REFLECTING ON DIGITAL VIDEO

DIGITAL VIDEO	STRENGTHS	OPPURTUNITIES
	Is medium children can relate to thanks to the prominence of television, films and things they are exposed to everyday. Visually and orally the combination of words and pictures is very exciting and easy to engage with.	Kids can engage in the material in a way they will relate to. Loads of fun to be had creating your own films. Cost effective movie making these days all you need is a PC and small digital camera which most families would own. Unlimited possibilities in terms of what you can do, small films, reenactments, interviews, film science experiments, film things outside the classrooms. Field trips etc etc
IDEAS FOR USE IN CLASSROOM	WEAKNESSES	THREATS
I really like the idea presented in the course material. Retrieved from EDED 20491. http://aaalab.stanford.edu/papers/Designed_Video_for_Learning.pdf Page 7. Figure from A space of learning for the use of designed video. The circular design of the figure pays homage to the instructional technologist, A.J Romiszowski (1981) ( STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT HOW TO UPLOAD THE ACTUAL DIAGRAM)	Passive watching, kids might zone out in front of TV. Time consuming to make the material good enough to excite and engage. Competition from commercially produced material that is much slicker than anything they could create in the classroom.	Technology can fail you at a crucial time. Copyright issues over where images are located and what music is used. Teachers could rely too heavily on readymade documentaries etc rather than getting the kids to engage and create their own materials. That is become literate in the technology rather than just be a passive watcher.