1. ITV offers everything from A to Z

2. 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!

3. 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 linkswww.itv.scetv.org Media Specialist – the most vital component to accessing and using ITV programming!!!

4. 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

5. 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

6. What can you do to prepare your students for viewing?

7. The 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!!!!!

8. *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.

9. *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

10. 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

11. *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.

12. *Post-Viewing 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

13. Contact us at ITV! Call us toll free at 1-877-885-5272 Bette Jamison, ITV coordinator Ken DeBerry, Multimedia and Production Dawn Samples, Curriculum and Staff Development Renee Layson, Instructional Production Cori Ann Yochim, Teacher Trainer for ESOL Izuria Cooper, Program Assistant (Scheduler) Bonnie McMurray, Recertification Course Coordinator Rhonda Raven, Administrative Specialist Rhonda Raven, Administrative Specialist