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The Most Important Japanese Words at Class

Judging by 'Please subscribe' at the end of the video, I'm assuming this video is for people self-learning Japanese. In which case, I think it's extremely important to have a native Japanese person saying the words as they come up. If that's not possible, I still think having someone read them wouldn't hurt.

In this context, I don't think having kanji is needed - as you'd assume the type of people watching this video would be beginners. Hiragana is a must here, and should probably be used over the romaji. Maybe you should have the hiragana, and then a few seconds later show the romaji. Actually, now that I think about it - probably keep the kanji, just don't make it as big and prominent as it is right now. Having just かね, for example, might be misleading considering the multiple readings (金、鐘).

You might also want to consider having some form of interaction with the viewers, rather than it being purely a video with pictures and words. For example, at the end, you could have a picture of a classroom and have an arrow point to certain objects mentioned throughout the video. Give a few seconds for the viewers to read it out loud, then show the reading.

Finally, I don't think the title of the video does a good job of describing the video. Think about renaming it to 'Words Used in the Classroom - Learn Japanese' or something like that.

Overall, you did a good job. Hopefully I've provided you with some things to think about adding in the future. :)
 
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Great suggestions by I am a Baka.

I really have to second having a native speaker saying the words on the video. The question is then, what to do with the music? I am thinking to turn the volume way down so it does not interfere with hearing the speaker.

I also like the suggestion of adding kana but keeping the kanji, only smaller. I believe the earlier the exposure to kanji, the better. It need not be detailed study, but just having it there to be naturally absorbed is a good thing.
 
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