Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Journal 4- If You Give a Kid a Video Camera ...

Campbell, L. (2012). If you give a kid a video camera. Learning and Leading with Technology, 39(5),  30-33. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/February-2012.aspx.

Summary:  The article discusses the relationship between a new technological device and a child’s desire to learn about it.  Educators can use video cameras for many different creative assignments and in all different school subjects.  Students can use video cameras to record interviews, scientific experiments, create book reports and math story problems, etc.  There are so many different ways that technological devices, like video cameras, can be incorporated into education to benefit student’s understanding of the lesson and think with a different perspective and mindset.

Question 1:  How can I use video cameras as an educational tool?
When I was in a Spanish class, I had a project that required my group to create and tell a short story entirely in Spanish. Since the class periods were short, each group had to create a video to present to the teacher and classmates, so that class time would not be lost in the transition of different scenes and group presentations.  My group had a lot of fun creating characters, acting out different scenes, and editing out our bloopers.  We really learned a lot because we collaborated to translate our text into Spanish and took turns recording with the video camera.  It was a fun project that really engaged all different areas of learning.  I can use video cameras in my classroom to have students record a project so that they learn from a different perspective of the lesson and also engage different parts of their brain when they learn to use a new technological device.

Question 2:  How will I ensure the cautious care with expensive learning devices?
Before the students use the video cameras, I will teach a lesson on the basic use of video cameras and how to properly handle them.  

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