Been aware of these Web 2.0 tools for a while, but never really given them much thought as to how they could fit in an elementary setting, so I never spent time to explore them until I read about a guy who is delivering lectures via You Tube (College 2.0: A Self-Appointed Teacher Runs a One-Man 'Academy' on YouTube http://bit.ly/bNTTy0
Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for tweeting about it:)
I just uploaded my first You Tube video earlier this week to allow the colleague that I was preparing it for to review it and was amazed at 1. how easy it is to upload a file 2. contrary to my initial uninformed opinion, I was not besieged by pop ups, raunchy ads, raunchy videos, etc. and 3. I can control who has access the videos I upload.
Beginning to think that these tools would be an excellent way to implement reteaching activities and increase the students' capabilities to allow other students to provide feedback. For teachers--when they are preparing things for professional development, they can record real-class examples of the strategies they are using. And, finally, kids in our summer reading program really enjoy Storytime Online, so I am considering recruiting some of our local "celebrities" to complete a similar project.
Just exciting to think about the possibilities from these tools that I had more or less written off:)
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