Journal #4

Campbell, O. L. (2012). If you give a kid a video camera.. Learning and leading with technology, 37(8), 30-33. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/February-2012.aspx

(Summary)
The article explains how video can help students reflect and learn in almost all subjects in school. A video camera or iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc.. can all be effective tools for students to grow in a subject and it can help speed up the process of learning. Bringing video can also let students evaluate each other on an area they are messing up in and how another peer can help them and be able to see where they are having difficulties. I never though a video could help in the classroom so much and for some of the topic like science it is an essential tool to make learning fun. children will cling to technology, and luckily a video is a very helpful tool for children. 

Q1: How can I use video in my classroom? and what subjects would I most likely use it for?
I would use video for letting students reflect and evaluate their own mistakes or successful projects so that it can help their peers understand an area they may be gray in. I would like to use video for science and social studies because both of those subjects need reflection in order to to get to the next step or put together the information together as a whole. 

Q2: How will I be able to provide a video camera to each student? and how could I fix the issue of no budget for video cameras?
 I will not be able to provide a video camera of some sort to each student so I would make the students who do have one group with those that dont. I would let the student who owns the camera to only use it themselves that way they are not risking any damage to their own property. If no students have a camera I will see if the school can provide me with at least one and make the class use it as a whole on a project.