Educational+Video+Center


 * [[image:evc.jpg caption="www.evc.org" link="http://www.evc.org"]]Educational Video Center**

Critical thinking, social justice issues, increased student engagement raise skills in literacy, technology integration
 * Need for the innovation-**

presented their portfolios to community members.
 * Summary-** Students developed documentaries that explored community issues central to their lives. The Educational Video Center (EVC) used this approach to start closing the gap between print culture of the past and the visual and oral media culture of youth today. This approach includes student inquiry. Presentation of the documentary to community audiences for feedback, documentaries were evaluated at round table session where the students


 * Technologies used-** video and audio equipment, computers, software programs, internet

Increased literacy expanding from print to visual and oral media culture Student centered work Use of technology/media Develop critical thinking/questioning skills
 * Intended outcomes-**

Connecting to community Global connections Social Activism
 * Unintended outcomes-**

Through the development of their documentaries, students awareness of the idea of social justice increased. Students leaned how this directly impacted them and their communities. This project inspired students to continue learning about and working on social ssues.
 * How did this project promote or conflict with a goal of social justice?**