Fryer 6 - Video Thoughts

Video Thoughts
Fryer 6

1. When using video in the classroom, the author recommends selecting shorter and simpler (3-5 min) chunked video clips for use in the classroom.  Discuss the video beforehand and ask pre questions to prime the students.

2. No - or quick - edit videography is a quickshare technology that can be produced on mobile computing devices like the iPad tablet, as well as laptops.  It can allow students to upload assignments from locations outside the classroom, or just almost as soon as they have shot the video.

3. Screencasts allow students or teachers to record videos of actions on a computer screen or even on a tablet, along with an audio track.  Khan Academy is an excellent and prominent example of this.  This can be used to make tutorials and other things.

4. There are many options for uploading and viewing a created video onto the internet.  Sites such as youtube, vimeo, or several educational sites, are discussed. 

Using tags is also very helpful.  Using quietube and viewpure allows a teacher to show videos without inappropriate information showing in the side bars. 

I could use video in my lesson plan to demonstrate that density differences in the Earth’s mantle create convection currents.  While showing a specialized piece of lab equipment known as a “lava lamp”, the soundtrack voiceover can be explaining how changing density caused by heat leads to the motion visible on screen.  Diagrams  explaining the process can also be included.  In fact, I changed my lesson plan to incorporate this idea!