Time-Lapse Video of Valley High School Construction

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Check out the great time-lapse video put together by WDM tech staff member Carl Sundermann (@carlsunder on twitter)  The video documents the construction progress between June 13, 2011 to January 15, 2013 to the new story addition at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Here’s some details about how the video was made…

  • Used a Canon Rebel T1i digital camera with a 10mm wide-angle lens
  • DSLR Remote Pro taking a photo every 15 minutes
  • Camera was up and running between June 13, 2011 and Jan 15, 2013.
  • 96 images were taken each day, or approximately 53,088 total images
  • The photos from 6pm to 6am were removed
  • Imported all images into Final Cut Pro v 7.0.3
  • Timeline 1280×720 at HDV 720p30, 1 frame/image
  • Removed weekends, holidays, and times when nothing was happening
  • Approximately 12,450 frames made the final edit
  • Increased speed 2x to keep the final length around 4 minutes
  • Music from soundzabound.com with education license.

Committee to study “why?” related to 1:1 technology

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1:1 study committeeAs announced last week, the school board has requested a committee to study the “why” related to 1:1 technology. (for more info, see: http://wp.me/s1JF02-11study)  Our next steps are to identify who will be on the study team, which is outlined in the information below.

What tasks will the group *NOT* be responsible for?

  1. No discussing devices: There is no need to compare technology devices – we do NOT have approval for deploying 1:1
  2. No discussing roll out plans:  There is no need to discuss which grade levels and/or which schools are impacted.
  3.  No discussing time frames:  There is NO approval for 1:1, so the time frame / deployment options does not need to be discussed at this time.

What tasks/questions will the group be responsible for?

  1. What are the pros / cons of providing devices to students?
  2. What are the benefits and anticipated results of going 1:1? If we did 1:1, what do we expect to see as results?
  3. What specific benefits are other districts seeing as a result of 1:1?
  4. Gauge community (staff, parents, community) interest in 1:1

When will the group meet?

  • First meeting:  Feb 18th, 4pm to 6pm at the LRC
  • Second meeting: Feb 26th, 4pm to 6pm at the LRC
  • Following the 2nd meeting, we are anticipating some visits to other in-state districts to study why they are doing 1:1 and what results they are expecting.
  • Next meeting: date has not been set, but expect to share visits and compile results.

What is the make up of the study committee membership?

  • Each 7-12 school will have a number of representatives:  VHS(4), VSW (2), WCC(2), ST(2), IH(2).  
  • Elementary schools will have a total of (4) individuals. 
  • We’ll also be seeking administrators and parents, along with two school board members.

I’m interested in being on the group – who do I talk to?

  • 7-12 Staff:  Contact your building principal to let them know you are interested. Each 7-12 school may use their own process to decide their representatives.
  • K-6 Staff:  Contact Brian Abeling to let him know you are interested.  He’ll work with elementary principals to make the final determination on the elementary spots.
  • Parents:  Interested parents should contact Brian Abeling (abelingb@wdmcs.org)

If the meetings are outside of contract time, will teachers be compensated?

Yes, teachers will be compensated for any meetings outside of contract time.  At this time, we’re anticipating 3 meetings outside of the normal work day.