Comments on: Believe in Me (Inspirational video for the start of school) http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/ Weblog of Wesley Fryer Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Correia http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-94652 Chris Correia Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:18:50 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-94652 Not critical. I rather like the piece. However, I do wonder what it has accomplished/will accomplish. What exactly is the purpose, and what exactly is the PR value? Why is it valuable/useful? Not critical. I rather like the piece. However, I do wonder what it has accomplished/will accomplish. What exactly is the purpose, and what exactly is the PR value? Why is it valuable/useful?

]]> By: Robbie Coblentz http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-93918 Robbie Coblentz Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:32:37 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-93918 Suffice it to say that this project would have cost over $20,000 if someone walked in off the street and wanted to do it. We did it for far, far less because of our belief in our local schools. (You might have been able to get a few iMacs for what we did this project for.) And yes, my two sons are in the video. The technology, and expertise, that this project required surpasses what most districts have available. That's why we do what we do. And the PR alone has been more than worth it. We have attempted to break through that national stereotypes about Mississippi with this piece. Thanks for watching Suffice it to say that this project would have cost over $20,000 if someone walked in off the street and wanted to do it. We did it for far, far less because of our belief in our local schools. (You might have been able to get a few iMacs for what we did this project for.) And yes, my two sons are in the video.

The technology, and expertise, that this project required surpasses what most districts have available. That’s why we do what we do.

And the PR alone has been more than worth it. We have attempted to break through that national stereotypes about Mississippi with this piece.

Thanks for watching

]]> By: Belief « Rhondda’s Reflections – wandering around the Web http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-91884 Belief « Rhondda’s Reflections – wandering around the Web Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:20:37 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-91884 [...] A video showing the answers to the exceptionally powerful question Do you believe in me? I found on Wes Fryer’s blog after I saw it mentioned on [...] [...] A video showing the answers to the exceptionally powerful question Do you believe in me? I found on Wes Fryer’s blog after I saw it mentioned on [...]

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-91375 Wesley Fryer Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:17:30 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-91375 I certainly agree we need to <a href="http://storychasers.org/" rel="nofollow">empower students and teachers to be digital storytellers</a> and create videos like this, but the reality is that many schools spend funds for good reasons on public relations campaigns as well as personnel. I do not know how much this video cost the Starkville school district, but it appears to be money well spent from my vantage point. The video had about 300 views when I posted this yesterday, it's over 1200 now. The high quality of the video and the fact that it IS officially endorsed by the school district may open some eyes of administrators and board members who have previously thought YouTube didn't have any valuable content for learning. I certainly agree we need to empower students and teachers to be digital storytellers and create videos like this, but the reality is that many schools spend funds for good reasons on public relations campaigns as well as personnel. I do not know how much this video cost the Starkville school district, but it appears to be money well spent from my vantage point. The video had about 300 views when I posted this yesterday, it’s over 1200 now. The high quality of the video and the fact that it IS officially endorsed by the school district may open some eyes of administrators and board members who have previously thought YouTube didn’t have any valuable content for learning.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-91344 Lisa Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:48:15 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-91344 While I love the content, I despise the fact that a school corporation took money out of the education budget to pay for this video, produced by a commercial entity. If they believed in their staff they would have known that someone within the district had the talent to share their story without hiring an outside media company. How much technology could have been placed in the hands of teachers and kids, for what it cost to produce this marketing tool for the district? While I love the content, I despise the fact that a school corporation took money out of the education budget to pay for this video, produced by a commercial entity. If they believed in their staff they would have known that someone within the district had the talent to share their story without hiring an outside media company. How much technology could have been placed in the hands of teachers and kids, for what it cost to produce this marketing tool for the district?

]]> By: Tammy Gillmore http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2009/08/04/believe-in-me-inspirational-video-for-the-start-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-91191 Tammy Gillmore Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:46:19 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3692#comment-91191 Thanks for sharing! Sent this to my principal! Thanks for sharing! Sent this to my principal!

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