I love video, and see myself as a teacher using it frequently. I think back to my American Heritage days when our teacher had at least one movie clip per class, and they were all really cool and did a great job of illustrating the point that she was discussing. This is how video can help students - by giving them a visual product to help them understand an abstract idea.
I see myself using small youtube clips, small clips from movies, and maybe even most of a movie if I felt that it was really good at helping illustrate a point. And of course TV episodes - The West Wing comes to mind.
I also can see myself assigning video projects to students. I remember doing this in junior high and high school - where our assignment was to work with a group to make a three to five minute video about a topic. So I would use the equipment available at my school to have the students create their own videos or podcasts.
Using video is a great benefit to students because they live in a world that is full of video. They can connect to it easily, and I know that when a movie clip is played in class I pay more attention to it because I am interested in how it relates - it keeps my attention fresh.
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