Every school will have access to slightly different equipment and how these different tools will work together will have all sorts of little oddities. Do have a test run with all of your equipment before trying anything live in a teaching session. Our trial schools found this out the hard way, that much time can be wasted when you realise that the vital cable you didn't know you needed is nowhere to be found and the lab technician has gone home. Much embarrassment can be avoided with a little preparation.

That means respect their rights, work, time and their dignity.

• Always ask people’s permission to film them
• Turn up on time, fully prepared and don’t keep anyone waiting
• Show the person filmed the end result and check its ok to publish it. It’s only polite and they are much less likely to object to having been portrayed a certain way if you’ve shown them and asked if they’re happy.
• Make sure you don’t infringe on anybody’s copyright

Copyright is a thorny issue, but easy to get right provided you learn a few simple rules

• Find out who owns the copyright of students' work – it might not be the student
• Always get permission before you use anybody else’s work in your own video
• Remember that permission to use does not equal permission to broadcast
• Get any permissions granted in writing
• Know where you can find images and music that are ok to use
   

For more detail see the next page on copyright