OK, I’ll admit it. I associate having a video camera in the classroom with having Hollywood in a classroom: video camera=major movie project=teacher has no time=video camera collects dust. Why not branch out and NOT use it for making videos?
In the most recent magazine of Technology and Learning, Bob Sprankle writes in “Caught on Video” things that a teacher can do with a video camera. Here are some highlights:
==>Film students on the first day of school asking them wht their goals are for the school year.
==>Film the progression of fluency on a weekly and monthly basis.
==>Ask a student how to solve a math problem and capture his exact process (rather than just the answer).
==>Have students film what they’ve done that day and e-mail it to parents.
and here is my favorite: Never write another long note for a substitute teacher!
There are many more examples and explanations from Bob. Interested? Click on the link above!
By: Dave Perloff on June 4, 2008 