Teen TV involves students in many aspects of TV production and presentation. Students also create ten-minute productions two to three times a week. The shows are aired during the afternoon home room session, so that all 286 students in the school can watch it. Videos on teen issues like date rape, abuse, drinking, smoking, school violence and bullying are created as a way of students teaching students. Roncalli Radio is run through the local community channel, which means that anyone at school or in the community tuned to channel five can hear it.
Students do radio disc jockeying in the morning before school starts and during the lunch break.
They air ads, make school announcements, and play songs - even requests that are made by students or phoned in by the local community people who may be listening. The BCED News article, Five BC Schools Chosen as Leaders in Innovation , profiled the NIS program and highlighted the innovative work of one of its pioneer Members, Coal Tyee Elementary. This initiative was launched last fall to support teachers across the province in ICT integration in classroom activities and lessons. Districts were given the opportunity to assist their teachers in learning how to incorporate technology into their teaching and learning. Representatives from NIS schools in BC will be assisting in this process.