Wow, what a wealth of information on the web! After exploring the various sites I will definitely be using numerous videos in my classroom teaching. The videos could be used to reinforce what is being taught to the students.
I know that my students go to YouTube to watch videos and even post them. They see it as entertainment. There were some good videos on YouTube and TeacherTube as well as the other sites. I liked the fact that you can search for different topics to find the videos you want more quickly.
However, Science Hack at http://sciencehack.com/ was definitely my favorite site. Besides being informative, and in some cases humorous, I liked the fact that every video is screened by scientist to verify the accuracy and quality. Since I teach four science classes, this site would be very valuable to me. This site includes all areas of science I can use a lot of the nature and Earth Science videos, but when I looked under Chemistry and Biology, most were too advanced for my middle school students. The rewards for using videos are that the students have a visual aid which many students need, and they provide great reinforcement for the topic being studied. Of course all videos would need to be screened by the teachers before using them, otherwise, they may be inappropriate for the students to view.
Students enjoy making videos because it allows for creativity and everyone has a voice. Another problem is that students could post their videos on YouTube without the teachers knowledge if they saved the video on a flash drive, This could create problems because of privavy issues and trust.
Although YouTube is blocked at our school for student use, my computer can access it so this will not be a problem. Therefore, I shouldn't ever need to download a video using the free websites you provided. I did try the download anyway but as you said may happen, they were busy. Since I'm doing this on a snow day, I wanted to get as much done in this class as possible. I will try again later as I would like to see if I can get a video to download.
Embedded below are some videos which I liked:
What Will Happen to the Earth When the Sun Dies?
What Causes Earth`s Seasons?
Space Toilet
Volcanoes
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Darlene, at least on my computer, with this browser, I don't "see" your YouTube videos, only a link to the video on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteCan you try embedding a video, so that video appears on your blog? Or, perhaps, it's just this computer I'm on currently. I'll try to check your blog from home.