Friday, November 25, 2016

Blog post 19: Using video for teaching and learning


Blog post 19: Using video for teaching and learning



http://ed.ted.com/on/JxnQJrV3


I enjoyed learning about TedEd this week. The lesson I created deals with graphic novels. I found a video on YouTube that describes the qualities of a successful graphic novel. I like the ability to add questions so that you can check for comprehension. The option to choose from an open answer or multiple choice is also a great option. Multiple choice options do not provide educators with insight into what the students feel about a certain topic. Inserting a video into the lesson is a great way for students to learn at their own pace which helps to make the experience more student centered. I really love the Dig Deeper option where you can add additional resources for the students to explore. This is a great option for students who feel like they need more resources as well as students who are very interested in the subject matter. I can definitely see myself using this learning tool in the future.

There are many ways video can be incorporated in teaching and learning in the 21st century classroom. YouTube provides a vast amount of resources on virtually every subject matter created by others and made available online. Many times if my sophomore students are unfamiliar with words in our novel we will look it up on google and find a related video on YouTube. This is a great way for students to not only read the word but to be able to see it as well.

Students could make videos for various purposes in the 21st century classroom. In my sophomore English, Reading, Writing, and Study Skills class my students could create videos of chapter analysis to share with the class. This would be a great way to get different perspectives on the novel we read in and out of class.

Students could also create videos of their group assignments. This would be a great way to document the collaborative process and could also be used as a teaching tool for future students. Students could chose roles and post video chat questions to a group chat.


Incorporating video in the classroom is a great tool for students and teachers alike. Teachers can find videos on many different topics that can enable them to learn new skills and abilities that will help them to become more effective teachers. This is especially true in incorporating technology in the classroom. 

2 comments:

  1. Hi Lois,
    I really enjoyed the video about graphic novel that you used in your assignment... it was educational and your students would like it too. I agree with you that the use of questions to check on learning is a great. Definitely the user of videos to enhance the learning and allowing the students to work on their own pace is a way to make the experience student-centered, and allowing them to be creative and develop skills and abilities to expand their senses to learn the subjects/lessons. Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Lois Galindo:

    I like the TED-ED lesson you created about graphic novels. Kids have a natural curiosity about this kind of visual topics. Like comics graphic novels have a beginning, middle, and end as well as a main character that develops through conflicts, and the story’s climax, with the main difference that the graphic novel’s text is both written and visual. The first time I use it as a student I was an old adult man. It was hard at first but then everything was okay, and I liked it.

    Jorge Villarreal.

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