Video+Type+Activity

**Introduction**
Sitcoms, dramas, documentaries, talk shows, music videos, and the news are just a handful of the many different types of television programs available to us at just about any time of the day. While sharing many of the tools and techniques, these programs have different purposes and audiences. If we look at video as an educational tool, it can be used in any number of ways. This activity has you viewing several student created videos and analyzing them for content and purpose.

Task
In this activity, individually you will: As a group you will:
 * View the provided videos
 * Determine the mostly like instructional goals associated with the assignment and evaluate the level quality of the video.
 * Categorize the video types
 * Discuss the merits of the instructional goals


 * Process**
 * 1) View each video, take brief notes
 * 2) Form groups of 2-3
 * 3) Discuss each video
 * 4) Come to a consensus on several broader categories that would include all of the videos (i.e. documentaries)
 * 5) Based upon all of the examples, discuss the educational merit of using video in the classroom.
 * 6) Publish your findings on the [|ET700 DV blog].

Videos

 * [|Confession]
 * [|Historical Interview]
 * [|Mom Not Mom]
 * [|La Poeta]
 * [|Religions]
 * [|Triangles]

Findings
One person in your group should post the categories you developed and any other conclusions you came to while discussing these projects.