Assessment of Video Technology

Creating videos at the high school level would allow for each student to work with technology that they will most likely need in the future.  They can play with scenery, setting, music and acting.  I would assign each student to a partner and then allow each group to choose what they would like to make a film about.  Each student would need to contribute both in front of the camera and behind it.  This would allow them to understand where their talents potentially lie.  They would be able to cover anything from environmental issues to the latest literature assignment.  I would have them discuss the modern implications for their topic and have them discuss, in detail, why these implications are important.  At the end of the project, the class would view several films and discuss whether or not we agree with the conclusions that were reached by the filmmakers and why.  This assignment would bring in diverse points of view and interests from each group.  This would also give me the opportunity to utilize the students interests in later lesson plans.

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