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Ideas for Classroom Video Projects. Gladys Deniz & Nancy Hunt, Ed.D. School of Education & Human Development California State University, Fresno. Pumpkin Patch.
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Ideas for Classroom Video Projects Gladys Deniz & Nancy Hunt, Ed.D. School of Education & Human Development California State University, Fresno
Pumpkin Patch • Videotape students working in a class pumpkin patch: planting seeds, measuring pumpkin growth, cutting them off the vines, hauling them to the classroom, cutting the pumpkins open, taking oujt the seed, creating jack-o-lanterns • Videotaped activities were then integrated into math and language lessons which included counting, estimation, measuring, place value, and graphing • Kindergarten class, Birmingham, Alabama
Yearbook • Videotape students during important events during the school year. • Students sold dozens of these tapes and made enough money to buy new multimedia equipment for the school. • Sixth grade, Birmingham, Alabama
River Walk • Videotape segments of students as they hiked along a river bank near the school. They were studying the environment, toxic waste, and pollutants. • Results were then mailed to local members of Congress and TV stations. • Presentations were made to parents and other classes. • Sixth grade, Birmingham, Alabama
Zoo • Videotape students during a field trip to the zoo: taking notes, videotaping the animals, recording the animal sounds. • Students create an electronic slideshow • Primary class, Trussville, Alabama
Weather Effects • Videotape studetns around their community uring different seasons of the year. • The segments are spliced together to show the effect of weather and climate on plants, animals, buildings, and human beings. • Fifth grade, Blue Earth, Minnesota
Native American Folk Tales • Videotape students designing props and backdrops using a computerized paint program. • Videotape students using popsicle-stick puppets to act out the story in front of the computer backdrops. • Primary class, Trussville, Alabama
Business Exploration • Videotape student teams researching a particular business, visiting relevant work sites • Students produce a videotape to teach fellow students how the business works • Middle School special ed class, Albuquerque, New Mexico