Jun
22
Incorporating video
Filed Under Blog Posts, Technology Class Assignments, video
So…I’ve thought a lot about a way that I would use video editing/creation in a meaningful way in my class. I hope to either teach early elementary or work as a reading specialist. I very much welcome feedback and ideas on how to incorporate video editing into my class so that I’m not just doing it for the sake of the assignment or to show that I can edit a video.
What I’m posting is not an edited video; it’s a video I think the students would enjoy that I would use in class, how I would use it, and an idea for how I would edit it that I am wondering if you all think would work.
I would frequently stop the video (at pre-selected spots) and get the students to make predictions about what is going to happen next, like I could do with a story in a book. At the end of the video, I would have the students Think-Pair-Share with a partner to retell the story. Then, I would pull out individual freeze frame images and have the students sub-title the video. Each pair would be in charge of the narrated sub-title of one frame. Then we put them together and could “read” the freeze frames with sub-titles like we would a book with illustrations. We could discuss the story and the narration they created and then watch the movie straight through.
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Is this a good plan for effectively using video in an edited way in a 2nd grade class?
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I think it sounds like a good plan, but my question is this: What is the PURPOSE of the activity? What do you hope that the students will gain (learned content) from this activity and watching the movie? Is it sharing? Teamwork? I’m just curious because we always have to state ‘students will be able to’ in reference to an SOL or specific curriculum area.
I have used video and audio (and obviously seen other people do it) in class. The point of the media was a new presentation for vocabulary comprehension (audio) or the ability of the students to comprehend a storyline from a video presentation (content, etc.) That’s all I’ve got for now! Looks good, though, and I think it is done in a way that the students would enjoy it!
*maybe provide them with a ‘notes page’ with a few predetermined vocabulary terms, character names, etc. for which they will be looking (sometimes it helps younger students stay focused and on task).
I think this has some potential with some aspects of narrative. I’m not sure playing the video builds the skills you want but it may provide the interest in retelling the story.
The goal for this post was to actually edit some audio or video. You could pull out some frames and do an example of what you’d want students to make. Then, if you like it, expand that for your audio/video lesson plan.