines, and the Online Entry Form.

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Do Now Round Up: Video Game Violence (from students at Berkeley High School)

January 29, 2013, 9:52 am • Posted by Matthew Williams
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This week's Do Now Round Up focuses on one particular Storify project from Berkeley High School's Arts & Humanities Academy Fall 2012 Senior Interdisciplinary Project. For their final papers, students were assigned to explore the multiple narratives surrounding a variety of socio-political issues, with particular attention to how these narratives are developed, articulated, and perpetuated. They worked in groups of four and were responsible for first selecting a topic. This did not have to be an issue with a clear pro and con, but students were encouraged to consider topics that seemed to generate completely distinct interpretations based on audience or intention. One of the topics investigated video game violence...which fits perfectly with last week's Do Now. To view the other projects and better understand the assignment, you can access it all from this Storify post.

It may be poignant to add that Amanda Levin, the teacher who facilitated this project, is part of the advisory committee of KQED Do Now. Her students have been active participants in the weekly Do Now conversation. Her Storify assignment is a clear progression from Do Now as her students continue to explore social media as a viable resource for information gathering and distribution.

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Do Now Round Up: The President's Cabinet

January 21, 2013, 10:58 am • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Do Now Round Up: President's Cabinet

Last week's Do Now looked at different Cabinet positions that President Obama will be filling for his second term in office. We asked students what cabinet position they would be best suited for and why. It was interesting to hear students' interest in education, homeland security, defense, and even agriculture. See our Storify post below to view some of their responses.

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Do Now Round Up: 2012 in Review

January 14, 2013, 11:51 am • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Last week's Do Now looked back at all that happened in 2012 and we asked students what news story impacted them the most. Most students felt most affected by the school shooting in Newtown, CT. Some expressed a strong memory of the Trayvon Martin murder.

Also, we received over 50 comments on our website. To see these comments, go to the original Do Now post.

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Do Now Round Up: Syria Internet Shutdown

December 14, 2012, 8:20 am • Posted by Matthew Williams
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On Thursday, November 29, Internet and cell phone service throughout almost all of Syria was shut down. The service disruption continued through Friday, forcing an airport closure. The Syrian government has been widely suspected of disabling service, although President Bashar al-Assad, claimed that it was "terrorists" cut the cable. The shutdown marks another chapter in Syria's bloody, ongoing civil war, which began in March 2011, in the midst of the Arab Spring. Rebels attempting to overthrow the county's authoritarian government, have routinely used social media on the Web to communicate with each other and send images of the war to the rest of the world in an effort to highlight the military's attacks on civilians.

For our weekly KQED Do Now, students responded to the question, "If Internet service was suddenly shut down in the U.S., in what ways would it most impact your life." Read their responses below.

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Do Now Round Up: Nuclear Energy

December 3, 2012, 12:45 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Last month's science Do Now looked at the viability of using nuclear energy as an energy source. We asked students what they think about expanding the use of nuclear energy in California? Here are some of their responses.

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#HIVESF: A Maker Hacker Pop-Up Media Jam Fest for Teens

November 14, 2012, 4:40 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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This SPACE PANDA was one of the first makes at the Hive SF event. It was built in Mozilla Popcorn.

A few weeks ago, the San Francisco Public Library in collaboration with KQED, California Academy of Sciences, and Bay Area Video Coalition organized a two day pop-up event for young people to mess around with media production in digital and analog and tactile formats.

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Do Now Round Up: Obama vs. Romney

November 12, 2012, 2:49 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Election Day was last Tuesday and Americans took to the polls to vote for our next president (along with voting for other State and Federal politicians and various measures and propositions). We asked students which candidate offered a better future and who they would vote for. Scroll down below to read their thoughts from last week's Do Now activity.

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Youth Rise Up at the BAYMN Media Festival

November 8, 2012, 3:51 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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photo by Ian Davis

On a beautiful fall Saturday in Oakland, students, educators and families filled the Kaiser Center’s 400-seat theater to watch 20 compelling youth-produced films that focused on social change and the high school dropout crisis.

The Rise to the Occasion Youth Media Festival was organized by KQED, along with other members of the Bay Area Youth Media Network (BAYMN), a consortium of more than 20 non-profits that believe in the power of media production to engage youth voice, self-expression and empowerment as well as to inspire social change.

Films not only expressed the complexity of issues that cause students to dropout of high school, they also explored the topics of health, race, sexual identity and discrimination.

Check out the winning videos below. Please note that each of the video players are playlists that host 3 videos, respectively. To view the other videos in the playlist, click on the text that says "Playlist" on the bottom of the player. A window will slide up and you can see the other videos. Click on one to view.

CATEGORY 1: HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT


 

CATEGORY 2: GENERAL SOCIAL ISSUES


 
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Do Now Round Up: The Death Penalty

November 3, 2012, 3:35 pm • Posted by Matthew Williams
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Last week's Do Now asked students if prisoners who are convicted of the most violent crimes should receive the death penalty. Here are their responses. The top video is the main resource that they viewed before tweeting. Scroll down below to read their thoughts from last week's Do Now activity.
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