Recently I applied for a Flip Video Camera through Teacher Quality money. I was granted a camera! The flip video camera is a valuable tool for practitioners and can be used to document child progress, evaluation, assessment, coaching, consultation, reflective practice, reflective supervision, family education and professional development.
So how could you use the camera? Recording a small sampling of a home visit can help a family discover how their baby is growing and learning and how they can best meet their baby's needs. Activities to video tape include: basic childcare tasks, new accomplishments of infant, favorite activities, and staff- initiated experimentation with appropriate toys. At the next visit, view the tape with the parent, focusing on strengths, observing the baby's development, baby's cues, parent's response to cues, and parent's use of language.
Keep it short and sweet! I learned through my first recording of a preschool teacher that it only takes 30 seconds to 2 minutes to capture the magic moments! And now I learned how to transfer the recording to you tube! Let me know if you'd like to borrow the flip video camera; there are also cameras available for check out from Ed Zimmerle, Poky office.
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