Reviewing Film

Every week that we teach a lesson, we are filmed. After the lesson we have to go back and watch the film and evaluate our teaching. By doing this it helps me to see how I am teaching and ways that I need to improve. When I am teaching everything goes by kinda in a blur, but then when I watch the video I can see everything that went on. Filming helps me see the little things that I do that I need to improve, and I can hear the words that I say over and over again. All the filming and evaluating helps me to become a better teacher because I know exactly what I want to do!

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In my teaching, instructional videos can be used to put on my website, so if a child does not completely understand what I say in class, they can watch the video at home to get a better understanding of what to do. Also, if a student is absent, they can go to the my class website and watch the video of what we did while they were gone so that they are not as far behind.

Using a video would be great for teaching simple concepts, so when the students come to class you do not have to waste time on the simple things and you can go straight to the more complex concepts. For instance, if you were teaching a basketball section, it would be great to make a video on dribbling and have the students watch the video and then practice on their own, so when they come to class, the teacher can focus on shooting.

The only way this would work is if the students actually watched the videos. To enforce that, watching the videos could be for a grade, most of the time students will do something if it is for a grade.

Making instructional videos can potentially be used effectively if they are done right and actually are informative!