Article from January 2000 Issue of T.H.E. Journal With increasing emphasis being placed on interactivity in learning, some perceive video as a static format. In fact, video in the classroom can be much more than students staring at a screen.
Videos can educate, spur discussion and inspire all kinds of activities.
With the exciting DVD format becoming more accessible to schools, even more possibilities exist. In this month's Focus On, we take a look at a number of video and DVD titles that might find a place in your classroom. His summertime adventures begin when he finds a band of runaway circus monkeys and sets out to earn the reward offered for their return. The 8-page teacher's guide that accompanies the video features activities to help students develop their writing skills, identify elements of a story, analyze characters and explore such writing techniques as foreshadowing. Additional activities focus on author Rawls, arts and crafts, and monkeys.