Classroom management was the biggest issue for me. I spoke with our CIT and she would like to help me next time. I would take a group out in the hallway to film, and some of my kids practicing would get off task. I think the more structured you make the project, the better. I also had my kids write their own script...which was great and SO creative, but I think next time I may get them started. It took them a while to grasp that this was supposed to be educational and not just "fun". Once, they got serious, they were fabulous. I gave them a rubric and we discussed the expectations of the project. They were to show everything they had learned during our geometry unit.
One thing I learned from shooting the video, was allowing for some margin around their heads. When I went to edit, one scene had their heads cut off!!! I spoke with our CIT and she said that you have to allow a little room for editing. When I filmed, their heads were totally in the picture, so this was a learning experience. I would have re-shot the clip, but I had already sent their costumes home when I realized it.
I will definitely do a video with my kids again. We are currently working on obj. 6 "Theatre Math" and they are performing skits about their math problems...so fun! Video is a great way to assess the material you have covered in class.
Here is a great video about video in the classroom:
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