Video

Video was mostly utilized with me in the past by taping presentations and playing them back. It helped me to become a better public speaker and to watch my mistakes that I made. I certainly could have used video to "spice" up any presentation I had. I did use a lot of movie clips and other things like that to emphasize my topic. I could have seen more use in my drama classes then anywhere else. It would have been fun to tape things and play them. I could see using video in my classes (especially in Literature) to have students describe or reenact the plays and classic novels in their own words. They could add music and turn it into whatever they wanted. It would be easy to teach a students something if they can make it their own. I would enjoy seeing the creative sides of the students in my class. When you allow someone to make something their own, I feel you are going to get a better response.
I also could see utilizing video instead of a school newspaper. Allow the students to tape the events that will occur almost like a news show. That would be the perfect assignment for an English class. I would imagine that you could use video with just about anything and allow a lot more creativity and there would be a job for everyone. If a person did not like being on the camera he/she could operate, write or make the story line allowing for all to be involved. The more hands on stuff a student can be involved in the more engaged that student is.
It is also important to utilize the things that are out there to enhance ones education. History channel, Aand E, youtube, etc. When a student can watch something and take it in they will understand it. When video is used to reinforce the idea then it is well worth it.