August 31, 2011

Student Video Showcase to be featured on AISD-TV Channel 22




AISD Media Productions (AMPS), the department that operates cable channel 22 and aisd.tv, would like to invite all students; faculty and staff to showcase their student produced video works on channel 22.

This is an opportunity to promote and showcase the unique activities and productions in your school by sending us your ready-to-air footage of band concerts, choir concerts, plays, spelling bees, documentaries, screen plays or other noteworthy events and shows.
Depending on the number of entries, Channel 22 will air the showcase during primetime and repeat regularly during the broadcast schedule.  The channel is also streamed on-line at aisd.tv.

Now for the nitty gritty:
  Video Requirements:
·      The video needs to be complete with opening and closing titles and ready to air.  Pay attention to your production values to ensure it has usable audio and video.
·      Approval of your faculty sponsor.
·      NTSC or ATSC standard, SD or HD, HD is preferred.
·      For electronic files we accept .mov, mp4 (H.264), WME, m2v and mpeg or mpg. Codecs should be limited to the highest quality such as Apple DV, Apple Pro Res or Apple XDCamHD. They need to be self-contained files. Minimum size is 640X480, but 1280x720 and 1920x1080 are preferred.
·      
      All videos delivered must have a slate at least 10 seconds before start of show (count downs are not necessary) that contain the following information:

Title:                Name of Program
School:            Name of School
Date:               Date Produced
Kill Date:         Date Program Expires
Length:           Length of Program
Contact:          Name & Phone of Contact Person

 
 Delivery Formats:
·      Our preferred method of delivery is electronic file. Delivery can be accomplished through the AISD-TV FTP site.  Teachers have already been set up on this delivery. Those that need a refresher or did not receive that information last spring, please let us know.
·      Portable formats include: BetaCAM. DVCam, DV or Blu-ray. Please label portable media to include the same information as the slate.

Mail Delivery Address (using the district mail system):

AISD Media Productions/Cable TV Channel 22
Baker Building, Room 116


That’s it! Break a leg!

Send us a link to your school’s main video website (one per school only) and we’ll be sure to add that link to the AISD-TV blog. aisd.tv

Please let us know if your students would like to tour the AISD-TV studio.

We look forward to your submissions. If you have any questions, please call Oscar Palomo or Garry Wilkison at 512.414.1030 or email us at austinisdtv@gmail.com for more information.





August 30, 2011

Welcome Back Press Conference at Zavala Elementary





Austin Independent School District (AISD) Superintendent Meria Carstarphen kicked-off the 2011-2012 school year by joining the bike club of Zavala Elementary School, the "Freewheelin' Mustangs," for a ride around their east side neighborhood. Zavala Elementary, celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, hosted the back-to-school event and press conference. The press conference originally aired live on AISD-TV, channel 22. The recording was made using a new technology IPTV encoder and decoder.

The Press Conference will replay on AISD-TV Channel 22 as follows:

Friday        September 2         6:50 p.m.

Saturday    September 3         10:20 a.m.

Saturday    September 3         09:30 p.m.        

Sunday       September 4        10:30 a.m.

August 29, 2011

Kennedy Center, Any Given Child, AISD Press Conference




The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has chosen Austin, Texas as the seventh partner city for Any Given Child, a program that creates a long-range arts education plan for students in grades K-8. The program will incorporate existing resources of the Austin Independent School District, along with those of local arts organizations and the Kennedy Center to create a plan for arts education specific to the city.


The press conference airs on channel 22 as follows:

Friday       August 26   11:00 p.m.
Saturday   August 27   11:15 p.m.
Saturday   August 27   09:00 p.m.
Sunday     August 28   10:00 a.m.
Sunday     August 28   02:20 p.m.

Middle School Matters Press Conference







The Press Conference will replay on AISD-TV Channel 22 as follows:


Sunday              August 28           8:15 a.m.
Monday            August 29           6:00 p.m.
Wednesday       August 31           6:00 p.m.
Friday              September 2       11:05 p.m.
Saturday          September 3       10:00 a.m.
Tuesday           September 6        7:00 p.m.
Thursday          September 8        7:00 p.m.
Saturday          September 10      8:00 a.m.

Back to School Bash Press Conference





The Back to School Bash Press Conference will replay on AISD-TV Channel 22 as follows:

Friday              August 26         06:00 p.m.
Saturday          August 27         06:30 p.m.
Sunday            August 28         08:00 a.m.
Wednesday     August 31         06:44 p.m.
Sunday           September 4      10:00 a.m.
Thursday        September 8      08:00 p.m.

August 21, 2011

Summer High School Graduation




The summer 2011 AISD High School graduation ceremonies took place at Palmer Events Center on Wednesday, August 17th.

Dates and air times on channel 22. Thanks for watching AISD-TV.


Wednesday        August 24     06:00 p.m.

Saturday            August 27     10:00 a.m.

Sunday              August 28     03:00 p.m.

August 18, 2011

August 16, 2011 AISD All Staff Virtual Convocation





The Convocation aired live on Channel 22 and streamed on the web on August 16th. For those that did not get a chance to view the convocation, here it is in its entirety. Thanks for watching AISD-TV.

The Convocation will replay on AISD-TV Channel 22 as follows:

2011 AISD Convocation 

Friday            August 19         06:00 p.m.

Saturday        August 20         10:00 a.m.

Saturday        August 20         10:50 p.m. (Immediately following Bd. Work Session)       

Sunday          August 21         02:00 p.m.

Tuesday         August 23         08:00 p.m.

Thursday       August 23         06:00 p.m.

August 16, 2011

August 15, 2011 AISD Board Public Hearing


August 15, 2011, AISD Board Public Hearing on the 2011-12 Proposed Budget and Tax Rate

August 12, 2011

2011 All Staff Virtual Convocation Event

Live on Channel 22 the 2011 All Staff Virtual Convocation. Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, Ed.D. addresses faculty and staff about the upcoming school year.

Viewers will be able to watch the convocation several different ways. On Time Warner and Grande Communications channel 22, The Austin ISD Website, this blog and within the school district facilities on the MediaCAST system, available on both AISD-TV channels.

Have a great school year!

 


August 2, 2011

AISD Back To School Bash August 13th

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The Back to School Bash is on its way! This promotional video was produced by Time Warner Cable-Austin. For more information, go the district's main website at: http://www.austinisd.org/backtoschool
 

August 1, 2011 AISD Board Special Meeting


Usually school board meetings are several hours long and the file size precludes us from uploading those meetings. Since this past Monday's meeting was very short, we are able to upload this and provide a sample of an Austin ISD Board Meeting.