Using Video Effectively in the Classroom

TASK 1

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TASK 2

Start by reading this article, Using Video Effectively in the Classroom.

TASK 3 - Summarise Content of Video

1. Play the video in your class (a class can be a lecture, workshop, seminar).
2. Let them watch the whole duration of the video or just a specific segment of the video.
3. Using tools such as Twitter, Sli.do, Mentimeter, Google Slide, GoSoapBox, Backchannel Chat, ask them to do some of the following things (individually or in a group):
   • Summarise the main points of the video
   • Share their thought or reflection on the content presented in the video
   • Ask questions on the content presented in the video

TASK 4 - Embed Questions in Video

1. Choose a video from YouTube.
2. Create questions at different points in the video using applications such as Edpuzzle or TED-Ed.

Other Ways (Ideas) of Using Video in Your Classroom

TASK 5 - Slice the Video

Sometimes you just want to take a specific segment from the entire video. You can do this easily using an application called Streamable.

• Find a video on YouTube. Copy the link and paste it in Streamable. Identify the section/segment you want to cut.

Other resources

• Ideas and Strategies for Using Video in the Classroom
• Effective Uses of Video in the Classroom
• How to Use Video Effectively in the Classroom (PDF)
• Effective educational videos