*This is the video permission form that I used during my internship class.  The portion of the letter that is in bold is the portion of the letter that targets the need for parental permission in photographing and video taping students.
 

September 6, 2000

Dear Parents:

My name is Melissa Brooks.  I will be assisting Mrs. Aldridge with her second/third grade classroom this semester.  I will be coming once a week up until November and then everyday through the month of November.  I am taking my final classes before student teaching and am working with your child’s class as part of that experience.  I am looking very forward to working with this class and hope to learn a lot from the students and Mrs. Aldridge.  I will be doing some observations of students as they work and interact with one another.  I plan to take some photographs and videos of students to help me learn more about student learning styles.  If you do not wish for your child to be a part of those photographs or videos, please indicate that below.  Thank you for your time.
 
 

Sincerely,
 

Melissa Brooks

____________ * I do not mind if my child is photographed or video taped during classroom observation.

____________* I would rather my child NOT be present in photographs taken during classroom observation.