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ERIC Number: ED376653
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 75
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The VIDEOSHARE Project. Instruction (Manual I) and Classroom Videotaping Guide (Manual II).
Walmsley, Tim; Neilsen, Shelley
Manual I describes the VIDEOSHARE Project, a demonstration project employing systematic, video-based technology in preschool special education classrooms to supplement traditional measures of academic and developmental progress. The VIDEOSHARE model focuses on using video to: (1) enhance family-school partnerships; (2) increase child study team (CST) effectiveness; and (3) improve therapeutic interventions. Preparing videotapes for families involves filming the child participating in school activities and limited editing. These videotapes have been very positively received by parents (N=60). Preparing videotapes for the purpose of increasing CST effectiveness involves more planning and coordination prior to videotaping and then careful editing. CST members (N=35) reported very positive perceptions of the impact of video on their understanding of the child's social competence, academic status, and benefit from integration. The use of video to improve therapeutic interventions is still more labor intensive. Video was used to train eight paraprofessionals in a coteaching instructional technique. Participants reacted positively to the video and improved their performance substantially, especially when one-on-one performance feedback was provided along with the video. Manual II addresses, in detail, the practical aspects of implementing video to enhance family-school partnerships, increase child study team effectiveness, and improve therapeutic interventions. After an overview of the VIDEOSHARE model, the manual addresses issues of confidentiality and access to video records. Individual sections then address: (1) information for starting a videotaping program (e.g., integrating videotaping in the classroom schedule and setting up a labeling system); (2) five steps to setting up the data sampling system (from identifying goals and activities through ensuring safety); (3) videotaping classroom activities (e.g., student arrival, transitions, social play, learning centers, snack, and recess); (4) using the video camera; (5) editing video records (includes reviewing tapes for editing and basic and advanced editing techniques); and (6) equipment tips (regarding the camera, battery pack and charger, tripod, sound, lighting, and storage). The appendix includes various sample forms including consent forms, an access log, videotape loan log, weekly planning sheet, and videotaping request and review forms. (DB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Community
Language: English
Sponsor: Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS), Washington, DC. Early Education Program for Children with Disabilities.
Authoring Institution: Montana Univ., Missoula. Div. of Educational Research and Services.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A