Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Making History Come to Life

Assignment Eight

Levin, H. (2003). Making history come alive. Learning and Leading with technology, 31(3), 22-27

After reading this article it is hard not to realize the power of using video with students. Describe a way you could use video in a similar way with your own K-12 students.

I would use videos in my lesson plan by having students do a family history video.  Students would interview family and friends about their heritage. Location footage of the hospital, first house, at school, and have students do videos at their favorite hang outs.  Video would be a great final assignment after their Life Story and Timelines. I would let my students use the Kideos.com for video research. Kideos.com provides a safe online YouTube videos that are teacher and parent approved. I think, students would enjoy making their own mini movies and having a movie presentation day where the class reviews everyone's home movies. It is a great way for students to learn about each other and have fun learning at the same time.

To view Kideo's website, visit: www.Kideos.com


1 comment:

  1. A family history video sounds like an interesting project for students to do. It would allow the students to feel proud of their heritage as well as help build a sense of community in the classroom. The only negative thing that I can see is that each student would be working on their own video alone. Unlike in a group project each student would need access to the technology (video camera and computer) and know how to use them.

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