Assignment 9

I read the blog, "Caught on Video." I was very intrigued by the author's ideas in using a video camera in the classroom. I felt he did a great job of exploring several fun and practical ways of using a camera in the classroom. Using the video camera to record the main topics covered in each class lesson would be great for students. It would be nice for the teacher to use a blog or something to post the videos. For students and parents to have access to video of the classroom activities and assignments at the same time would make things more convenient for parents that have busy work schedules. I thought it was a great idea to have students be recorded at the beginning and at the end of the school year to see their progression throughout the year. I also liked the idea of having parent/teacher conferences video taped. That way, parents can re watch it, if they have any additional questions, it can be addressed at a later time. The only difficulty with utilizing the camera as much as he suggests is that it would be a lot of editing. In order to re watch the footage, the teacher would have to label each individual clip. Would each clip be organized under each student file? Overall, I feel that it should be utilized. Students that are sick or need additional help would profit the most from this form of technology.