Video Sharing (Thing # 19)

I chose to embed a movie trailer called Two Million Minutes. The film is a wake-up call to American educators and students. I find it to be frightening and accurate.

I love YouTube! I’ve been watching it for quite some time now. During the elections it was a great way to stay updated on the latest gaffs of the candidates without having to watch the entire interview. I also watch friends performing music or silly videos my husband finds while procrastinating.

Professionally, I haven’t been able to use Youtube. Now that I know about Zamzar I can!

I have used Teachertube a few times in class. It could be a good discovery/inspirational exercise for students.  However, for instruction you have to spend some quality time searching. I much prefer www.unitedstreaming.com as their videos are guaranteed to be age appropriate and professional. Sorry, I know that’s not very creative of me but when you’re in a time crunch, it matters.

I should mention that unitedstreaming is a paid service. My guess is most large school districts have a subscription.