I chose this video because I thought it would be a fun way to introduce a lesson on assembly lines. The kids would certainly get a laugh out of it.
I was very interested in podcasts before I sat down to do this but I hadn't really explored them. I looked at several. The ones I liked the best were the ones that had to do with education like Storynory. I could really see using that in my classroom. I loved that it had classic fairy tales because you would be amazed at how many kids aren't familiar with them. I looked at Mathgrad but I didn't find it to be appropriate for my grade level and it wasn't clear to me how to search a particular math topic. I went to Hoover Power Broadcasting thinking it would be something about energy or producing electricity so I was a little disappointed with it. I checked out NPR and I will definitely use that on a personal level but I'm not sure about children's broadcasting on NPR.
I enjoyed exploring youtube. I looked at most of the videos listed on 8Things web page. I had fun. I could see how you could use videos to enhance or introduce lessons. I actually used the Lucy video last year but I didn't think of it until after we studied assembly lines. The kids enjoyed it and many had no idea who Lucille Ball was.
I can see why embedding a video would have advantages to posting a link. I know I am more inclined to look at something if someone sends it to me rather me having to take the extra steps to find it. Lazy I guess. It was very easy to put videos on my post. If you had a blog for your classroom you could easily post videos of your students for parents to see. That is assuming you have made any videos of your students. Maybe some day.......
I looked at both Youtube and Teachertube. That are both great resources. I can see how Teachertube might be a little more limited but I liked that it had lesson plans with it. I can see using both of them in some capacity.
This was an interesting section. I will use some of this in my classroom and in my personal life.
Gina
I love this clip! (Almost as much as I love the Vitameatavegamin one!)
ReplyDeleteYour suggestion for using YouTube videos to introduce a lesson or to get kids thinking about a concept is personally one of my favorite uses for this tool. As a teacher, I rarely found myself wanting to show a video in its entirety and instead preferred to show a short clip to emphasize a point or clear up a concept. Before YouTube, though, it was a huge hassle--procuring a TV and VCR or DVD player, finding the appropriate video, cuing up the appropriate clip, and rewinding or re-cuing for the next class. YouTube makes that process SO much easier. I can locate a quick clip and show it over the digital projector in a just a few seconds!
There are a wide variety of podcasts out there, some better than others. I agree that most of the well-produced ones, like those on the NPR site, are intended for an adult audience, so it can be difficult to locate podcasts that are appropriate for younger kids.
One of my favorite things about video sharing and podcasting is the option they provide for students to produce their own material. Like posting on a blog, producing a podcast or video for the Internet adds an authentic audience to a school project, which really seems to motivate students.
One other advantage to embedding a video on your blog, especially if you intend to use it with kiddos, is that the user doesn't have to navigate away from your page to view the video. So, instead of having to send students out into cyberspace to YouTube, where they can click on other videos or easily get lost and then have to navigate back to the original page. Embedding makes things easier and quicker for the user!
Great response! Thing 6 complete!