Thanks to our Student Video Network (SVN) initiative at eSN.TV, your students can earn valuable video-production experience--and a shot at national recognition for their efforts.

eSchool News founded the SVN to give students across North America the chance to experience what it's like to be real news anchors and reporters. Now, beginning this month, students can upload their own videos to eSN.TV for consideration.

We've upgraded our web site to allow users to post their own videos to www.eSchoolNews.TV. And we're encouraging students to create and submit video samples that illustrate how they handle breaking news coverage. Simply click on the "Upload Video" tab to get started.

If your school's sample video is chosen, you might be invited to become an SVN affiliate. After that, not only will your students get to experience real deadlines and the fast pace of daily news programming, but their work also will be available for viewing by the hundreds of thousands of members of the eSchool News Network. They'll develop samples for their video portfolios--and, of course, they'll have loads of fun learning practical, real-world skills.

If you submit a sample video for the SVN, we ask that you choose two or three stories from the "Top News" section of our home page and create a student newscast. This newscast should present a summary of the stories you've chosen, enough for a two- to three-minute video clip. If possible, the stories you choose should have a common theme or topic that ties them together. To view actual examples of SVN productions, go to www.eSchoolNews.TV, and in the category box, select "Student Video Network."