School Media Clubs Make Everything Better (Preview)

John Baird, M.Sc.

Math Teacher

Austin, TX

Media Clubs

• This is a preview of the SXSW 2013 presentation

• It focuses on images of the clubs being discussed (when possible) and their stories

Student Publishing in NYC

Student Publishing in NYC

• Students from different backgrounds collaborated on their own art projects

• A quarter of the entire 8th grade

• Hosted a guest speaker– Kittyhawk, webcomic artist

• Support level: mostly positive– Most teachers, parents, and administrators, with

few exceptions

Anime Club at a Treatment Center

• No pictures due to privacy protections• Treatment center for mental health issues

– Emotional disturbance, etc.

• A primary source of media exposure in a highly restrictive environment– Common experience gave rise to a unique

meme

• Support level: 50-50– Treatment center staff, but not school officials

Asian Culture in Houston

Asian Culture in Houston• Combined student publishing with an

interest in events– Game tournaments (Yugioh, Pokemon, etc.)– A convention: RAMSCon

• A large percentage of first-time participants in after-school programming

• Support level: Mixed– A few teachers and many community leaders,

but no administrators or parents