More than just a name, a World War One commemoration project. Presented at local studies meeting at Ashfield 30 October 2014.

1. TARA KLEIN | YOUTH SERVICES SPECIALIST
DAVID SANSOME | LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARIAN
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2. Engagement with local schools
•To research and create a short video about a service person connected to the City of Canada Bay area
Provide youth access and increase skills
•Producing digital media using the libraries’ portable multimedia lab and iMovie
Remembering the sacrifice of service people connected to City of Canada Bay and ensure their legacy lives on
•Videos to be shared and distributed
PROJECT OUTCOME

3. BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY
•Vital role in collecting and making available local information
•Creating local content
•Engaging the community
•Getting students enthused about local history
•Educating and up-skilling the public
•Bringing our local community to the world

4. USE OF VIDEOS
•Upload on YouTube
•Display in libraries
•Shown in schools
•Collection of videos recorded onto DVD
•Material to also be used for ongoing events marking the Centenary of WW1

5. HOW DID WE DO IT?
•City of Canada Bay Libraries established a multimedia lab via:
–Library Development Grant in 2011/12 under from the Library Council of New South Wales
•The portable lab allows library staff to reach out to schools and the community
•Enable state-of-the-art learning by increasing youth access to digital media

6. HOW DID WE GATHER THE INFORMATION?
•Huge amount of work prior to project commencement included collecting soldiers’ names and information
•Images purchased via Australian War Memorial for use in project

7. GUIDELINES
•Students in Year 7 to Year 10 participate
•The creative project will run from April to December 2014.
•Working in groups students choose a serviceman or servicewoman from an established list of local servicemen and women.
•Video clips will cover all four of the following aspects:
–Summary of person’s life
–Connection to City of Canada Bay area
–Role they played during WW1
–How they will be remembered
•Minimum of two of the following media will be used:
–Music
–Animation
–Still photos
–Original Video
–Spoken Word

8. ENGAGING LOCAL SCHOOLS
•Contact established in late 2013
•4 High schools in Local area were approached
•Initial response slow
•Flexibility - opened up project to primary schools
•Mayor’s involvement
•Considerations:
–Staffing
–Resources
–Class sizes

9. PROJECT PLAN
6-week-program with one- hour length lessons based at the schools.
Part one: Research
Part two: Video development

10. FLEXIBILITY FOR AUDIENCES
•Primary vs High School
•Consideration in allocating soldiers
•One soldier one video
•Guiding students research via worksheets
•Importance of primary sources and enlistment forms
•Terminology issues

11. BREAKFAST POINT MEMORIAL WEBSITE
•Linking local historian Greg Maunsell’s work with students
•Student sharing experiences via website comments

12. PART ONE: RESEARCH
Navigating around important sites, e.g.:
•Australian War Memorial
•Trove
•Canada Bay Connections
•Breakfast Point Memorial
•Mapping our Anzacs
Enforcing the importance of the project and the respect needed for the soldiers.
Soldiers relatives notified o video creation

13. SPECIAL GUEST
An officer of the Australian Navy visited Five Dock Public School to remind students of the continuing service Australia provides in protecting our country.

14. PART TWO: VIDEO DEVELOPMENT
•City of Canada Bay Libraries appointed a creative consultant to assist in running this aspect of project
•Students worked on Mac laptops and iPads
•Storytelling and scriptwriting
•Creating the right tone – through film elements sound, pace, chose of images and text
•Applying a simplified process in creating videos

15. STUDENT VIDEO – Frank Milton Thornton

16. CONSIDERATIONS
•Copyright on images
•Consistency across videos
•Source and fact check of student video information
•Staff support
•Maintaining a flexible and positive experience
•Respecting school policies on students details

17. LAUNCH OF VIDEOS
The videos have been uploaded to City of Canada Bay’s Youth YouTube channel and we are encouraging anyone to share.

18. AWARD CEREMONY
•Mayor Angelo Tsirekas and City of Canada Bay Libraries awarded certificates and DVDs to students
•The Principal together with teachers, parents and special guests viewed the videos and thanked students for their involvement

19. •Social media
•City of Canada Bay website
•eNewsletters
•City of Canada Bay council publication Bayside Brief
•Local press

20. STILL TO COME
•Wrap up final school
•Total of 68 videos on local soldiers
•Additional methods to promote students work
•Value of project - students will value in years to come and keep their video as a keepsake.

21. STUDENT COMMENTS

22. Contacts:
Tara Klein | Youth Services Specialist
e: tara.klein@canadabay.nsw.gov.au | t: 9911 6314
David Sansome | Local Studies Librarian
e: david.sansome@canadabay.nsw.gov.au | t: 9911 6218