Video blog

What?
We learned about finding educational videos and being able to save them to your computer with Zamzar. We also learned about the option of uploading them directly to Youtube so that everyone can have access to them.

So What?
I never even knew about teachertube before this class. What a helpful resource, I like that now we don't have to search through all the inconvenient stuff on youtube and can go directly to a positive source. The resources I found on both youtube and teachertube are impressive. I am surprise that people even at such a young age have such talent in creating videos both informational and for fun. I like that people are getting out there and doing active things, making movies and contributing to others.

We had a wonderful time recording our own video for students to help them to learn math concepts. It felt good to be doing something good for others. It was easy to post it on youtube for everyone to see. I never realize how much fun you could have doing an assignment. It doesn't need to be the same paper essay every time, we can change things up and be creative with the technology we have today.

Now what?
The thing that I like the most is that everyone can have access to these things. My students and their parents don't have to invest a lot of money to do videos or find videos or use the technology that we have learned about in class because most all of it is free. I will use teachertube a lot in my classroom. You can find a video or a picture or a presentation for just about anything these days that can enhance your teaching skills. In two years when I finally start teaching there will be even more resources.

I did a video for mine that was a silly song to learn the states and capitals. It is interactive and things like that will stay in a students mind. I remember learning a song when I was in elementary school about Utah and its counties. I still remember a lot of the song to this day. I think it would have only added to the fun and the memory of it if there was a video or silly character I had watched and sung along with. These videos can be used just for a good laugh for the students, an interactive to get them up and moving, or something that will inspire them to do great things themselves. It can be used in so many ways in the classroom.

Video Review:
I like the video. I can relate when they said that when their mom or dad have technology questions they come to the kids. We are growing up in a technological time that our parents knew nothing about. I agree with them that things will continue to change. I like idea of fingerprinting instead of credit cards so that there is no more identity theft. We do things every day to protect from identity theft and I think more and more will be done to protect us from that. How nice to have touch screens for our phones and Apple has even come out with an I-pad touch computer. The options are limitless and there will continue to be more. This was a good video by Motorola.