10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects

Dr. Alex Couros, a professor of educational technology and media in the Faculty of Education, University of Regina, writes a personal and professional blog, Open Thinking and Digital Pedagogy. His post, 10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects, features excellent ideas a sample videos to help teachers create fun classroom projects that help develop a range of skills. The link, following Dr. Couros’ introduction, takes you to the article which features lots of video clips and a wide range of projects. Some are demonstrated with adult students, but could be easily adapted to an elementary setting.

Introduction to 10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects: “… ten years ago, not one student in a hundred, nay, one in a thousand, could have produced videos like this. It’s a whole new skill, a vital and important skill, and one utterly necessary not simply from the perspective of creating but also of comprehending video communication today.” (Stephen Downes) If you follow my Twitter-stream, you know that I spend a lot of time viewing, collecting & sharing videos. In this post, I share ideas on certain types of videos that I’ve gathered and how educators might use related methods or styles to engage students in constructing and deconstructing media while becoming critical consumers and producers of digital media. __________________________________

Excerpt. Alec Couros, “10 Ideas for Classroom Video Projects,” Open Thinking: Rants & Resources from an Open Educator, September 2, 2012, http://www. educationaltechnology.ca/2127.