Video in Education

     Using video in classrooms has been around since VHS tapes. They have been used as supplements to instruction to give students a different perspective of a lesson and to see the material in motion. This can be very useful when teaching a subject that requires in depth descriptions or complex material. Allowing students to visually see how things work and witness them happening can greatly increase their retention of the lessons. Video in the classroom has evolved since the times of VHS and now students are not only watching videos but they are creating and developing videos themselves to present to fellow students and teachers. This new use of videos allows students to reach higher levels of Blooms revised taxonomy.
     I think using already made videos can be a valuable resource and intend on using them in my classroom as long as I can find some that really drive home the point of the lesson or can help to facilitate learning of a lesson effectively. I do not think they are necessary for every lesson but do think for some lessons they can really help students to grasp some material. I would also like to allow students to create their own videos as a cap stone project to show how they bring all the material together into one final culminating point. There are resources available to teachers to help them integrate video production as a project. Below are some examples of ways that videos can be used in todays 21st century classroom.

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