Videos are a great resource to use in the classroom. It gives students a chance to grasp a learning concept visually and is also a way of keeping them engaged. Videos can be stopped at any point so that the teacher can ask students to answer questions or even ask students to "think-pair-share".
This is a great video to use in my classroom. In fact, it happens to be created by kindergarten students. This video shows only pictures, which is great because we could then have a class discussion after viewing the video about the process that occurs during the water cycle. We could also label the pictures with the correct words.
This video was created by the same kindergarten students and again, is made of only pictures. We could use this video to describe and label the parts of the plant cycle. I really like these videos not only because they are on a kindergarten level, but because my students can relate to them.
You have found some great videos that prove the point that even Kindergarteners can effeictively use technology to promote learning. Your class is so fortunate to have you for a teacher! I look forward to collaborating with you next year on some exciting projects that we can do in the library.
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ReplyDeleteThese videos on Cycles were made by my class of Kindergarten students under my supervision. The students chose the colors of paper and cut out all of the shapes for the videos. They prepared each picture in sequence and learned how to move the paper cut outs frame by frame to show how the changes that occur in the cycle.
ReplyDeleteI would say that the making of the video is great example of 'active learning'. Rather than using the video to teach a class...make your own videos!