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Integrating Classroom Subjects and Video Production
Language Arts
Language is an integral part of video production. Ideas need to be translated into words and images in the shape of written scripts, then interpreted by spoken word and dramatization. The language of video and television is particular in that it needs to be clear, precise and, sometimes, poetic.
Literature can be co-taught with video production through such projects as Reading Rainbow-style book reviews. Students can choose certain scenes and videotape dramatized interpretations.
Creative writing can be motivated and interpreted through video projects such as visual poetry (MTV-style) or dramatizations of their own stories and songs.
Student-produced videos can be used as discussion tools, not only within the classroom but also with other classes and schools.
Science
Various educators have used video with their students to demonstrate science labs. This not only archives science experiments but also motivates students to thoroughly understand the experiments in order to explain them on tape. They can investigate physics and science questions of particular interest to them.
Social Sciences and History
Specific curricula have been written to integrate video with problem solving, gathering news about one's community, the teaching of cultural histories and more. The documentary genre specifically lends itself to extensive research, writing and interviewing on various subjects in history and social sciences. For example, one educator and her students created a documentary on the social history of their neighborhood, and another teacher and his students created a talk show featuring the students exploring social issues of concern to them.
Math
Many production elements require math, such as production programming, location surveys and lighting calculations. Students can also produce videos that interpret and illustrate math concepts in real-life situations.
Visual & Performing Arts
Video is an excellent resource to introduce the arts into the curricula, providing exceptional exposure to different art forms and artists, as well as the creative process. Screening videos of performances, exhibitions, rehearsals, and backstage events, as well as footage of artists at work show students how artists develop concepts, solve problems, make creative choices, express ideas, and experiment with different forms and media. Whether using video arts resources for discipline-based study in the arts or as a resource for integrated arts curricula, exposure to the arts introduce conceptual thinking and creativity, develop a broad diversity of life skills, and encourage multiple intelligences.
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