Video+Project+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:
 * View the provided videos
 * Determine the mostly like instructional goals associated with the assignment and evaluate the quality of the video.

As a group you will:
 * Categorize the video types
 * Discuss the merits of the instructional goals


 * Process**
 * 1) View each video, take brief notes
 * 2) Quickly categorize the videos based upon the perceived lesson.
 * 3) Based upon all of the examples, discuss the educational merit of using video in the classroom.

Videos

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

Findings?