Multimedia Publishing for the Masses
Here are some ideas for using video in the classroom:
Here are a few more ideas suggested by Bob Sprankle at Wells Elementary School in Wells, Maine.
Lastly, here's an excellent article from the University of Illinois about how to create movies effectively in the classroom.
- We can use videos to teach content: showing documentaries and informational videos.
- We can conduct research on ourselves: students can videotape themselves performing and then analyze their performance.
- We can conduct research on others: students can videotape an activity and then analyze/code the video to learn from what they see.
- We can use video production to teach literature and writing skills
- We can analyze videos and movies to teach media literacy
- We can create videos to document stories in our community
- We can create oral histories
- We can use video to give reports
Here are a few more ideas suggested by Bob Sprankle at Wells Elementary School in Wells, Maine.
- Film students on the first day of school, asking them what their goals are for the school year.
- Ask a student to demonstrate how to solve a math problem and capture his exact process, rather than just the answer -- great to post online, too.
- Capture hands-on experiential learning.
- Film important lesson highlights so absent students can review what they missed.
- Have students create tutorials.
- Capture the excitement of learning from each student.
- Film real-world connections from outside and use them to capture students attention during a lesson.
- Use video to leave instructions for a substitute teacher.
- Source: Sprankle, B. (2008, April). Caught on video. Technology & Learning, 28(9), 29-32.
Lastly, here's an excellent article from the University of Illinois about how to create movies effectively in the classroom.