Monday, April 12, 2010
Using a Flip Camera
I have finally started using the flip camera that was given to me in February! I found that some students became very nervous in front of the camera. Their voices were too quiet and often trailed off at the end of their sentences. On the other hand some students were 'naturals.' Two of my students needed no direction - they just jumped in there and spoke wonderfully; loud enough, clear enough, and even made eye contact with the camera. What problems have you seen with the flip camera? Also when have you used them successfully?
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The biggest problem is getting children to speak loud enough. If I am taping one on one then I can immediately push play so they can hear if they are loud enough but if it's a group activity then I can't. Also, if its 1 on 1 and I know the child is generally quiet I try to take them out in the hallway to video so there is less background noise. For a group activity, when we play it back we discuss it as a group and talk about how we need to speak up so that we can hear everybody.
ReplyDeleteI have used them for acting out stories, making videos to thank volunteers, readers' theater, and field trips. Sometimes I have used them when I want to record a student's explanation for an assignment like when children designed their own flags and I wanted to know why they chose their symbols - they explained it to me on the flip camera. It was a way to assess children (understanding that symbols have meaning) and then for them to share it with other children (we watched the video later together as a whole class).
I agree with the assessment. Children will tell you everything they know if they can talk in front of a camera!
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