Video in the Classroom

First off, I would just like to say that the 4 Generations: Water Buffalo Movie definitely brought a tear to my eye... just one, like the Native American crying about polluting the land in that commercial a few years back. (you all know the one). A video like that might be a great beginning to a lesson on community and charity.
As for using video in any past projects, it would have come in handy when I made that PowerPoint presentation on the classification of animals in high school science class. I must admit that I was guilty of overly using the effects button and redundancy of bullets. Being an art student, I have made my fair share of video projects.
When it comes to using video in my classroom, I will use it in a number of ways. I will use video to engage the students about a topic, such as Native American rituals or Chinese Watercolor Painting. Being and art teacher, the students will have a few video assignments. Some might include making their own commercials, a video tour of the art room/school, a video of puppet shows using puppets the students have made, or a day in the life of the student. Students can also make Podcasts of what they have learned in my classroom as well as others.
Video is open to creativity which is essentially what teaching art is all about.