2. HOW DOES VIDEO CREATION DIFFERENTIATE
INSTRUCTION?
Video creation is a great and easy way to
differentiate instruction in the classroom,
for it involves more than just one skill or
talent.
Videos require a great deal of planning and
collaboration on all levels, so the „shy child‟
may have an easier time being behind the
scenes than being the lead role. This is a
great concept for each student can be
involved without being „left out‟ in terms of
what their other peers are doing – for all
students are reaching a common goal.
In addition using videos in the classroom
is a nice switch from the typical lecture
classroom. I personally remember watching
videos in the class that went along with
what we were learning at the time, and this
made me remember the information being
presented.
3. WHAT LEVELS OF BLOOM DOES VIDEO
CREATION REACH?
In terms of Bloom‟s taxonomy, video creation can be
considered to cover all categories.
In terms of „Create‟ it is obvious that a good deal of
planning and cooperation is involved in shooting or
creating a successful video.
It is also important to „Analyze‟ worthy information to be
included, also in terms of what video clips to show.
This can all be used to „Apply‟ what each child is learning
in the classroom, for shooting or viewing a video of a
topic learned is a great real life experience.
From the creation or completion of watching a video,
each student can „Evaluate‟ the topic covered in a real
life manner – using examples from the video.
Finally, this all makes is easier to „Remember or
Understand‟ what was discussed in class, and have a
source that will never go away that each student had a
part in making.
4. HOW DOES THE TEACHER HELP THEIR
STUDENTS REACH THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
BLOOM?
• To reach the highest level of Bloom, it is important for teachers to
enforce careful planning when it comes to video creation. Meaning,
students should 1. first brainstorm a topic or idea, 2. create a plan and
rubric of what will happen, 3. scripting what will actually go on, 4.
storyboarding or setting up each scene, 5. making sets/props/costumes
it is important for students to remain creative, 6. rehearse, 7. actually
shooting the video, 8. editing the video, 9. and finally being able to
share it. This structure while remaining creative and true to the topic
allows students to really embrace and explore the task of video creation
5. PROS OF VIDEO CREATION
+ Some pros to creating videos in the classroom is that it is very fun and
students get to interact with their peers in terms of working as a team to
create a common goal.
+ Also, students today live in a world where they have access and are
connected to videos at all times of the day. In addition, video creation
helps students to express a real understanding of core classroom
content in a way that expresses their creativity and allows them to
remember what they learned.
+ Video creation is also unique in that it requires students to practice
“real-life” skills of planning and organization, time management,
cooperation, communication, problem solving, leadership, as well as
working well in a group – which can help with future jobs and working
with others.
6. CONS OF VIDEO CREATION
− However there are some cons towards
working with videos in the classroom,
for it becomes easy for students to
become off task and stray away from
the main goal of the video.
− In addition there is a great deal of time
needed to create these videos, which
could take away from other valuable
class time.
− There is also responsibilities when it
comes to handling the sometimes
expensive video equipment, and there
is a great deal of hard work and
dedication involved – that some
students may not be willing to put in.
7. HOW CAN WATCHING VIDEOS DIFFERENTIATE
INSTRUCTION??
Watching videos in the classroom is also a great
way to differentiate instruction. Students today
can become tired of the typical class lecture, and
many have difficulty applying what they are
learning to real life experiences. This is what
causes many students to zone out, and as a result
fall behind the rest of what the teacher is trying to
get across.
With the inclusion of videos, this brings a great
deal of benefits to all aspects of the classroom, for
the visual learner is able to see what is going on –
and the auditory learner can listen to the sounds
accompanied by the video. This guided use of
video in the classroom can express all levels of
curricular content in a more „real life‟ form to all
students. All students can be entertained as well
as benefit from video watching in the classroom.
8. HOW DOES WATCHING VIDEOS HELP STUDENTS
REACH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BLOOM?
There are a wide variety of ways that students can reach different levels
of Bloom by watching videos for instance, students can analyze the
video by comparing or contrasting it to what they learned in the lecture,
and how this helped them better understand the topic.
Students can work together to map out the important aspects of the
video. Students can remember and understand what goes on in the
video by being able to connect what they have learned to a real life
experience they have just viewed.
In addition students are entertained more by watching a video on
volcanoes, rather than just hearing their teacher talk about it – helping
them remember what they have learned.
Teachers also have an easy way to evaluate how well their students may
understand the video by talking before, during, and after the video – to
guide students in predicting and understanding what happened in the
video and how it relates in the classroom.
9. HOW CAN TEACHERS USE VIDEOS IN A
POSITIVE MANNER IN THE CLASSROOM
SETTING? Teachers are able to use videos as a
great enhancement to any given
lesson. In terms of the lesson,
teachers can use videos in the
classroom to set objectives to provide
opportunities to view and discuss the
video in class.
By doing this, students then have the
ability to discuss and analyze what
they may have seen in the video.
Students may also be able to predict
the outcome of a given video using
prior knowledge.
Students can also evaluate the video
by critiquing it in terms of strengths
and weaknesses – and what they may
have done to make the video better.
10. PROS OF WATCHING VIDEOS
+ Using videos can be a huge pro in the classroom for it engages the
students much different than a boring lecture, and thus makes the class
more interactive.
+ The concept of a video allows a special sensory experience to bring
lessons to life – in terms of witnessing what they have learned.
+ Finally, by using various sights and sounds – videos are perfect for
audio and visual learners.
11. CONS OF WATCHING VIDEOS IN THE
CLASSROOM
− Cons are also prevalent when dealing with
videos in the classroom, it is important that all
content in the video are school age
appropriate, and go along with what the
students are learning or else it will be
pointless.
− In addition, equipment failures are common
when teachers are not trained in terms of
using technology and videos in the classroom.
This allows room for „chaos‟ in the classroom
for the teacher is too busy trying to figure out
what is wrong with the equipment.
− Finally, it is important to remember that videos
should by no means be relied on in terms of
lesson planning, for not all students react to
all videos in a positive way – and may need
more than just a video to explain a concept.