Sunday, April 11, 2010
#10 - Using YouTube
I spent far too many hours browsing through YouTube. What a treasure-trove of resources to use in teaching. The difficulty I encountered was with Zamzar. Initially the pop up wanting me to purchase a subscription somehow blocked the download button. After downloading I couldn’t figure out how to save the movie to my computer – on one of the final times I was downloading it suddenly registered that rather than opening, I could click the other option – the one that said ‘save’. Those are the moments I want to sort of pull my hair and utter less than professional phrases.
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Funny! Yes, it can be a little misleading when saving. Once you understand it it is one of the greatest things ever! I think this is a VERY cost effective (FREE) way of increasing student engagement and interest. This is also a great alternative to the video streaming that many schools have either paid for or are still paying for. The thing about download the video is that it can them be saved on the computer for future use. I use Youtube for everything...I actually used it yesterday to learn how to properly sharpen a knife (for cooking). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syvvxx3eGpI
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