Digital Video and Teaching : Suggestions for each subject

Bell, L., & Bull, G. (2010). Digital video and teaching. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1). Retrieved fromhttp://www.citejournal.org/vol10/iss1/editorial/article1.cfm

Subject Area	Student Activity
Social Studies	Watch video clips of people and places outside of students’ local experiences and historical reenactments. Analyze video as a historical artifact or scrutinize political ads or product commercials to encourage critical thinking. Create mini-documentaries about historical events to hone research and interpretive skills or make movies about current cultural customs and traditions to broaden students’ perspectives. (Hammond & Lee, in press)
Science	Watch video clips of phenomena that engage them in scientific questions, elaborate on or apply a concept, or invite observation and inference. Analyze video to make predictions, find patterns, take measurements, or determine classifications. Create video of events and scientific phenomena that students have an interest in exploring further or that present students’ understanding of a concept. (Park, in press)
Mathematics	Watch video-recorded events to visualize mathematics in nature and art and to set contexts for mathematical inquiry. Analyze motion mathematically or examine the pattern and symmetry of choreographed dance, for example, or marching bands. Create video that enacts a specific function or solves a mathematical problem or demonstrates understanding of a mathematical concept. (Niess & Walker, in press)
English Language Arts	Watch video that engages students in meaning making and interpretation. Analyze video to consider the effectiveness of combinations of spoken word, print text, soundtrack, image, and motion. Create video as a multimodal text to express ideas and connect with an audience. (Young & Kajder, in press)
Reading	Watch video as a prereading visualization activity that builds prior knowledge and engages students in the topic or view video renditions of fiction and drama for critical comparisons. Analyze students’ reading performances for self-reflection and feedback. Create videos that demonstrate reading and composition skills or reading comprehension. (Michael McKenna & Carrie Simkin, personal communication February 16, 2010)
Physical Education	Watch video of others’ skill performance to learn techniques. Analyze students’ skill performance for both self-evaluation and teacher feedback. Create digital video clips of others’ skills or performances to demonstrate understanding or make fitness/wellness advocacy/public service announcement videos for an audience. (Jennifer Krause, personal communication, February 13, 2010)
Languages Education	Watch video clips of everyday conversations in films or television broadcasts or music that can be replayed and processed in multiple ways. Interact with native speakers through live video conferencing. Create video of student conversations or skits or narrations of past events that demonstrate language mastery. (Ruth Ferree, personal communication, February 16, 2010)