![]() It is an effective method for conveying information and “telling a story”, which is the original form of education. It can be paused, rewound and watched multiple times. It is now portable and ubiquitous to access thanks to smartphones. Why use video in education? It is highly visual. Who can ever forget Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Elmo or Oscar from Sesame Street? The Sesame Workshop introduced one of the first TV programs for teaching children back in 1969 and they are still going strong today. In 1910 Padraic Pearse was using a projector called the magic lanter n to teach his students in St Enda’s school in Rathfarnham, Dublin. This option won’t be available unless you’re using the latest version of PowerPoint.Video and film have been used in education for more than 100 years.
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