September Teacher Spotlight - Matt Soltysiak
For this month's teacher spotlight, we are highlighting Mr. Soltysiak and his broadcasting students! Mr. Soltysiak does some fantastic things within his Spanish classes as well, but for this spotlight we are showcasing the hard work of creating, producing, editing and sharing the high school announcements every other day!
Each day in the broadcasting class, students rehearse, film (in front of green screen), use specialized software to add backgrounds and effects, edit the production in Adobe Premier and finalize the clips into a finished product - Whew! While the students rotate through the different roles, some have become experts in certain areas and are able run parts of the production completely independently. Mr. Soltysiak stated that because the class is completely project-based with a finished product due by the end of the period, students gain experience troubleshooting and collaborating on the fly with a short turnaround time. In addition, he shared that the class "gives students a different perspective on what all goes on behind the camera to produce a news show". The announcements are posted to our Laker Media YouTube channel as well as posted on the website every other day.
Tommy and Grace, current broadcasting students, shared about their experiences in the class so far. Tommy said he was "intimidated at first" but now that he has gotten used to the roles and procedures the class is fun. He was surprised by all the work that goes on behind the scenes that you don't see on camera. Grace shared that the class has helped with her public speaking skills and confidence on camera. She also did not realize all the work that went into creating the secondary announcements.
Great job Lakers!
Laker Media YouTube Channel
Each day in the broadcasting class, students rehearse, film (in front of green screen), use specialized software to add backgrounds and effects, edit the production in Adobe Premier and finalize the clips into a finished product - Whew! While the students rotate through the different roles, some have become experts in certain areas and are able run parts of the production completely independently. Mr. Soltysiak stated that because the class is completely project-based with a finished product due by the end of the period, students gain experience troubleshooting and collaborating on the fly with a short turnaround time. In addition, he shared that the class "gives students a different perspective on what all goes on behind the camera to produce a news show". The announcements are posted to our Laker Media YouTube channel as well as posted on the website every other day.
Tommy and Grace, current broadcasting students, shared about their experiences in the class so far. Tommy said he was "intimidated at first" but now that he has gotten used to the roles and procedures the class is fun. He was surprised by all the work that goes on behind the scenes that you don't see on camera. Grace shared that the class has helped with her public speaking skills and confidence on camera. She also did not realize all the work that went into creating the secondary announcements.
Great job Lakers!
Laker Media YouTube Channel
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