"Caught on Video"

After reading Rob Spankle's blog "Caught on Video" this opens up many possibilities teachers can have in the classroom.  Also, this helps with parent and teacher interaction and connection.  A teacher can video tape what happened in class, something significant, such as a presentation or class discussion and post it on a blog or website that allows the parents at home or work to view it.  The parent can be proud of the child, and know that the teacher is being an effective teacher. 

I also see the possibility in English classes.  I am going to teach high school English, and I remember when I was in high school how entertaining it was for a group of students to act out a scene and film it and show the video in class.  This opens the door for students to work in group projects and easily submit a video with their work.  Give the class a half hour to summarize the text of what they have either, read or discussed into their own words and film it.  This could be a sitcom, a drama, a dialogue, it could be anything that the students capture on film.  Not only does it allow for an effective way to assess student knowledge it is fun and engaging for students.