Whether theres any plans to create something similar aimed at young people I don’t know but I always think its a good strategy to target children as young as possible for stuff like this so that it becomes second nature. The thinkuknow site also offers a downloadable ‘Hectors World Safety Button’ that ’swims’ in the top of the screen and if a child sees something they don’t like they can click the button which will cause the screen to be covered ‘until they get some help’. What the likelihood of a child using that button is I’m not sure as I’m pretty sure its in most childrens nature to be curious about everything!
The buttons only for Windows OS which seems a bit sloppy (can it be that hard to do the same for Macs & Linux?!)
The second is ‘It Ain’t Disneyland’ - quite an inspiring story about young people in Tower Hamlets taking the lead in trying to rebuild their community.
I think the first film I edited was in 1998. I’d used a (huge) Sony camcorder to film a watersports weekend that I’d taken some girls to from the youth club (it involved camping in a field near Holme Pierrepont much to the despair of the accompanying female worker I’d dragged along!). At that time I borrowed some sort of console and the footage was edited on my TV at home onto a video cassette! (The console in the pic is just an example I don’t think it was that fancy!).
When I started work on the Young Movers programme we decided that a film of each course would be a good evaluation method and that by getting young people to talk about what they intended to do following the training this would help with a bit of reflective learning. The Chief Executive was so keen on the idea he went straight out and bought a new Panasonic digital camcorder which he plonked on by desk the next day (in fact I think they still use it!). Back then I was a Windows user - we had no idea how to edit digital video, so a trip to Dixons (now Currys) and the helpful salesperson recommended ‘Dazzle Moviestar’.
Well what a bloody nightmare that was! Once I’d figured out how to use Continue Reading »
Film with the young people from Mullaghmatt Youth House over in Monaghan, Ireland, who take us a on a tour of the local area and interview some local residents about local issues and their feelings about the youth house.
Some more interviews with children involved with the Grace Orphan Project in Zomba, Malawi. Mussa (12) and Simple (13) are two of the nicest young people I’ve ever met - if they were in this country we’d have jumped at the chance to get them volunteering with us. As it is its probably more worthwhile that they’re talents are put to use to help the Grace project develop - lets hope they get the opportunities they will need to develop their education and stay involved….
I think the first film I edited was in 1998. I’d used a (huge) Sony camcorder to film a watersports weekend that I’d taken some girls to from the youth club (it involved camping in a field near Holme Pierrepont much to the despair of the accompanying female worker I’d dragged along!). At that time I borrowed some sort of console and the footage was edited on my TV at home onto a video cassette! (The console in the pic is just an example I don’t think it was that fancy!).