What is Adobe Youth Voices Essentials?

Adobe Youth Voices (AYV) Essentials is an online community of educators that provides free access to the entire collection of AYV curriculum and professional development tools. It is also a space for educators to network with peers around the globe to share ideas and discover best practices. Essentials participants can upload media for feedback, request support with technical issues, and participate in all of the Adobe Youth Voices program features.

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2013 SAN JOSE REGION FILM CAMP

On March 2nd, 2013, we had our AYV San Jose region film camp screening at Adobe Headquarters. 15 groups had the opportunity to present their projects in front of an audience of approximately 150 people, while answering questions about their experience. This year, we had 15 groups, 45 students, 12 educators and 5 media mentors who participated in the camp.

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Setting the Stage for Creativity to Thrive

Youth starting a media project may have a wonderful array of arts and technology tools at their fingertips. They can draw pictures, take photographs, shoot video, design graphics. They can share any message they wish with their friends, their community, the world…. All they have to do is ‘just be creative.’

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Student Media Project Supports Local Charity

The idea was to make a difference in their community. Inspired by a classroom assignment on Martin Luther King, Jr., a group of four students – Dantorie Reeves, Charles Lacdan, Juan Lemus and Noel Montes – undertook a video project, which turned into so much more. Their multimedia teacher, Will Cavada of Mt. Pleasant High School, California, tells the story

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Animation Brings Ideas to Life

“What do you think is important for people around you to understand?” A R Deepthi, a teacher at Vivekavardhini High School in Bangalore, India, asked. She was launching an animation project with her students and having this conversation was the first step in crafting a message they cared about.

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Designing a Positive Message

You can pull elements for your piece out of thin air. You can build layers from scratch. You can invent something new, or dramatically re-interpret an existing image so that it looks brand new. All this creative potential is what Rachelle Berthelot, a teacher at Immaculata High School in Ottawa, Canada, loves about graphic design.

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Sundance at the AYV PBYRC Clubhouse in Jordan

The Adobe Youth Voices program at the PBYRC Clubhouse in Amman-Jordan has hosted a guest speaker and film-screening event from the Sundance Film Forward program as part of their international tour.

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San Jose AYV LIVE! Recording

San Jose Adobe Youth Voices Live 2013 went streaming in real-time on May 21st right here in Essentials. If you missed the webcast, you can now view the recording!

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