Lesson 12
The power of Film, Video and TV in the
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The
film, the video and the TV are indeed very powerful. Dale (1969) says, they
can:
1.
Transmit a wide range of video- visual
materials including still pictures, film, objects, specimen and drama.
2.
Bring model of excellence to the
viewer.
3.
Bring the world of reality to the home
and to the classroom through a live broadcast or as mediated through film or
video tape.
4.
Make us see and hear for ourselves
world events as they happen.
5.
Be the most believable source of news.
6.
Make some programs understandable and
appealing to a wide variety of age and educational levels.
7.
Become a great equalizer of
educational opportunity.
8.
Provide us with sounds and sights.
9.
Can give opportunity to teachers to
view themselves while they teach for purposes of self-improvement.
10. Can
both instructive and enjoyable.
Their
limitations:
1.
TV and film is a one-way communication
device consequently they encourage passivity.
2.
There is much violence in TV.
Basic
procedure as a Supplementary
1.
Prepare the classroom.
2.
Pre-viewing activities.
3.
Viewing
4.
Post-viewing
5.
Go to the question you raised at the
pre-viewing stage.
6.
Tackle questioned.
7.
Ask what the students learned.
8.
Summarize what was learned.
Reflection:
I learned that film, Video and TV in the classroom are instructional materials enhances the effectiveness of a teaching strategy, thus as a future educator we should be knowledgeable enough in order for us to be an effective teacher.
