Lesson 12 edtech.

Lesson 12: The Power of Film, Video and TV in the Classroom

James P. Agdon Jr. BSEd-Bio 2

Edgar Dale

Educational Technology I

“Next to the home and school, I believe television to have a more profound influence on the Human race than any other medium of communication.”

As educational

tool

The appeal of visual media continuous to make film, video

and television as educational tools with high potential impact. They are now more accessible and less cumbersome to use. Let us take

advantage of them in the classroom.

Potential benefits of television

Potential Benefits of Television

TV

• Transmit a wide range of audio – visual materials.• Bring models of excellence to the viewer.• Bring the world of reality to the home or classroom

through live broadcast or recorded videos.• Make us see and hear for ourselves world events as

they happen.• One of the most reliable source of news and

information.• Can be both instructive and enjoyable.

Basic Procedures in the use of TV as a Supplementary Enrichment

1. Prepare the classroom:• Darken the room but not in complete

darkness.• The students should not be seated too near

nor to far from the TV.

2. Pre – viewing Activities:• Set goals, expectations and objectives.• Link the lesson to the TV activity.• Set rules while viewing, allow them to take

down notes and provide them with notes afterward.

• Point out the key points they need to focus on.

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4. Post – viewing:• Go to the questions you raised at the pre – viewing

stage.• Tackle the questions raised by the students.• Ask the students learned, find out how they can

apply what they learned.• Summarized what was learned.

Objectives was attained!!..

Basic Procedures in the use of TV as a Supplementary Enrichment

3. Viewing period:• Don’t interrupt the viewing by inserting cautions

and announcements • Make sure the sights and sounds are clear.

The film, video and TV are powerful instructional tools, they can make teaching –

learning process more concrete, lively colorful and

interactive. It makes learning fun because of its visual, audio

and motion pictures.

However, misuse and abuse of their use in classroom and even at the house has a far reaching

damaging effects in the development of child/student ‘s

imaginative thinking powers and sensitivity to human life.

Disadvantages and Limitations

• Television and film are one way communication device consequently, they encourage passivity.• Excessive TV viewing work against the

development of child/student’s ability to visualize and to be creative and imaginative skills.• There so much violence in TV.

Disadvantages and Limitations

• TV requires little concentration, de – focuses the mind, offers electronically – produced images and ability to visualize.

Social PsychologistCraig A. AndersonTestimony on U.S Senate 2000

Craig A. Anderson(Senate on March 21, 2000)

“The media violence effect on aggression is bigger than the effect of exposure to lead on IQ scores in children, the effect of calcium intake on bone mass, the effect of homework on academic achievement, or the effect of asbestos exposure on cancer…. High exposure to media violence is major contributing cause of the high rate violence in U.S.

society”

Move on..!

The effect of TV depends on how it is used. We agree that the TV can give a more accurate, more colorful presentation of a difficult topic especially sciences. We are aware of numerous educational benefits of the use of TV as enumerated in this report. But when used in excess, it can also impair the development of child/student’s ability to visualize, to be creative and imaginative.

Post Script

Let us use the TV appropriately and moderately so that we can take

advantage and mitigate its disadvantages.

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