Student DV
If you're looking for inspiration to create an educational video, tune in to SECC's Student DV on cable or online in the Video Gallery.
Student DV (Digital Video) is a unique, award-winning program that showcases digital videos created by Sacramento students and features work entered in the SEVA contest. Since many schools have a multimedia program, Student DV provides teachers with useful instructional materials to help students learn more about video production and see what their peers are creating.
Student DV Show #89
• Learn about the Conversion to CFLs
• How 2 Go Green
• Good Study Habits
• Texting or Life
• Healthy Choices
Watch on Cable 15
May 15, 22, 29 | 9:00 am; May 16, 23 | 5:00 pm; May 24 | 3:00 pm
Watch clips from all of the 2012 SEVA Entries on The All Entries Reel
> Watch this in the Video Gallery
Cable Programs
Meet the Author: Brandon Mull
Students in Grades 5-8
Brandon Mull is the author of the Beyonders series as well as the bestselling Fablehaven series. He resides in Utah, in a happy little valley near the mouth of a canyon with his wife and four children. Brandon's greatest regret is that he has "but one life to give for Gondor." Mull talks about the fantasy genre and his writing process. On Cable 16:
May 14, 28 | 3:00 pm; May 18, 25 | 11:00 am; May 19 | 5:00 pm; May 31 | 9:00 am
Discover Shakespeare
Examine one of Shakespeare’s most evil characters, Richard III — a character audiences love to hate.
May 14 | 3:30 pm | C. 15
May 17, 24 | 9:00 am | C. 16
May 19, 27 | 5:30 pm | C. 16
Funding a Nation
Our first president and two members of his cabinet discuss and debate the ways and means of financing the government of our fledgling nation. This lively presentation gives teachers new insights into questions on the role of government and the national economy that are just as relevant today as they were over two hundred years ago.
May 15, 22 | 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm | C. 15
Cable Programs
2012 SEVA Winners Reel
After SECC's annual SEVA Award Night on May 7, watch the winning videos back-to-back in a 90-minute program on Cable 15:
May 20, 22, 24 | 11:00 am;
May 23, 26,
29, 30 | 3:00 pm; May 27, 28, 31 | 7:00 pm
Passport Flight School
The Fairfax Network and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum use distance learning to help bring science to life and encourage student interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
From Above; Inspired to Fly; Higher, Faster, Farther; Blast Off!
May 20, 27 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm | C. 15
Cable 15 & 16 Summer Schedule
SECC offers a variety of summer cable programs — from new credit and encore classes, San Juan Unified School Distict news and highlights, adult education, SECC's Student DV programs, new NASA Educators programs, Meet the Author, Classic Arts Showcase, UCTV and much more.
Educational Highlights
Elk Grove USD Educator Jim Bentley Honored at the 2012 SEVA Award Night
Sixth-grade educator Jim Bentley from Foulks Ranch Elementary School received the 2012 SECC Allan Hinderstein Award at the SEVA Award Night May 7. This award recognizes the importance and value of media production for teachers to enhance the learning experience of their students.
Bentley guides his 6th grade students to produce videos and other online content as part of the creative process to develop strong critical thinking and interpersonal communication skills needed to thrive in today's increasingly global environment.
A district colleague describes Bentley as “a promoter and model of 21st century teaching whose main focus is preparing students to be learners for life.” By infusing technology into core subject areas in powerful and innovative ways, Bentley represents the values this award stands for.
The annual Allan Hinderstein Award is given in honor of a unique CSUS professor who encouraged K-12 teachers to use media and video production.
Free Smithsonian Live Online Events : May 16-17: Water Matters
Join Water Matters online May 16–17 for the third online conference in the Shout 2012 series with live sessions from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland, and from Washington, D.C., museums. The conference focuses on water quality issues ranging from pollution to invasive species to legislation, and discussions include information about problems but also positive actions to take and ways to prepare students for the environmental challenges they will face. s
Water Matters addresses curriculum standards for human impact on the environment; ecological, social and economic systems; and civic responsibility. Take part with your students or on your own as professional development. If you can't participate in the live sessions, recordings are available online the next day.
May 16
8:00 am: Water Quality and Invasions: A Global Approach
How do invasive species influence — both positively and negatively — the world's water systems?
9:00 am: The Role of Forests on Water Supply and Quality
Does the health of water depend on the health of land?
10:00 am: Nitrogen, Phosphorous & People
How can we stop polluting the water with elements essential to our lives?
11:00 am: Combining Real & Virtual Watersheds to Teach Stewardship, Sustainability and Sound Science
How can we best prepare students for the environmental challenges they will face in the future?
May 17
8:00 am: No New Water
How does your backyard fit into your watershed?
9:00 am: Mi Tierra, Mi Mundo: Science and Culture of the Watershed
What is the relationship between culture and the environment, and can students learn about it in a virtual world?
10:00 am: The History of Water Protection Legislation
What has been the impact of legislation on water quality and what governmental actions are still needed?
Summer Classes from the Los Rios Community Colleges
HEED 300: Health Science
M, W | 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm and 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | C. 15
GEOG 320: World Regional Geography
Sa, Su 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm and 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm | C. 15
Sacramento City College (Encore classes not for credit during the summer)
GCOM 360: Introduction to Web and Interactive Technologies
Tu, Th | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | C. 15
RE 300: California Real Estate Principles
Sa, Su | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | C. 15
RE 310: Real Estate Practice
Sa, Su | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm and 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | C. 15
RE 320: Real Estate Finance
Sa, Su | 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | C. 15
San Juan Unified School District News on Cable 16
San Juan Hour presents a look into the positive things happening in elementary, middle and high schools during the year. This collection of short videos showcases the students, staff and schools of the San Juan Unified School District, a K12 school district serving families throughout northeast Sacramento.
Starting June 9 on Cable 16:
Tu, Th 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Sa, Su 4:00 - 5:00 pm
I’m American Too
This new documentary video from SECC and the Elk Grove Unified School District, I’m American Too – Stories from Behind the Fences, sheds light on a darker chapter in our history and serves as a call to action to ensure that prejudice and fear are not allowed to upset the delicate balance between the rights of citizens and the power of the state.
On Cable 15: May 20, 22, 24 | 12:30 pm; May 23, 26, 29, 30 | 4:30 pm
> Learn more and download free resources
BatsLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure
BatsLIVE is hosting free web seminars for teachers, non-formal educators and adults as part of BatsLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure. The webinars are being offered in partnership with the National Wildlife Federation.
Bats (grades 4-8)
May 17 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am
This program is interactive and students will be able to send in their questions by e-mail to be answered by experts.
