Study short digitized videos to get ideas for presentation.
Plan your video using a storyboard and script.
Keep your work directed to your goal -- good teaching.
Practice what you are planning to do with your subject(s) and
equipment.
Test your lighting and background by doing sample filming.
Plan to do several "takes."
Keep your camera steady. Use a tripod, if possible.
When filming teaching techniques, don't get to far away from
the teacher. You want to show the teacher's facial expressions and
movements. When filming the teacher with children, include a few
in a class setting and a little bit of the classroom background.
Be sure to begin filming before the action starts and continue
a bit after the action has stopped. Remember, you'll have editing
options on your computer.
Don't cut off heads or sentences.
For Capture and Editing:
Use a fast computer (Power Macintosh or Pentium-based) with a
large hard drive and lots of RAM (32 MB at least, higher is
better)
Take care when selecting beginnings and endings of your video.
You don't want your "star" looking not at his or her best.
Carefully select background audio, if any, that you will use.
Keep your videos short in length. A lot can be covered in a
minute. Sometimes a series of very short videos may be more
effective than a longer video.
Don't put in fancy options that draw attention away from your
content.
Review your movie always keeping your goal in mind.
Note: Before you do any filming, get the permission of the
subjects. If your movie is to be used anywhere but in the
classroom, you'll need written permission from parents if their
children are in the film.