Here are a few new examples of classroom videomaking sites worth checking out from around the web.
Elementary
Mr. Alonso’s 4th grade classroom. I particularly enjoyed, The Secret to the CSTs.
Mrs. McKillop’s 4th grade classroom in Elk Grove. Here is their award-winning movie, The Power of One.
Middle School
Mr. Mayo’s Middle School Films. I particularly enjoy the middle school brand of humor.
Mr. Hodgson’s claymation literary terms (alliteration, hyperbole, etc).
Closing
If your in the L.A. area, please take an iMovie class with me this summer at the County Office of Education.
Also check out my own classroom videomaking at Video in the Classroom.com
Earlier editions of the Video in the Classroom Carnival can be found here.
I think video in the classroom is such a great idea! It is an effective way for students to learn and share ideas. Students can learn and be creative at the same time. Some of the movies were so cute! I wish I could have watched a video when I was in grade school to learn how to tie my shoe.
I think what you are doing with film is amazing. You have unleashed so much originality and creativity in your students. Their messages are very powerful and there is no better way to get these moral messages across to teenagers than through their pears.
I am also glad to see that by writing films the test scores for the students have improved. I was not expecting to see that kind of data. I guess that is what Randy Pausch would refer to as faking them out. The kids are getting great enjoyment from making films and learning valuable skills about writing.
The one method that you all used that intrigues me the most is Stop Motion Animation. I could not stop thinking about the old skits of “Mr Bill” from Saturday Night Live. They were always my favorite part of the show. I have never really wanted to make a movie before but this is intriguing. I would like to use it for a project in my media class at the University of South Alabama. Any information that you would like to share would be welcomed. Thanks for sharing with us. You can email me or check out my blog
An example of easy and quickly made videos for kids and adults. Bob and Sue are returning adults to Higher Education and discuss their frustrations http://cloudworks.ac.uk/cloud/view/4103
Doing school video is a very good way to motivate our students to participate well in class. This is one way to polish thier skills in film making. We can also apply this in online learning, this is one way to sustain the interest of our students. But of course we need to limit the size of file we need to upload.
I definitely agree that using video in the classroom is very useful. It’s so important especially in today’s world of technology. I really enjoyed the links that you provided in this post. Out of the videos that I watched, I particularly enjoyed The Secret to the CST.
I was surprised to read that video in the classroom improves test scores. It’s amazing that something so fun can be so beneficial at the same time. I am very excited to learn more about video making so that one day I can use it in my own classroom. Not only does it benefit the students, but everyone in general.
I am a student at The University of South Alabama taking Education Media 310. Check out my blog at http://moorealexisedm310.blogspot.com/.
I think the videos are a brilliant and creative idea. We definitely need more creativity in our classrooms. When students are engaged in and interested in learning school doesn’t seem like a such a chore to them. The videos get the students involved and help them teach each other, as well as provide interesting and fun ways of learning.
Video is such an effective tool in the classroom. I think many teachers don’t utilize it because they think it would be too technically difficult. However, as with so many other aspects of teaching, the effort you put in to educate yourself is rewarded in abundance with your students.
As well as being culturally relevant to students, I imagine that students who participate in video making feel a sense of real ownership and pride in the finished product. I was not surprised to learn that these types of activities led to higher test scores. In this era of high stakes testing, educators must remember that activities that foster creativity and higher level critical thinking skills will help students become better thinkers, helping improve test scores in ways that “burp-back” worksheets and repetitive drilling never will.
I’m a student in EDM 310 at the University of South Alabama. You can find my blog at http://polchowhillary2edm310.blogspot.com/. Thanks for the great work you’re doing!