10 Best Reasons to Have Videos in the Classroom

1. Storyline- If students have a storyline to follow, they may be more apt to paying attention to the video and see how it progresses.
2. Relate- If a video is chosen that students can relate to in some form, they may be able to take away the lesson from the video.
3. Creativity- If the assignment is to create a video based on a topic taught in class, the student will walk away knowing more about the topic beacuse they had to do more research.
4. Illustrate Examples- Shows examples that would help visual learners remember the information better than lecturing about the information.
5. Common Base of Knowledge- If all of the students have a base learning on one topic, in general,  then they are at the same understanding as their peers.
6. Teach Effectively- Teachers can teach their topic more effectively because it is an alternative way to teaching the topic and presents the information in a new way.
7. Active Class Discussion- Students are more likely to participate in class discussion if they feel like they have a voice about the topic being taught.
8. Lesson Objectives- Videos can be connected to lesson objectives to help the students learn the topic better.
9. Keep it Simple- Videos that are too complex may not keep the students attention and they may not care to learn.
10. Short Clips- Can be used to introduce a topic, for example an English teacher can use the Schoolhouse Rock video on "Subjects and Predicates" as an intro to the lesson on subject and predicates.