Allan is a photographer, journalist and the founder of KE Media. With TechLit he inspires students with his passion for video production. Students learn to use video editing software with Allan.

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Photography and Videography is part of our lessons in video production class.Since the phone was introduced to our TechLit classes, students now enjoy and love taking videos of themselves then editing on their own, they like the slow motion video moves.This week I visited Mombasa schools. In&nbsp;Victoria Baptist school, there was this student by the name Hamisi, she was the director of the day she was responsible of taking good photos and videos.Hamisi was taking photos with the front-facing camera then take selfies with whom she was capturing. She said "Nachukua selfie ndio mwenye ataona hizi picha ajue ni Mimi ndio nilipiga " I take selfies so that when one sees their photos, they will know that I was the photographer.She was the happy photographer.

After travelling to Mombasa this week, Allan introduced students to photography and videography with an iPhone. A student named Hamisi had a unique way to show off her skills.

A Photo and A Selfie | TechLit Africa

Victoria Baptist

Nelly Cheboi is a celebrated social entrepreneur, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/nelly-cheboi/?sh=179de9a85764" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forbes 30 under 30</a> honoree, and<a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/14/world/education-technology-recycling-kenya-poverty-cnnheroes/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> CNN Hero</a>. After growing up in rural Kenya and lifting her family out of poverty, she focused on her community.

CEO | CNN Hero | Forbes Under 30

Every Thursday, we all gather around on Zoom to share stories from the classroom. Every educator writes a story to share from their week about student achievement.

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Stories From The Classroom

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A Photo and A Selfie

Graphic design is one of our specialties at Techlit Africa.Kelvin, a 5th grader at Zawadi Yetu Academy, surprised me today when he told me that that day he was going to lead the class.Kelvin took over the class and taught graphic design to grade one kids. I was so surprised that he knew how to deliver the concept well. He demonstrated each step so well.I realized that all the kids taught by kelvin understood and created nice just as they were shown by kelvin.

Student Teacher in Zawadi Yetu | TechLit Africa

5th Grader in Zawadi Yetu teaches his class how to use new computer applications. His instructions clear enough that his class understood him.

Zawadi Yetu

Inkscape

Graphic Design

Student Teacher in Zawadi Yetu

Video production is one of the specialties in TechLit Africa. Most of the students love video production. In video production, we use an application called OpenShot, which is easy for students to understand.During my visit to Dreams Hills school this week, I came across Faith. She was my co-teacher last term at video production class. She was excited to see me. Their class was to follow next.In the OpenShot class, Faith knew how to cut the video using Control-X and knew how to use transitions without me showing her.Faith told me that during her break from school, with the help of her parents, she installed the OpenShot app on their desktop. She told me that she spent her break learning from YouTube tutorials.

Digital Skills Outside The Classroom | TechLit Africa

I discovered a student in Dreams Hills school who brought her specialty subject home with her. Her whole family is involved in furthering her studies at home.

Dreams Hills

Open Shot

Digital Skills Outside The Classroom

<h2>From Baringo to Mombasa</h2>On Monday, I traveled from Mogotio hub to Mombasa hub with <a href="https://techlitafrica.org/team/members/magdaline-korir" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magda</a>. Our goal was to introduce students there to <a href="https://techlitafrica.org/curriculum/video-production" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video production</a> and <a href="https://techlitafrica.org/curriculum/graphic-design" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">design</a>.<blockquote>Our school lead in Victoria Baptist, Mwinyi, had already prepared the students for our arrival.</blockquote>When we arrived at Victoria Baptist, one of our two schools in Mombasa, the kids were very excited. Mwinyi, our school lead at Victoria Baptist, had already highlighted to them that a specialist was coming from Baringo.<h2>Introducing Video Production</h2><blockquote>The students were prepared with a lot of questions.</blockquote>When I introduced myself as a specialist the kids were more excited. When I introduced video production to them, they were really calm and ready to hear what I had to say.The students at Victoria Baptist asked a lot of questions:<ol><li>How will video production help them?</li><li>Why is video production important?</li><li>Can they do video production at home or at a higher level?</li></ol>They really liked it when I told them they really could make good videos like they watch on TV. I even got two student teachers to help me run the class.<h2>A Self-Teacher Named Fabrin</h2>I had a student by the name Fabrin who was outstanding. He was in Grade 4, Group 1. He easily understood what I had taught.<blockquote>Fabrin chose to teach the other student what he learned.</blockquote>Without me showing him, Fabrin learned how to use a common shortcut, Control-A, to move all the videos at once. Some students like to be the only one with some skill, but Fabrin choose to teach the other students what he learned. He taught his group and even stayed to show the second group in Grade 4.Overall, the response to video production in Victoria Baptist was very good. The Mombasa students are just awesome.

Curious Grade 4 Students With Many Questions | Class 4 Students Self-Teaching | Teaching Video Production In Mombasa | Baringo To Mombasa

On Monday, I traveled from Mogotio hub to Mombasa hub with Magda. Our goal was to introduce students there to video production and Graphic Design. Overall, the response to video production in Victoria Baptist was very good. The Mombasa students are just awesome.

Questions and Self-Teaching in Mombasa | TechLit Africa

Questions and Self-Teaching in Mombasa

Allan Kiprono

Tyler Cinnamon is a American programmer and entrepreneur. He started TechLit Africa with Nelly Cheboi in 2018 to disrupt poverty with used IT devices.

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Founder of KE Media | Photographer - Journalist - DJ | Video Production Specialty | Teaching Digital Skills & Self-Efficacy in Kenya Primary Schools

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