The use of movies or videos are another way to help your students relate to what they are learning. These videos can be shown on a television in your classroom, on a computer, or thru a projector. You can even assign students to watch the videos from home to review a concept, to make up a missing assignment, or for extra-credit. I've used videos to teach about grammar (Schoolhouse Rocks) as well as movie versions of books, two topics that video clips definitely enhance the understanding of.
Read the article "Using Video in the Classroom" by LibraryVideo.com.
http://www.libraryvideo.com/articles/article13.asp
Also read "Can These Videos Be Shown in a Classroom or Library Setting" which addresses Copyright Issues.
http://www.libraryvideo.com/articles/article6.asp
Cable in the Classroom
http://www.ciconline.com/home
Thirteen Ed On-line National Teacher Training Institute: Why Use Video in
the Classroom & Video Resources.
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/video4.html
Discovery Education
An extremely valuable resource that I found for videos is http://vital.thirteen.org/vital2td.html. There you can find videos on demand. These videos are educational videos and programs that you often find on PBS. You know how you catch a video and WISH that you had taped it to show your class because it covered something you teach in S.S. perfectly. Well now you don't have to tape it. Many videos are available through video on demand. They have a searchable database - by grade level, subject, & topic. You can bookmark the videos that you want to show your class, and many even have teacher's guides and worksheets to go with them. Membership is free to teachers, you just need to set up an account. Vital will be replacing wliw Discovery Media in June 2009.
National Geographic Video
http://www.video.nationalgeographic.com/video
Teacher Tube
Keep Vid - allows you to download & keep a copies of streamed video from sites such as Teacher Tube, Google Video & YouTube.
You Tube
View with caution when in the classroom.
