"Digital Video Goes to School

Hannah Kim
EDUC 422
November 9, 2006

Hoffenberg and Handler (2001). Digital Video Goes to School. Learning & Leading with Technology, Vol 29 Num 2

• What skills are students developing in the process of making a video?
-Students develop such skills as: technical skills involved in making and editing videos; visual literacy skills; higher level thinking skills of analyzing and synthesizing the information that they want to present and focus on in their video.
• What type of video formats fit well as a culminating activity?
-There are several video formats that fit well as a culminating activity. Those are: video newscasts; documentaries; infomercials; video clips to be used on web pages or multimedia presentations.
• What curriculum characteristics make sense for video?
-Videos are good to use when capturing: emotion; heritage or culture; memorable experiences; changes over time; a process; a phenomenon in nature; a slowed process to be viewed frame by frame in order to better understand it.
• Briefly describe the guidelines for video use.
-Some basic guidelines to follow when making a video are:
1. Plan ahead.
2. To start a video, choose a familiar subject.
3. Consider the audience and purpose of the video and spend time developing a storyboard.
4. Also, consider the types of shots that will be used in order to best express the message.