I listen to Joyce Meyers video podcast and several of the educational podcasts. I enjoy the video podcasts more than the audio podcasts. I like the fact that I can download them and listen on my time schedule rather than theirs.
I think it would be a great way for students to complete projects rather than just power points. It makes their presentations more versatile.
I have used videos on YouTube several times in my classroom. It livens up a lesson. I try to throw one in every now an then to gain the students interest. The only problem I have with it is that there is a lot of garbage on YouTube that teaches things you do not want your children to learn. Sometimes it is very time consuming trying to filter through the garbage to find things that are useful for the classroom.
The advantage to embedding the video is that it plays within the same window rather than having to jump back and forth and opening many windows at once.
Our students are bombarded with technology and it is difficult to keep them engaged without trying to use some of these items in our classrooms. It gives us a way to help all learners connect to the content. I enjoy using videos and the students appreciate the change.
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I'm so glad to hear that you use YouTube videos to engage students. I love them because they're usually brief enough to catch students' attention or emphasize a point, but they don't consume an entire lesson.
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right about having to wade through a lot of slop to find valuable videos. That's where your Personal Learning Network can come in handy; if you're in touch with other educators, you can share helpful resources related to your curriculum with them and vice versa.
If you're interested in having students use podcasts as a replacement for PowerPoints, another idea is to have them create a slidecast, which is a combination of a slide presentation and a podcast. I love having students record their presentations, because they have the opportunity to practice and get it perfect, which they don't often do if they have to present in front of the class. You get a lot fewer "ums" and "likes," and it's easier on those who shy away from public speaking!
Great response--Thing 6 complete!