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Technical Issues
What does it mean when an icon with an explanation mark inside a yellow triangle shows up in the canvas and everything that was filed that is white has green and red lines going through it? No I'm not kidding about this. Weirdest thing I've seen in a while. It doesn't show when we watch the project when we stop or pause.
Sandy Beeson
September 2008
It means you have the excess luma turned on. Usually this happens when someone has hit the shortcut: control z. In technical terms, if you are broadcasting on air you (the FCC) say no video can be broadcast that has a level over 100 IRC. The yellow triangle tells you that the luma is over that limit and you would need to add the broadcast safe video filter.
Jacki Romey
You've got something checked to show you something like excess luma. Look in the drop-down box to the left of the time code box in the upper right of the canvas. See what's checked there and try un-checking.
Louise Harrell Grant
Sandy Beeson
September 2008
It means you have the excess luma turned on. Usually this happens when someone has hit the shortcut: control z. In technical terms, if you are broadcasting on air you (the FCC) say no video can be broadcast that has a level over 100 IRC. The yellow triangle tells you that the luma is over that limit and you would need to add the broadcast safe video filter.
Jacki Romey
You've got something checked to show you something like excess luma. Look in the drop-down box to the left of the time code box in the upper right of the canvas. See what's checked there and try un-checking.
Louise Harrell Grant
Anyone having to battle the county internet filter committee? Has anyone had to actually present their side to the committee or their principal? Any advice or documents you've already compiled for your defense?
Our filters are so strict I can't access sites that allow people to download royalty free music for free or a set price, we can't go to any sites with videos except for schooltube and teachertube, and we can't get on any blogging/page-hosting sites that would allow my class to create it's own site where it can upload recent videos and pictures and allow students to "join" the page. This is a major problem when you're trying to teach a video production class and trying to teach students how to use "popular"
technology in a way that is ethical, proper, and useful. For example, sites like myspace are only negative if used that way, but it can be a positive tool. But, when we as teachers can't even access the site homepage and create a "space" for our class, how are we supposed to show students how to use it positively and constructively?
Besides, we're always looking for ways to be timely and relevant and use things students are interested in to teach them. When most of my students have a myspace or facebook page, that's a tool I can use to get them interested and teach on their level. Students liking their classes--THE HORROR! (blatant sarcasm)
Has anyone had any luck overcoming this issue? HELP!
Jackie Chism
December 2008
Comcast/Charter all the major cable providers allow each school one internet access point with modem for free. I am sure this is not just our region but nation wide. The access they provide is of course through them and not the school so therefore it is free of any filter.
Jim Bauernfeind
http://www.mjhsbnn.com/wbnn/index.html
December 2008
Wow! I'm not alone. I can't even convince the Internet police to give me YouTube access on one computer that stays in a locked office. They tell me to upload and dub video off the Internet at home. I'm even willing to do that on my own time, but my poor little home computer is so jammed with my children's games, it can barely function. Not a solution.
Just today we were searching for images for a project and when students hit the "warning block" too many times, even on different sites, our system would "punish" us automatically by blocking ALL access to the Internet for 15 minutes.
Pam Dixon Gayle
pam.dixon-gayle@cpsb.org
We finally had the board approve opening up the filters in the coming
weeks for high school students to access YouTube, Facebook, and
Myspace. Long time coming...
Deborah Barnes
deborahbarnes@comcast.net
Yes, our school board did make the decision to use the technology the students are using at home. We are expected to teach the correct use of the sites. Facebook is the easiest way for students to make contact with professionals today. I have more contacts than ever thanks to Facebook...
As for the flickr block - bring your issue forward to your administrator and explain that it really is part of your need for students to access for curriculum. Good luck.
Funny that this is currently on here- We have had all the usual social
sites blocked forever, but we at least had the ability to share photos
through flickr (webshots, photobucket, etc. were blocked). Today
without any warning they blocked flickr. I have called and was told
it was due to content. The blocking software itself that we use rates
flickr as a "G" rating and suitable for education uses. Soon instead
of blocking sites they will have a short list of approved sites I bet.
It's really getting ridiculous.
They are also slowly blocking any sites that allow online sales such
as Amazon and even B&H. I'm surprised they even still allow STN mail
to come through!
Raymond Wishart
Wishard@bay.k12.fl.us
Our filters are so strict I can't access sites that allow people to download royalty free music for free or a set price, we can't go to any sites with videos except for schooltube and teachertube, and we can't get on any blogging/page-hosting sites that would allow my class to create it's own site where it can upload recent videos and pictures and allow students to "join" the page. This is a major problem when you're trying to teach a video production class and trying to teach students how to use "popular"
technology in a way that is ethical, proper, and useful. For example, sites like myspace are only negative if used that way, but it can be a positive tool. But, when we as teachers can't even access the site homepage and create a "space" for our class, how are we supposed to show students how to use it positively and constructively?
Besides, we're always looking for ways to be timely and relevant and use things students are interested in to teach them. When most of my students have a myspace or facebook page, that's a tool I can use to get them interested and teach on their level. Students liking their classes--THE HORROR! (blatant sarcasm)
Has anyone had any luck overcoming this issue? HELP!
Jackie Chism
December 2008
Comcast/Charter all the major cable providers allow each school one internet access point with modem for free. I am sure this is not just our region but nation wide. The access they provide is of course through them and not the school so therefore it is free of any filter.
Jim Bauernfeind
http://www.mjhsbnn.com/wbnn/index.html
December 2008
Wow! I'm not alone. I can't even convince the Internet police to give me YouTube access on one computer that stays in a locked office. They tell me to upload and dub video off the Internet at home. I'm even willing to do that on my own time, but my poor little home computer is so jammed with my children's games, it can barely function. Not a solution.
Just today we were searching for images for a project and when students hit the "warning block" too many times, even on different sites, our system would "punish" us automatically by blocking ALL access to the Internet for 15 minutes.
Pam Dixon Gayle
pam.dixon-gayle@cpsb.org
We finally had the board approve opening up the filters in the coming
weeks for high school students to access YouTube, Facebook, and
Myspace. Long time coming...
Deborah Barnes
deborahbarnes@comcast.net
Yes, our school board did make the decision to use the technology the students are using at home. We are expected to teach the correct use of the sites. Facebook is the easiest way for students to make contact with professionals today. I have more contacts than ever thanks to Facebook...
As for the flickr block - bring your issue forward to your administrator and explain that it really is part of your need for students to access for curriculum. Good luck.
Funny that this is currently on here- We have had all the usual social
sites blocked forever, but we at least had the ability to share photos
through flickr (webshots, photobucket, etc. were blocked). Today
without any warning they blocked flickr. I have called and was told
it was due to content. The blocking software itself that we use rates
flickr as a "G" rating and suitable for education uses. Soon instead
of blocking sites they will have a short list of approved sites I bet.
It's really getting ridiculous.
They are also slowly blocking any sites that allow online sales such
as Amazon and even B&H. I'm surprised they even still allow STN mail
to come through!
Raymond Wishart
Wishard@bay.k12.fl.us
