ITV offers everything from A to Z. Did you know that ITV offers… Instructional Resources? –Over 350 resources for K-12 Distance Learning? –SERC and Statewide.

ITV offers everything from A to Z

Did you know that ITV offers…

• Instructional Resources?– Over 350 resources for K-12

• Distance Learning?– SERC and Statewide Distance Learning

• Teleconferences/Staff Development?– Annenberg and SERC Staff Development

are free!

• Recertification Courses?– Courses are offered fall,spring and

summer!

Access to ITV• ITV guide - provides program information,

schedule of broadcasts, rights, useful names and phone numbers, contact people at ITV and in each region of South Carolina

• ITV web site www.itv.scetv.org - ITV guide online, the UPDATE (monthly newsletter) provides changes in programming and news, contact information, recertification information, staff development, and useful links

• Media Specialist – the most vital component to accessing and using ITV programming!!!

• DElC – Distance Education Learning Center*Master tapes for broadcast, video library, technical assistance *contact info is on last page of ITV guide

• RTC - Regional Technology Center *Regional Technology Specialists do

technology workshops for teachers, and meet with ITV concerning activities and needs in their region

*Contact info is on last page of ITV guide

Workshops on ITV utilization and your

classroom• Tips for preparing the classroom

• Before viewing, During viewing, After viewing tips

• Post viewing follow up activities• How to get ITV programs into

your classroom• Integrating programs with

content areas and standards

What can What can you do to you do to prepare prepare

your your students students

for for viewing?viewing?

The classroomThe classroom

• Have students sit where they can all see and have access to writing materials and something to bear down on.

• Try to accommodate students with seeing and/or hearing disabilities so they can view comfortably.

• KEEP THE LIGHTS ON!!!!!

*Before Viewing**Before Viewing*

• Prepare the program(s) prior to classroom viewing.

• Select segments from video that are most relevant to the lesson’s topic and specifically target lesson objectives.

• Prepare the classroom for viewing• Provide a focus for the children for

viewing.

*During Viewing**During Viewing*• Teachers should use the “pause” button

frequently! • Pause tape toPause tape to:

• Check comprehension• Highlight or underscore a point• Solicit inferences from a student• Ask for students to predict an outcome• Have students make connections to other

topics or “real world” applications• Ask a student to come and point to

something on the screen

• Have students define a word based on contextual clues

• Allude to a previously-covered topic• Relate what they see to something in their

own lives• Illuminate dramatic devices, such as

foreshadowing, characterization, etc…• Have students write in journals• Decipher a situation or solve a problem• Enhance students’ observation and

memory skills• Control the viewing pace and amount of

information to be analyzed• Provide students time to replicate what

they have seen

*After Viewing**After Viewing*• Teachers should tie the lesson

objectives to the video students have just viewed.

• Allow students to respond to the program.

• Recognize the validity of divergent reactions.

• Help students relate the program to their own experiences and feelings.

*Post-Viewing *Post-Viewing Activities*Activities*• Hands-on exploration of concepts

examined in the video• Student-centered projects• Field trips• Student or teacher designed

investigations• Guest speakers in the classroom• Letter/writing projects• Journals to record thoughts,

information, and emotions

Contact us at ITV!Contact us at ITV!Call us toll free at Call us toll free at

1-877-885-52721-877-885-5272Bette Jamison, ITV coordinatorBette Jamison, ITV coordinator

Ken DeBerry, Multimedia and ProductionKen DeBerry, Multimedia and Production

Dawn Samples, Curriculum and Staff Dawn Samples, Curriculum and Staff DevelopmentDevelopment

Renee Layson, Instructional ProductionRenee Layson, Instructional Production

Cori Ann Yochim, Teacher Trainer for ESOLCori Ann Yochim, Teacher Trainer for ESOL

Izuria Cooper, Program Assistant (Scheduler)Izuria Cooper, Program Assistant (Scheduler)

Bonnie McMurray, Recertification Course Bonnie McMurray, Recertification Course CoordinatorCoordinator

Rhonda Raven, Administrative SpecialistRhonda Raven, Administrative Specialist