These skill development
activities will introduce you to some of the many ways digital videos
can be used in the classroom to enhance the learning process.
The first skill
development activity, Desktop Demos, will provide a sample of movies,
experiments, and pictures that could be used for teaching purposes.
Each of these examples utilized digital video.
The second skill
development activity will introduce some of the creative ways teachers
are using digital video, especially iMovie as a teaching tool.
The third skill
development activity provides examples of how students have been able
to enhance their learning experience by using digital video. An example,
is using iMovie to create a video project report rather than a paper
report.
The fourth skill
development activity consists of further examples of projects that both
teachers and students have created. These projects can be found online
and demonstrate how technology is being used around the country. They
provide some great ideas that you might find useful.
Teachers, please
email any creative ideas that you and your class may have come up with
for using digital video in the classroom.