LESSON 12THE POWER OF

FILM,

VIDEO AND TV

IN

THE

CLASSROOM

“NEXT TO THE HOME AND SCHOOL, I BELIEVE TELEVISION TO HAVE A MORE

PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON THE HUMAN RACE THAN ANY OTHER MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION.”

- EDGAR DALE

OBJECTIVES

AT THE END OF THIS ACTIVITY STUDENTS SHOULD ABLE TO:

• Identify the educational benefits of the use of film, video and tv in the classroom.

• Demonstrate the procedures ought to followed for effective use of tv as a form of lesson enrichment.

• Share ideas with the peer regarding with the use of film, video and tv in the classroom.

“ If Muhammad cannot go to

the mountain, bring the

mountain to Muhammad”

The film, video and the TV are

indeed very powerful. Dale (1969)

says, they can:

Transmit a wide range of radio

Bring models of excellence to

the viewer

Bring the world of reality to the home and to

the classroom through a “live” broadcast or as

mediated to through film or videotape.

Make us see and hear for ourselves world

event as they happen.

Be the most believable news source

Make some programs understandable and

appealing to a wide variety of age and

educational levels.

Become a great equalizer of educational

opportunity because program can be

presented over national and regional

networks.

Provide us with the sounds and sights not easily available even to the viewer of a real event through long shots.

Can give opportunity to teachers to view themselves while they teach for purposes of self-improvement.

Can be both instructive and enjoyable.

While the film, video and TV can do so much, they have their own limitations, too.

Television and film are one-way

communication device consequently.

The small screen size puts television at

the disadvantage when compare the

possible size of the projected motion

pictures.

Excessive TV viewing works again the

development of child ability to visualize

and to creative and imaginative, skills,

that are needed in problem solving.

There is much violence in TV. This is the

irrefutable conclusion, “viewing violence

increases violence”.

Basic Procedures in the Use of TV as a Supplementary Enrichment

• Prepare the classroom.(If your school has a permanent viewing room, the classroom preparatory work will be less for you.)

- Darken the room. Remember that complete darkness is not advisable for television viewing. Your students may need to take down notes while viewing.

- The students should not be seated too near nor to far from the television. No student should be farther from the set than the number of feet that the picture that represent in inches. A 24-inch set mean no student farther than 24 feet from the set.

• Pre-viewing Activities

• - Point out the key points they need to focus on. It helps if you give them guide question which become the foci of post viewing discussions. Omit this, if you are using an interactive video and the source speaker himself/herself give the question for interactive discussion in the process of viewing.

• Viewing

• - Just make sure sight and sound are clear. You were supposed to have checked on this when you did your pre –viewing.

• Post-Viewing

- to make them feel at ease begin by asking the following questions:

1). What do like best in the film?

2).What part of the film makes you wonder? doubt?

3). Does the film remind you of something or someone?

4). What question are you asking the film?(Write them down . You have not to end the class without answering them to make your students feel that everyone and everything matter. Nothing or nobody is taken from granted.)

• Go to the question you raised at the pre-viewing stage. Engage the student in the discussion of answers. Check for understanding.

• Tackle question raised by students at the initial stage of the post-viewing discussion. Involve the rest of the class.

• Asked what the student learned. Find cut how they can apply what they learned. Several techniques can be use for this purpose. A simple yet effective technique is the completion of unfinished sentence .

• Summarize what was learned. You may include whatever transpired in the class discussion in the summary but don’t forget your summary on your lesson objectives.