Katherine Page Burdick
These are some great websites that list ways to use video in the classroom.
I will be travelling quite a bit this year to conferences and schools, speaking about a lifelong teaching passion - the use of video as an educational material. It is something I've promoted and developed many language learning ideas around - foremost through my work on EnglishCentral.
It's back-to-school season for most educators and this year, the TechSmith Education team is writing a series of blog posts with some ideas for the classroom. Today, we want to take a look at using video in the classroom. Many people may think of video in the classroom as delivering a TED talk, History or Discovery Channel video.
Video has always been a part of education. Teachers often use movies in the classroom whenever the content of a movie or documentary could serve as a supplement to classroom instruction.
Any company, organization, or individual hoping to take advantage of digital video (see TeachThought's related piece, How To YouTube Your Classroom ) to educate or entertain the populace or promote a product should have a video strategy in place before springing for the time and equipment involved.
Engaging students sometimes takes a little more than just some colorful language and creative gesticulations. Sometimes technology needs to bridge the gap between student and teacher. It seems like every student who is able to type is in possession of a video-capable smartphone. From the new iPhone 4 to the Flip HD cameras, it's never ...
Videos are a great way to bring vibrancy into the classroom! For teachers, a video shares content in a powerful and engaging way. For students, a video encourages interaction with academic material by hand-picking images, video, music and text.
Wideo, an animated video creation tool that I've reviewed a couple of times, recently published a video highlighting seven ideas for using their service in classrooms. The ideas featured could be applied to using a number of other video creation services in addition to Wideo.
"Communication through the use of video is as powerful and exciting as it has ever been in our history. Digital technology is revolutionizing the way we see the world, and how we become knowledgeable. We are not only consumers, but creators, whose ideas are vast, creative and more untapped than we have ever experienced before.
Katherine Page Burdick worked as a teacher and a school administrator for more than fifteen years. She has spent equal time developing a strong track record of creating innovative, leading, educati...
