HOW VIDEOS CAN IMPROVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTIONS

Videos are an additional plus to any classroom setting, especially to students who are visual learners.  Students also get an added opportunity to view the information that is being taught and this helps to reinforce the ideas in their minds.  Making a movie/video gives the teacher a chance to be creative in his or her lesson and it also be used as a tool to help the students learn by allowing them to make their own videos.

REFLECTION

For portfolio piece number 6 a video was created using still pictures and music in movie maker.  This piece will be used to teach first form students about Health and Safety: First Aid Kit.  By watching the video they will be able to observe things found in a first aid kit, recognise persons who can administer first aid, places accidents can happen in relation to school related activities, and what are the step they should follow if they or someone is injured.

While creating the piece I had problems with the program because it kept freezing so I had to keep restarting the computer but luckily I kept on saving. I think the piece could be improved if there were better transitions, animations and if the program was more users friendly and not restricted me from importing certain pictures.