The following video was found on YouTube. It’s an educational rhyme about photosynthesis, explaining the scientific process that plants undertake to produce oxygen. Take a look....
What is YouTube?
YouTube is a web site that allows anyone to upload a video of whatever they want, or a video relevant to a particular topic for anyone that wants to view the video to watch it. Viewers also have the option of leaving a comment/feedback on each video. The site is easy to navigate around and its features are simple to use. You must first create an account to be able to upload and post comments about the videos however anyone can search and view the movies that are already posted.
Theory and classroom uses for YouTube
Videos are a very helpful tool for teachers to use in the classroom. It can make difficult tasks like dissecting a frog become easy just be watching a video of it. They can also make giving instruction to a large group of students faster and easier. The video can be viewed over and over allowing the teacher to move around the classroom and help students who need it. Students who are unable to make it to class due to living a long distance away or being too ill to attend can view videos posted on a shared video site such as youtube or teachertube of a class that they missed. Other students could view the video at any particular time that they want and as many times as they want. They can pause and rewind the movie so that they can fully experience what is happening in the video.
Teachers can download a posted video using a program called KeepVid. This program, once downloaded, would allow a teacher to download videos from websites such as Youube, TeacherTube and other websites that are similar. Once the video has been downloaded it can be then uploaded to a class website or kept on a shared folder on the school computer network for any student to access.
Using engaging video resources in the classroom relates directly to the major premise of Kearsley & Shneiderman’s (1999) Engagement Theory, being that students must be engaged in their course work in order for effective learning to occur.
References
Kearsley, G. & Shneiderman, B. (1999), Engagement Theory: A framework for technology-based teaching and learning, viewed 3rd September 2009 http://home.sprynet.com/~gkearsley/engage.htm
KeepVid. (2009), Free program used to download videos from you tube and other similar sites, viewed 3rd September 2009, http://keepvid.com
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