Digital Video Feedback
Notes for the October 24, 2005 CECA conference
(look for a website dedicated to Digital Video Feedback
to be up and running by October 28, 2005. Included will be weekly personal
notes and advice related to the success and struggles with continued
implementation of this program in my classroom, as well as technology resources
for educators looking to implement this program in their own classroom or
school.)
In 2005 I was awarded West Hartford's Lighthouse Grant, allowing me to purchase the necessary equipment in order to fully launch Digital Video Feedback in my classroom. The grant proposal very much tells the story of Digital Video Feedback
The November 2005 issue of Educational Leadership (out on November 1, 2005) contains an article that I wrote on Digital Video Feedback. Here is the unedited text of that article:
Educational Leadership article: November, 2005
Related links
http://www.marcprensky.com: Marc Prensky is an author, educator, video game designer, and a technology advocate who asserts that most educators need to recognize themselves as being "Digital Immigrants" to this new digital frontier, while also recognizing that students come to school today as "Digital Natives", already conversant and fully invested in the digital culture. There is a terrific video of a Prensky speaking on the subject on this site that I highly recommend. Prensky writes at length about the importance of immediate feedback in relation to the video game generation, one of the essential beliefs that guides Digital Video Feedback.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com: an outstanding source for the technology required to begin Digital Video Feedback in your school or classroom.
Required technology includes (links to my recommendations):