Integrating Video in Classroom Instruction
Videos, if integrated wisely and well, can be a powerful media tool in the classroom. Thousands of educational videos are available online and can be used to demonstrate experiments, explain a concept, show a historical event, and engage students visually in ways unheard of before now.
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This is my pretty bare-bones attempt at a Vodcast that explains how the use of multimedia benefits the classroom. |
Video Enhanced Lesson Plan: Why Read?
The purpose of this lesson is to motivate and encourage students to read. Through a generous grant, the students I volunteer-teach have just been awarded Kindles. These devices are preloaded with many books that will expose students to various aspects of American literature and culture. I have volunteered to teach these students how to operate the Kindles and get them started on the technology itself. While the students are excited about these new devices, especially since they will be able to check them out and take them home, they don’t realize their power. These students, aged 14-18 years old, come from underprivileged backgrounds in Nepal and have had limited opportunity to read for pleasure. This lesson will be an introduction to reading in and of itself and encourage students to read. Through various videos and class discussion, students will see what reading can mean to them.
Video Library
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A Bad Case of Stripes [11:52]
Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin reads this engaging children’s book and comments on his love of reading. His voice engages the viewer and colorful illustrations enhance the experience.
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Fantastic Flying Books [15:07]
This Oscar-award winning short film is a fabulous look at what books and reading means to a person. Since there are no words, it is the perfect to encourage reading in students who are learning English. It is a little long but worth every minute.
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Reading is Fundamental [8:39]
This video outlines some of the literacy issues that face the U.S.. It was produced in 2008 but the key principles are still very relevant. It is a promotional video for RIF, an organization that seeks to improve literacy among underprivileged children. It is a good reminder about how critical reading skills are in the future of our children.
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Read Across America [2:30]Every year on Dr. Suess' birthday, March 2, children in America celebrate reading through NEA's Read Across America day. Celebrities, elected officials, and school administrators throughout the country read a favorite book to children to encourage a lifelong love of reading. This video is from the 2011 kickoff event where First Lady Michelle Obama reads "Green Eggs and Ham" to children at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. It is a great way to demonstrate enthusiasm towards reading.
Click picture to watch the video on SchoolTube. |
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Global Literacy [8:22]
Former First Lady Laura Bush shares her passion of reading and reflects on various parts of the world she has visited and how literacy, or lack of it, has shaped that country. The middle of the video relates to HIV in Africa, so if needed that part can be skipped and moved along to more thoughts on literacy.
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Gotta Keep Reading [5:08]
Set to a catchy tune, this video does a great job of uniting a school and encouraging students to read.
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Put Books In Your Head [5:29]
Staff from this elementary school put on quite the performance to encourage students to read during the summer. It is a good look at how everyone has different interests and enjoys different genres.
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The Cat in the Hat [11:46]
This is a fun reading of this classic children's book by Dr. Seuss, complete with audio sound effects and illustration detail.
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It's a Book [1:03]
This picture book for children humorously celebrates traditional books as it compares a book to other technological devices.
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I Like Big Books [6:18]
This middle school unites in a well-done and upbeat way to encourage students to read.
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