Classroom Technology: Video Remains
Author: k5blog
Times sure have changed from when I was in Middle School. I remember when Mrs. Robinson took my Walkman away until the end of the year. I was crushed! Today, my bottom drawer is filled with cell phones and iPods. That’s why it is time to integrate technology in your classroom. School videos are a great place to begin. With all the new systems to access the Internet and educational resources, video remains the most important way to present images and using video as a tool in your lessons will help you learn how to integrate all technologies and resources into your classroom and into your lessons.
At times, it can be hard to capture the attention of students. I truly believe this has something to do with all of our technological advances. We have to advance the technology in our classrooms that we use to teach our kids. If lessons are taught using classroom technology effectively, my students will become more engaged and more interested in the lesson.
YouTube and Teachertube are great places to see the vast application of educational ideas. These video forums also reveal what people watch which in turn allows for new ideas on how to present video. There is instruction going on everywhere. Kids can learn how to do the latest dance, beat a level on a video game, or learn how to play the guitar, just to list a few. This is also a great way to integrate technology in your classroom–by using what kids are interested in to develop your lesson. Students can do their work, make and post a video, and other students will learn from viewing it.
It is time to make the classroom more fun. I believe this will be one small step in doing just that!
