Video Integration in the Classroom

Name of Video: Mr. Duey’s Fractions - Official Video

From: www.teachertube.com

1. What topic(s)/subject(s)/content is this video applicable to?

This video is applicable in math, language arts, and music class. It could be used for a
math lesson teaching percent, improper fractions and mixed numbers. It could also be
used as an example of creating a rap to teach and remember new information. Students
could watch the video and create their own rap in any subject area. In language arts or
music class it could be used to talk about rhyme, meter and verse.

2. What audience and setting would you use this video in?

This video would be appropriate for upper elementary and middle school students in the
general education or special education setting. Students in the resource room may also
enjoy this video as a supplement to instruction.

3. Identify three activities that would integrate this video into your curriculum?
(Differentiated Instruction is essential to overall classroom learning).

a. Some students could begin identifying the parts of a fraction working

toward adding and subtracting fractions
b. Other students could begin adding and subtracting fractions with like
denominators working toward adding and subtracting fractions with different
denominators and creating mixed numbers
c. Accelerated students could begin creating mixed numbers from fractions
working toward converting fractions to percents and decimals

4. What lesson plan(s)/unit(s) of study could this video be designed around?

This video could be designed around a lesson involving percent, mixed numbers and
improper fractions. It could also be used as an example of creating a rap as a means of
organizing information for instruction and recall. Students could view the video and
apply the concept to any lesson or unit of study.
 5. Which learning theories could be empowered by the use of this video?

Cognitive Learning Theory – auditory and visual learning

Multiple Intelligence Theory – inclusion of multiple learning styles such as musical/
rhythmic, verbal/linguistic, logical/mathematical and bodily/kinetic
Papert’s theory of including technology in teaching
Pev Vygotsky’s Social Cognition Learning Theory – culture is a prime determinant in
behavior/development