https://ed.ted.com/on/DYONCkgn
As a 5th and 6th grade Science teacher I have used videos many times to help me in my daily instruction, students like it and they appear to be more engaged when I use them. I actually do have trouble finding the correct and good types of videos to show my students on the lesson being taught, I'm actually looking for videos that will catch their attention, show good graphics and have some type of exciting things in them like explosions or dramatic scenes. Students now a days don't like to see very instructional videos where there is a lot of talking going on, or someone doing an experiment that doesn't involve some type of reaction. When I was teaching the periodic table of elements, I showed my students a video on alkali metals and they were astonished at how reactive these metals are to water, they wanted me to play the explosions over and over again because they found it to be exciting and they were extremely engaged. We're currently working on earths changes, rocks, minerals and soils, so they love to see rocks that I have to show and videos that show volcanoes and how lava travels on the earth. The ideas that I have to use videos consist of the following:
The first idea I have for using videos for teaching and learning is for me to find some educational videos for myself, videos that will show me how to increase my knowledge and gain materials that will assist me in the classroom. These videos give me a visual on how to create lessons based around what I'm teaching, such as anchor charts, foldables, projects, etc... They also provide me with information on how to engage students in the lesson and what type of engaging questions to ask the students during the lesson.
Second idea consists of providing students a project to do and allow them to research for the project, they are to make sure they utilize a video to assist them with their presentation of their project. They are to utilize videos to assist them in researching and how to attach these videos to their presentation, they are all going to present what they have to the classroom.
Finally, students will placed in groups and will be shown a video on how to create videos in class. They are going to have to create a video on labs and things they have learned, and want to learn in Science class. This will be a video to use as reflection at the end of the school year, to show them how much they learned and what they had to go through to get to the point that they are at.
In conclusion, videos are very useful and an important part of teaching and learning.
Alex,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your TED-Ed lesson and for sharing your ideas for how you would implement video sharing in the educational setting for teaching and learning. I liked your idea of creating a video sharing lesson on Rocks and Minerals. While I like your KWL approach in your “Discuss” section, I thought the question at the end would flow with your lesson with much more ease. The question, “Please draw and write about your favorite rock and why you like this rock and where and how it was formed?”, would allow students to be creative in their art work, and explain their rock formation, which is a really neat idea. In addition, you could have students move around the room to share their illustration and explanations of their rocks. :o) Thank you for your video sharing ideas. :o)
All the best. :o)
-Melissa Holt-
Hello Alexander,
ReplyDeleteNot only do you describe your current successes using video in the classroom but you also bring up a very important point about incorporating video use for students: the video must be "engaging" in order for them to truly find any value in it. There are many informational videos on YouTube but if they have no humor/excitement to them they most likely won't have much of an impact with our students. I have made it a rule for myself that when I use a video it must make me laugh or it won't "hook" my students into the information I am trying to deliver to them.