The Internet has had a major impact on my own personal learning in both my professional and personal life. It has become the first place I go to find information on almost any topic from photography, to repairing something around the house to finding answers and guidance on issues of education code and student discipline. The screen shot at the end of this post is from SportsShooter.com which I subscribe to. I was to shoot a local team competing in the National Finals at the Velodrome Home Depot Center and I had never shot indoor cycling. Within two hours of posting the question I had responses including a link to an academy video. In my role as Director of Student Support I belong to two professional organizations which frequently send group emails to each other seeking advice on a wide range of legal questions.
The biggest distraction is the amount of information available and being able to focus on the question at hand. It is very easy for me to begin following interesting links not really related to the current topic or issue.
I believe students would have the same answer for how the internet may distract their learning, maybe to an even greater degree. Most students would have to answer that the internet does not help their learning at school due to it's lack of access during the school day but is a major resource when working outside of school.
The first step in supporting students in using the internet as their own personal learning space is to work with our schools and districts on providing access. Expanding wireless capabilities, implementing BYOD policies, designing blended learning opportunities for students and providing resources for teachers. Which in turn will be able to support students through the teaching and use of Web 2.0 tools such as Evernote, Wikis, Threaded Discussions, Google Docs, and others.
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Velodrome Cycling Photography
Butch Owens, Photographer, Photo Editor
 | Murrieta | CA | US | Posted: 9:36 PM on 09.28.10 |
| ->> I will be shooting at the Home Depot Center Velodrome Indoor cycling. I've shot football, basketball, baseball, soccer etc. but this is the first time for indoor cycling. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, |
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Jack Megaw, Photographer, Assistant
.jpg) | Philadelphia | PA | America | Posted: 9:47 PM on 09.28.10 |
->> Check out the "Two Students" video feature - lots of great stuff from there. http://sportsshooteracademy.com/videos/
Also lots of great images from there are in the video couldn't hurt! (shooting cycling on a velodrome is great - you can be very creative with it!)
Hope it helps.
-Jack |
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Juliann Tallino, Photographer
.jpg) | Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 11:48 PM on 09.28.10 |
| ->> I shot there once, light absolutely sucks but you can use flash, most everyone did, but that was pre-D3/MarkIV. Not sure what type of event you're shooting, I shot the UCI world championships and they gave out vests (I think it was vests, it was a while ago), some shooters could get out on the track and the rest of us had to shoot from a more restricted area, but we could shoot down from the top, in the stands and from inside the track. We had access to the inside area where the cyclists were before races, pretty much free reign of the velodrome. Bring parking money, Home Depot does not do media parking, everyone pays. |
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Butch Owens, Photographer, Photo Editor
| Murrieta | CA | US | Posted: 12:21 AM on 09.29.10 |
| ->> Thanks Jack and Juliann. I'll be going later this week so will let you know how it goes. |
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Nigel Farrow, Photographer
.jpg) | Suffolk | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 6:08 AM on 09.29.10 |
->> I'd do a search for images from events like the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, 7 day racing (Munich and Ghent are the two that spring to mind) plus, the event Juliann mentions, the UCI Worlds. OK the lighting may not be as good as for these but hopefully how other people have covered the sport will give you some ideas.
Depending on the event and who you are shooting for you may have pretty good access anyhow but I would still get there as early as possible and recce the venue so you can plan on being in the right place for any specific competitors you have to cover.
Good luck. Have fun. |
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