The use of digital video and media to

THE USE OF DIGITAL VIDEO AND MEDIA TO ENHANCE LITERACY LEARNING

By: Heather Lease

WHAT IS DIGITAL VIDEO AND MEDIA?

An affordable way of learning through seeing A new way to teach- you can create a video

yourself to put a spin on your teaching Enhances your lesson plans- Web 2.0

learners are visual learners-keeps students interested

A cheap, easy way to keep your students interested in class

Can be used to teach or foryour students to review

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MY CLASSROOM?

You have hundreds of resources available at your fingertips

Your students can have fun creating presentations using a countless number of free video making websites.

Students will stay more interested in lessons being taught if videos are involved

No matter what grade you teach digital video and media can be modified

HOW CAN THESE VIDEOS BE INCORPORATED WITHIN MY CLASSROOM?

TeachingStudent

Assignments

Reviewing

• Videos already made from

Discovery Education• Videos made by you from sites such

as Animoto

Students can use

programs such as

Windows Movie

Maker to create a Digital Video Story

You can use video to review

your lessons by

having your

student make video diaries of what they learned

during the lesson

WHERE CAN I FIND THESE TOOLS?

Web 2.0- This clip from YouTube shows just a few free sites which can be used in the classroom.

Discovery Education-educators get access to sites like this one

Animoto-designed for classrooms you can “bring your lessons to life”

Xtranormal-create your own videos just by typing.

Microsoft and Apple provide freevideo editing tools

SOUNDS GREAT! BUT HOW DO I USE THIS STUFF?

Let’s go step by step of how to use Digital Video and Media to enhance Literacy Learning!

You are an elementary school teacher and want your students to have a fun way to review the material so you introduce them to the process

HOW TO MAKE A DIGITAL VIDEO

Step One: Storytelling

Make sure students know that storytelling is an important part of videos. Create a storyboard about what the video is about. These can include words and/or text.

HOW TO CONTINUED……

Step Two: Familiarize students with video equipment. Show the simple buttons such as record, rewind, play and erase.

HOW TO CONTINUED…… Step Three: Show

students an example of an already made video. This will give them an idea of what they are supposed to do. Example

HOW TO CONTINUED…….

Step Four: Have the children split up into groups to take over a piece of the storyboard. Working in smaller groups will be easier. Let them write out what they want their scene to consist of.

HOW TO CONTINUED……

Step Five: Start Shooting!

Have the groups come together to start shooting. Have each group be in charge of their storyboard. Be by their side to help with any questions, or difficulties!

HOW TO CONTINUED…….

Step Six: Edit and Share!

Microsoft has a video editing program “MovieMaker”

Apple has a free video editing program “iMovie”

REFERENCES Teaching K-8 Website: How to…Use Digital Images and Videos.

Retrieved July 2010 from:

http://www.teachingk8.com/archives/how_to/how_touse_digital_images_and_video.html

Web 20.10 From Discovery Education Website. Retrieved July 2010 from:

http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/

YouLearn Website: You Oughta be in Pictures: An Introduction To Making Videos. Retrieved July 2010 from: http://www.youthlearn.org/activities/you-oughta-be-pictures-introduction-making-videos

YouTube Video: Video Direct-Quick Video Projects for the classroom. Retrieved July 2010 From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Nv27fn4Lo