video is not too complicated

As someone who has spent the last 3 days viewing and marking grade eight, student created, science based, FIVE MINUTE videos (and marking them), I can really appreciate this site. Next year I will use some as examples of how much information can be packed in to so little time. Also, as an English teacher, I love the idea of using the short video as a writing prompt... I use still images sometimes, but what a great idea this is.

I can also see this being used as an example of proper class behavior for the class that doesn't know what attentive listening looks like.

I believe that in the past we've thought that video is too complicated or too much trouble or too time consuming to use properly. I think this site and these ideas speak volumes to the usefulness of "moving pictures".