Saturday, May 7, 2011

Thing #14 - Online Video & Audio Resources

Below is a screen shot of a historical video regarding the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. To view this video online, click on the screen shot or the web link below it.


There are several ways that I could integrate video and audio resources into my instruction. After searching for and finding helpful videos or audio resources that relate to a topic of study, I could show some of these in the classroom during instruction. This will enliven my curriculum and consequently enhance the learning of my students. Furthermore, I could post links to specific videos on my "Face of the Classroom" website which would allow students and parents to study a topic from home. This will help reinforce concepts taught in the classroom and would also allow students to delve deeper into a specific topics that interest them. 

Teacher Tube allows students and educators to find educationally related video and audio. The resources are easily searchable by media type, content, and popularity. There are several interviews from people who lived when the history was being made. The resources cover a large variety of topics and consequently this would be a good place to start if searching for a free video to show to your classroom. The site is safer than YouTube since media containing inappropriate content is not permitted to be published on the site. Viewers are also able to post responses to media. It does not appear that the videos can be downloaded to a person's computer so if your school's Internet is relatively slow, you will need to start the video ahead of time, pause it, and then allow it to buffer the streaming content before actually beginning to show the video to your students.

Video and audio resources each have their own purpose and place. Often the strengths of either one depends on the purpose for its use or the context in which a student may find him/herself. For example, audio resources may be more readily useful to a student who is traveling than perhaps a video if the child does not have access to the equipment on which to play the video. When Internet strength or equipment availability are not an issue, however, then video resources are generally more engaging and will hold a child's interest longer. There is a lot of truth to the statement that "a picture is worth a thousand words" and often showing a child how to do something is better than just telling him/her how to do something. Perhaps audio, although presumably less engaging, may however, encourage more creative thinking and in a greater way stimulate a child's imagination. Below is a sample audio resource that is available from TeacherTube.com


Content Standards:

Aligned to NETS-T: 1.a, 1.b, 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3.a, 3.d, 4.b, 5.a, 5.c

Connections to Marzano Strategies: Non-linguistic Representations; Summarizing and Note-taking

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