Journal Post 9

Chapter 9

Creating and Sharing Information with Multimedia Technologies

How can teachers use video resources in their teaching?

Teachers, who use instructional videos in class get the students to retain more information, understand concepts more rapidly and are more enthusiastic about what they are learning. With video being part of a thoughtful lesson plan, students often make new connections between curriculum topics, and discover links between these topics and the world outside the classroom without having to step foot outside the classroom. Many equipment are available at school: television monitors, video players and educational DVDs.  But an alternative to using DVDs or videotapes in the classroom, teachers relay more on video resources that are found on the Web.  There are massive amounts of videos already available online in all sorts of subject areas. An example of one is YouTube. YouTube contains thousands of educational videos that are extremely useful. Teachers utilize these videos in their curriculum. It increases the student’s retention of the subject and encourages them to seek out educational videos as well.  

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There are many successful strategies for using videos and DVDs in interactive ways. Using the pause and rewind bottoms during segments of the video, engages students in discussions about what they are viewing, making it an interactive experience.  Another strategy that can be done in class while showing a video is having the students write responses or taking notes on what they are seeing.  Some teachers already have a worksheet made with questions on them in the order of the film so students can easily answer them while still watching the video. That way you know the students are paying attention and understanding the video.

TeacherTube

                TeacherTube has a variety of videos, documents, audio, and photos that are valuable for teachers of all subject areas. The possibilities are endless and extend much further than just showing videos to your students. Teacher Tube is designed to look like the popular website YouTube. It provides free online space for sharing instructional and educationally videos, made by teachers and students. Videos of the day are displayed on the main page and students and teachers can search up any subject or content as well.  An advantage of using Teacher Tube is that the content is safe for viewing in schools.  It’s a valuable resource to use for the classroom.

Summary

                Chapter nine focuses on presenting information using PowerPoint software, videos, DVDs, digital cameras, movie making software, and podcasts as tools for emerging students in creating and sharing information commutation through multimedia tools. In this century, cameras are nearly available anywhere from phones, iPods, and iPads. Tools for recording are more assessable and cheaper as well. Collaborative sites like TeacherTube make it easier to post and share videos with other educators and students. Finally, the Web contains a vast variety of videos, like YouTube, that can be useful to use in the classrooms. Emerging technologies in the schools offer exciting ways to share and teach ideas and concepts with others.