Video resource sites are a great supplement to good classroom teaching. They can add a different perspective to what students perceive from previous learning. With proper guidance, students can decide what to internalize and what not to.
I looked at Blinkx, a search engine for videos. The best thing about this site is it makes searching effortless by locating related files and web pages as you view a document. I wanted to embed a video to this blog, but was unable to find any html code, even after searching for help on the Internet. The "News" search engine is a good place to go to discuss current events, fact and opinion, or possibly point of view.
I also viewed Totlol. This site is specifically targeted to kids under 13. It's easy for parents to search, browse, set up playlists for their kids, submit videos, and/or rate videos. Creating an account was free and required only an email address, username, and password. I like that it has a parent-lock feature allowing parents to block any marked videos and turn off participation features. Again, however, I'm unable to locate an html code for embedding a video, such as Schoolhouse Rock, which I enjoyed as a kid. Conjunction Junction, a video about adding conjunctions to combine sentences, may be used as part of a L/A lesson. I used the embed code from YouTube to display this video.
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You could have posted the "Schoolhouse Rock" video in your posting so others could see it.
ReplyDeleteYou do know teachers can access YouTube now don't you? YouTube has some amazing videos that I've used with lessons.
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