I have been thinking about a project I have done every year that was successful in retention, failure in assignment. It is about the Rwandan Genocide for World Geography. I have done a research paper (all of 1 page), a news article, and last year I tried making a video that bombed as students are horrible at doing things on time and efficiently.
After seeing video editing as a significant part of the video making process, perhaps I can control better the content by having students not film, but voice over stock footage of the genocide. I would find and have available multiple clips and have students order them however they want and tell the story as they see fit.
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That could be very interesting, provided there are enough clips for each video to be a little different. This way, students don't have to worry about recreating the scene and can focus on the information.
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of format are you doing the video in? Are you doing it as a newsclip appearing on network news, or maybe as a short film? Have you looked into possible contests that students could enter their final production? Maybe that will get them more involved and do a better job as well as completing it on time.
ReplyDeleteHave you been able to use the COWs to do the work? Is the software loaded onto computers somewhere in the building, or is it all done on your computer?
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed that you have found a way for the information to be remembered! I hope to do the same for some of the math subjects.
You are definitely more video savvy than I am...keep up the good work!
I like your idea to have them edit in sound clips over stock video and photos. That is a great idea.
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