This document discusses guidelines for creating educational school videos. It states that videos must have demonstrable educational value to justify using class time. The process of planning, producing and evaluating videos can help students develop various skills. Finished videos should be appraised based on their educational qualities. When creating videos, some effective strategies include using realistic models, providing breaks, avoiding note taking, giving feedback quickly, and minimizing distractions.

1. School Video Productions
 Making & using videos simply for the
purpose of entertaining parents, teachers or
students is not justifiable
 Must have demonstrable educational value
to justify the use of students instructional
time

2. School Video Productions
 The acts of planning, producing and
evaluating in many aspects of thinking,
writing, performing & cooperating
 Finished videos are the products of the
thinking and efforts of students and teachers
and can be appraised and evaluated in terms
of their educational qualities

3. Basic research
 Readiness for learning
 Overproduction can diminish learning
 Humor and animation are not essential
 Use realistic models
 A planned break can improve learning
 Use teaching strategies that parallel the
expected behavior

4. Basic research
 Do not encourage note taking
 Subjective viewing angle is more effective
to teach technical skills
 Provide feedback as soon as possible
 Be sensitive to the size of the image and
viewing angle
 Do not put an arbitrary limit on the number
of viewers

5. Basic research
 Minimize visual and auditory distractions
 Visual monotony
 Visual incoherence
 Aural incoherence
 Undefined subjects
 Inappropriate subjects
 Motivation

6. Basic research
 Pacing
 Scope