VIDEO IMAGES

VIDEO IMAGES

The above is a video that I have created which simply introduces the viewer to this Blog.  Video images are a simple but effective tool.

How to Create a Video Image

There are many different ways to create a video image, including using a video recorder, using phones, computers etc.  The above video image was created using my "Blackberry" mobile phone.  It was then simply uploaded to You Tube and then attached to this blog.

By uploading your video image to "You Tube" it is easier to share the video, however, the video may be saved to your computer and then attached as a video file.

For a video demonstration on how to upload a video to "You Tube" please watch the following:

However, you don't need to just use video images that are created by you.  You can upload video images that have been published by others.

Above is a video image uploaded from You Tube of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon.  This would be a great resource for students studying space.

How Can Video Image Be Used in the Classroom

Video Images can be used in the classroom in many ways including:

• As with the above video of Neil Armstrong landing on the moon, it allows students to see what really occurred in historty;
• New events can be viewed and discuseed
• World events viewed and discussed
• Students can create their own videos and upload them to present to the class.

PMI Analysis of Using Video In the Classroom

The advantages of using video in the classroom is it gives students a real life version of what they are learning which they can then relate to.  It is a source of new information which is regularly updated.  It reaches a variety of learning styles, including visual and verbal learners (Learning Styles and Strategies).  It used appropriately, with discussion of the content and allowing students to apply the content of the video to their own projects etc. it will promote higher order thinking (Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains).  Further, it could assist with all learning theories if used appropriately.  Just viewing the video is not sufficient.  The video should only enhance the lesson and not be the full lesson.

The disadvantages of using video are that the content needs to be assessed prior to the students watching it to ensure it is appropriate to the learning area being taught.  Another disadvantage is that students may 'switch off' during the video.  To ensure this doesn't occur the lesson should be planned in such a way that there are intervals during the video to discuss the topic. 
What is interesting about video images is that there is a vast range available on the internet, not only through You Tube but through places like ABC.  Please look at this link of ABC Bananas in Pjamas.
There are so many ways to include video image in the classroom.

Personal Reflection

Video images are easy to use and are uploaded very easily and can be uploaded to almost anything, including blogs, wikis, powerpoints etc.  I think video imaging is an invaluable tool and one that I will use regularly.

References:

R Felder and B Soloman (no date) - Learning Styles and Strategies - online resource -http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm

K Lein (no date) - ELearning Pedagogy - online resource - http://elearningpedagogy.com

BGFL (2002-2012) - Multiple Intelligences - online resource - http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/ict/multiple_int/what.cfm,

P Mishra and MJ Koehler (2006) Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge;

Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Domains (no date) - online resource - http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html

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