I’ve had a few enquiries from people working in education about the usefulness of Flip Video cameras for their pupils. The fact is I know that schools are investing in Flip Cameras for class work in various parts of the world.

Here are 10 good uses of Flip cameras in your school or college thanks to Digmo.co.uk for some of the inspiration.

1. Field trips – ditch the old clipboards and record in image and with commentary a record of the trip.

2. Science experiments – much nicer to have a video of what actually happened than just a memory.

3. Record lectures – records classes and guest speakers for the intranet so pupils can revisit them later. Some colleges choose to share lessons via YouTube for distance learners or to attract buzz about the course.

4. Web design courses – the assessed work must normally have mixed media to qualify so buying a few Flip Cameras to share means every student can easily add video to their project.

5. Media/film courses – even though the Flip has simple controls it’s still useful to discuss entry level principles of documentary filmmaking especially for younger pupils. Also great for journalist students to record interviews.

6. School Communications, Press and PR – great for recording Headteachers weekly message or to get the students to record a ‘day in the life’ to help with new enrolments.

7. Art and design installations – useful for documenting the creation of a work as a video diary.

8. Music – record the school orchestra so they can see how they sound, and look!

9. Drama – even 7 years olds could use the Flip to make their own mini-drama.

10. PE/Sport - analyse a tennis serve or baseball pitch in slow motion.

But why would you buy the Flip Video. It’s a simple equation. At Amazon the standard definition Flip Ultra2 is £99/ $114.  The Flip UltraHD is  £134/$149. At these prices it means you can get a higher student to camera ratio by buying more cameras for your buck.

If your budget can stretch and you have fast, up to date PC’s then I’d recommend the UltraHD for it’s robustness and image quality. But if you are on a budget and have medium to slow PC’s then go for the standard definition Flip Ultra2.

Lowest price Flip Video cameras can be seen here at Amazon UK or Amazon US.

Already using the Flip Video? How does your school use its’ Flip cameras. Please leave a comment below.

Another useful post on this theme is HERE.

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