Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Reasons to study short videos with high school students

The format of the short, creative, surprising video allows students to study the 6 principals discussed in one of my favorite "idea" books: Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. By discussing a short video such as the creative "Break Ton Neck" by Alex Yde from VIMEO (embedded below), the students can see how these 6 principals come into play to create a compelling experience: simple, unexpected, concrete, credible, emotional, and story elements. Three other VIMEO experiences that I highly recommend are the one-minute, incredibly edited films entitled "MOVE", "LEARN" and "EAT" posted by Rick Mereki. Absolutely amazing...

Break ton Neck from Alex Yde on Vimeo.

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  1. Cynthia S.February 1, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Take a look at the next post as well, which continues this conversation about using short videos in my sophomore English class

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