The
Flip video camera has been around for a couple of years now, and it has been imitated by other companies including
Kodak and
Creative. These pocket video cameras are perfect for classroom use: they are less expensive than a traditional video camera (I got mine for
$40 on Dell), they are basically "point and shoot" without a lot of extra buttons and settings, and they transfer video to your computer via a USB port (most DV cameras still use fire wire).
Through my Twitter PLN I learned of a terrific
web page by Jennifer Nicholson with lots of resources for using these cameras in the classroom including this PowerPoint with a nice overview of their capabilities:
