• Plan

• Research

• Create

• Review

• Revise

• Publish

Ken Burns in 6 “Easy” Steps

Step 2: Research

• Finding the pieces to the puzzle

• Local Libraries

• University Archives

• Museums

• Historical Societies

• Experts in the field

• Follow the trail …

Step 3: Create

• Find the images that tell the story

• Still pictures – historic/modern

• Video – historic (if you’re lucky)/modern

• Sound – music, sound effects, voice-overs

• Interviews

Step 4: Critical Review

• Early deadline• Team of technical experts

– Director of Technology– iCATS– Public Television

• Team of history experts– History Department Head of USI– Supervisor of Social Studies– History Curator of the Museum– Historical Society members

Step 5: Revise

• Students do their Critical Review also

• See results from the Critical Review team

• Re-edit

• Re-shoot

• Re-look at the final product

• It is broadcast quality, professional standard – real product for a real audience

Step 6: Publish• Ceremony at the school

• Airs on Public Television – WNIN in Evansville -- http://www.wnin.org/emm-bin/homepage.cgi

• Repeats on Education Channels

• Hosted as podcasts on the Evansville-Vanderburgh Public Library -- http://evpl.org/feelthehistory/

• Feel the History website – http://www.feelthehistory.com

Extensions• F. J. Reitz Band – Greyhound Bus

Station, LST 325 ; Evansville Shipyards

• Southwestern Indiana Career and Technical Center – Greyhound Bus Station 3d animation

• Redbank Reunion Band – Civil War – coming in May 2008

• Glenwood Middle School – UE Plane Crash

FtH in the Community

• AARP• West Side Improvement Association• Vanderburgh County Historical Society – student

member• City Preservation Office

– James Bethel Gresham Home– Greyhound Bus Station

• Willard Library – Tri-State Genealogical Society

Contact Information

• Jon Carl – jdcarl@evsc.k12.in.us – F. J. Reitz High School

• Rob Spear – rcspear@evsc.k12.in.us– Helfrich Park Middle School

• Terry Hughes – thughes@evsc.k12.in.us– iCATS