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Despite all the research about the effectiveness of video as an instructional tool, why do you think video use is still not very prevalent in today's schools? Should there be more video? Why or why not?

I think that video is not used because teachers and administrators are still stuck in the old way of thinking that videos are just space fillers. I think that many don't know about the research that shows the effectiveness of video. I think that there should be more video in the classrooms as long as teachers use them effectively rather than just time fillers. Using video effectively is a great way to use technology in the classroom. I feel that it is always beneficial to give information to students through a variety of ways. In my subject of history, I always hear people complaining about history being boring and that all they do is read. By using videos to aid in the teaching of a certain time period, history is brought to life and I think that it is easier to understand. After reading the statistic that we only remember 10% of what we read and 20% of what we hear, I was amazed that reading and lecturing is still the norm in teaching. When I become a teacher I know that I don't want to waste my time doing things that aren't helping the students learn and remember, so I definitely will use videos when I teach.