Week 11 - Online Video

Thing 16 - Online Video

Online video hosting sites such as YouTube or TeacherTube allow people to share videos online. While some of the video content on YouTube is highly dubious, other content can be very educational. If you are wondering how to do anything technology related you can do a YouTube search and more often than not somebody has posted a video on it. For example, if you want to know how to add video to your blog (one of this week's tasks) simply type "how to add video to blogger" in the search box and pick a video to watch.

NOTE: YouTube is often blocked in schools. If there is a particular video you want to show your students you can download a Firefox plugin called Download Helper that allows you to download the video. Use Format Factory to convert the downloaded video into a format that you can incorporate into a PowerPoint presentation (.wmv) or play offline.



Thing 16 Learning2.0 Tasks
1. Explore YouTube and find a school library related video to add to your blog.
2. Embed the video in a blog post (using the embed code to the right of the video).
3. Write a post about the video you chose.