Overview Benefits of Using Videos Ideas of How to Use Videos in the Classroom Types of Computer Programs

Why Use Videos Supports multimodal methods of teaching Can present information that would not otherwise be accessible Great way for parent involvement Can be accessible and reusable throughout the school year Can be incorporated into your curriculum development year-after-year Can promote active student involvement

Active Student Involvement Promotes active learning Way to assess student understanding Builds technical skills Teambuilding exercise

Examples Social Studies Historical Sites English Actual information about a book Grammar

Examples Mathematics How-to instructions Math Tricks Science, General Lab Experiments

Examples Biology Plants Large plants or trees to big to bring into the class Time-lapses of the life-cycle of a plant Animals Earth Science Large Rock Types Land formations

Examples Chemistry Experiments involving dangerous chemicals or chemical reactions Foreign Languages Building specific vocabulary Providing cultural understanding

Things to consider…. Size of the video file File format.wmv,.avi (Window Media Player).qt.,.mov (QuickTime, Apple) flv,.f4v (Flash Video, Adobe).mp4 Purpose of the video File quality after video production Wide Screen vs. Normal Screen Quality of camera

Programs MovieMaker (Mircrosoft) iMovie (Apple) Premiere (Adobe) Encore (Adobe) After Effects (Adobe) Final Cut (Apple) QuickTime Pro (Apple)

Summary Benefits of Using Videos Ideas of How to Use Videos in the Classroom Types of Computer Programs