Project 6: Digitizing Media

Project Description: To Digitize the school's department's Video Tapes

Cause of Project:
DVDs are 25 times thinner than Video Tapes
Some media is only on Video Tapes, not DVDs
The School's Video Tapes are slowly wearing out
PAL Video Tapes do not work with the Flat Screen TVs
You can't put a Video Tape in a computer and be able to play it
Video Tapes aren't an example of a "21st Century Environment"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Estimated Length of Project: 6 months

What I am doing:

Stage 1: Research how many Video Tapes are in each department (50% done)
Stage 2: Decide whether to digitize the Video Tapes into DVD or mp4 (we have a favor)
Stage 3: Decide how to distribute the media (brainstorming ideas)
Stage 4: Decide how to digitize the Video Tapes (depends on Stage 2)
Stage 5: Digitize the Video Tapes (depends on Stage 4)
Stage 6: Organize the media (depends on Stage 2)
Stage 7: Show teachers & students how to access the media (depends on Stage 2)

Challenges:
To count the Video Tapes (one class room had 100+)

Status: Still in progress (currently in Stage 1)