Re: pushing Pro Tools to kids
As a California State Teacher(night gig)I've had the opportunity to teach Pro Tools to radio/TV/film students ;^). Without knowing specifically what you're up to, here's what I do.
-back up & teach some mac basics..like where the command key is, navigating the 'name the session' prompt, and the mac filing hierarchy. If they don't file their projects properly, I can't grade them. I don't have the time to chase after 40 students each time they do a project.
-concepts of the 'shared environment'(don't mess with the computer, or other peoples projects w/out their permission).
Students tend to be pretty intuitive about computers & once I've showed them how to open & build a new session, I let them drive.
Having a video projector helps in instruction. If they're doing stuff @ home, a zip drive is cool so they can sneaker net projects to the school computer for grading.
Install virus protection.
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