Interactive videos keep the viewer engaged, help highlight critical points and can assess the viewer’s knowledge. The annotation and spotlight options within YouTube can be used to link a series of videos you have created. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5zzVemi3m4[/youtube] Read more about YouTube annotations: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/92710?topic=14354&hl=en There are also services designed to create video-based quizzes. Blubbr is a free…
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Download Obama Videos from YouTube
Although YouTube’s terms of service still officially prohibit downloading. The weekly addresses and the announcements posted by Obama’s “ChangeDotGov” user on YouTube can now be downloaded. Look for a “Click to Download” link just below the Play button. (This link only appears on the YouTube page for the video, not when the video is embedded,…
An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube
Kansas State Univeristy’s Michael Wesch present a fascinating overview of some of the history, trends, and themes observed as part of his ethnography of YouTube. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/TPAO-lZ4_hU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] At 55 minutes this is somewhat of a commitment to watch, you might want to wet your appetite by checking out two short videos…
Useful Content on YouTube (Really!)
Nearly lost among the funny animals, back yard science experiments, and music videos in YouTube are short videos that can be useful in the classroom. In some cases these are simply captured bits of pop culture or history that can be shown in class or embedded in course Web pages. There are also well-produced, short…
Video about “Today’s Student”
Cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch and 200 students at Kansas State University created a video about students in today’s college classrooms. It is an example of “digital storytelling” with an interesting mix of low tech (words on paper, chalkboard and walls) and high tech (time-lapse footage of a Google Doc being edited by the 200 students).…
Collecting Content in Collaborative Tools
(from the March 2007 Emerging Technologies and Pie Presentation) Del.icio.us, Flickr, YouTube, and similar services, allow users to store their collections (of bookmarks, photos, videos, etc.) online. These files can be shared with individuals, groups, or the world. Each item can also be tagged with keywords supplied by the poster (or other users). This “folksonomy”…