I love videos. I love viewing them and using them in class as part of my instructional method, but making a video of myself is always nerve-wracking. I had a great teacher/friend video me, and we had to start over several times. I joked that I was going to add a blooper reel to the end of my video. I must say after having completed this project, it is something I would like to use again, and as with most things, I think I would get better with time and practice. Using videos in the classroom definitely takes more time and preparation than most methods, but I also feel like it will be highly effective, therefore worth the extra effort.
I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to make my video about for this project. I decided to use it as a homework challenge/reading response for my 4th grade reading students. We've been reading the most wonderful book titled The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. The main character, Edward, is undergoing great physical and internal changes throughout the book. He's like the Grinch--his heart is growing, and so we've enjoyed discussing Edward's heart transformation in class. Because the point of view of the book is third person omniscient, we know how many of the characters feel throughout. However, we don't know much about how their lives have been impacted by Edward. You will see in the video that I ask my students to write a paragraph from the other characters' point of view on how Edward has changed their lives. Because we have discussed this at great length in class already, I feel like my students wouldn't have any trouble completing this prompt/assignment. I think the video would enhance this assignment and get them excited about completing the task and presenting it in class the following day.
Now that I have one video completed, I'm excitedly preparing other ways that I can create and use videos in my language arts classes. I continue to learn a lot in this course, and I appreciate all the ideas that the other students share weekly.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Bb-mN1N9xw
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