Preparing Students for Industry Careers or College -- panel discussion and demonstration

The Media Center for Art, Education and Technology, MCAET, invites the public, including industry professionals, community leaders, educators, and artists to a community presentation, panel, and facility tour on Wednesday, April 26, from 10 am  to 3 pm at 901 Blanco Circle, Salinas.

Learn how the Media Center for Art, Education and Technology is developing the arts, media, and entertainment industry’s future as a State designated Career Technical Education Demonstration Site.

Tom Torlakson, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, referred to MCAET studios as one of “The Best in the State." The Career Technical Education division has also named MCAET and the Millennium Charter High School one of eight statewide “Career Education Demonstration Sites."

At MCAET, students from throughout Monterey County are learning alongside Industry Professionals: • Radio, T.V., Film • Advertising • Promotions • Web Design • Broadcast Journalism • Sports Broadcast • Engineering • Animation • Game Design

Wednesday, April 26
10:00am to noon - Presentation & Panel Discussion
“Preparing Students for Industry Careers or College”
Noon - Complimentary LUNCH
1:00pm to 3:00pm - Open House Tours
MCAET Studios, Production Truck, Mobile Digital Media Studio

For more information or RSVP, contact Hamish Tyler, MCAET Director, htyler@montereycoe.org or 831-784-4192

Did you ever ride The Del Monte Express?

The Media Center for Art, Education, and Technology is producing a documentary about The Del Monte Express, a train that had service into Pacific Grove from 1890 until 1971.

MCAET Television Production is looking for movie footage, still photos and memories from people (or their relatives) who took a ride on The Del Monte Express. The show will investigate the current conditions of our public transportation systems and motivate the public to value sustainable transportation. Share your story with MCAET so they can paint a full and accurate picture of the train's history.

The 60 minute television special will be produced with the help of eight students from the Millennium Charter High School in Salinas, and will be used for educational purposes.

Submissions are requested immediately through March 31, 2014 to be emailed to the production team at Brittney@houseof8media.com

A week-long party wraps up at MCOE's, Millennium Charter begins classes next week

The Media Center for Arts, Education & Technology, housed at the Monterey County Office of Education, is celebrating this week the unveiling of its state-of-the-art facility that will also be home to the Millennium Charter School.

They place's been happening all week, with dancers, poetry readings, plays and all sorts of artistic presentations in a taste of what's to be expected from this new venture.

Tonight, yours truly and my amazing boss Dave Kellogg will be guest speakers to talk about journalism in the digital age.

The performances are free and open to the public. They may also be viewed on Charter Channel 17 and Comcast Channel 26.

The grand opening ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, with music by Red Beans and Rice and tours of the studios. Then on Monday Aug. 26 there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the bell rings for the inaugural class of the Millennium Charter High School.

Come check out the studios, or watch Dave and me on TV. It's going to be fun!

The Media Center is at 901 Blanco Circle, Salinas, at the office of the Monterey County Office of Education.

School Bytes is on TV!

And so am I. Adela Micha, watch out!

It's a sign of the times. Reporters now have to be more versatile. We have to take photos, produce video, and hosts our own TV shows!

Take a look at my debut on TV. I hosted a forum on California Prop. 30 and 38, the competing, vastly different ballot measures that would increase taxes to fund education. I'm afraid now the issue is getting muddled by the rancorous debate taking place between their sponsors -- Jerry Brown and Molly Munger -- so this may be a good opportunity for you to find out the basics of the two and how they'd affect education in Monterey County.

The program will air on the Media Center for Arts, Education & Technology Channel the following dates. All showings are both A.M. and P.M.

Monday, October 15 at 2 and 8
Saturday, October 20 at 1 and 7
Monday, October 22 at 2 and 8
Saturday, October 27 at 1 and 7

MCAET can be seen on Comcast Cable Channel 26 in the Salinas/Monterey area. MCAET also transmits over the air on Digital Channel 38.2 in the Salinas/Monterey area. In North Monterey County, MCAET can be seen on Charter Cable Channel 17.

Or watch it here!

It's Black History month

don't miss the programming the Media Center for Art and Education Technology of the Monterey County Office of Education has put together to honor our African American communities.

Programs include

• Soul Music By The Bay 2010 – featuring performances by Leanne Robinson, Blayze, Big Brooklyn Red, Traffik Noize and more.
• Voices and Visions: Langston Hughes – Hughes is one of the best poets who ever lived in the United States. Enough said.
  
• Local Legends: Helen Rucker – Rucker, a lifelong educator and community activist, discusses race, politics and the importance of knowing ancestral history.
• Arts in the Schools: African American Artists of Monterey County – The Arts in the Schools series proudly spotlights African-Americans honor students involved in the performing arts in Monterey County.
• The Seaside Cultural Arts Group Presents a Tribute to Black History Month – Recorded live last Feb. 11.

Programming may be viewed on the following channels:

• Charter Cable Channel 8 in Gonzales and Soledad
• Charter Cable Channel 17 in North Monterey County
• Charter Cable Channel 29 in Greenfield and King City
• Comcast Cable Channel 26 in the Salinas and Monterey Peninsula areas
• Digital Channel 38.2 (over the air)