Some schools may experience challenges using video streaming due to traffic jams because of multiple users, slow computers and broadband internet connections. Despite the challenges, video streaming allows teachers to bring topics to life for many students. Students can take virtual field trips and view science experiments. Recorded videos can be viewed to help student make connection with the text.
Discovery Education is an excellent video streaming resource. It has an extensive library of classroom resource however the cost to may have a great impact on smaller school systems. Based on the website information, to offer Discovery Education Streaming Plus to a K-8 school is would cost $2,615.
Discovery Communications, 2010, Retrieved from http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ You can find samples video streaming under the section entitled Media in the Classroom.
Discovery Communication, 2010, Retrieved from http://discoveryeducation.com/products/streaming/index.cfm
Video Streaming-a complete guide, 2009, Retrieved from http://www.webcastingzone.com/webcasting-articles/what-is-streaming.php
Video Streaming Problems- How can we stay clear of them?, 2009, Retrieved from http://www.webcastingzone.com/webcasting-articles/video-streaming-problems.php
Hi Cassandra!
ReplyDeleteI really like this idea of video streaming. It allows students to watch a video many times over without having to be in class. It also allows those absent students to still have the opportunity to watch the video. As with all new technologies there are bugs that need to be worked out, but I'm sure when it happens the students will really enjoy watching videos this way!
Thanks!
Nice going! :-)
ReplyDeleteEducators have been using video from the time TV and VCR’s were available and it has proven to be very effective teaching tools. With the advent of high speed internet and cheap camcorders, teachers or students can make their own videos and share them online for anyone to view.
Services like YouTube and YouTube EDU have made posting your own educational video easier than ever, thus eliminating much of the overhead cost associated with hosting your own server. Doing this has its drawbacks due to the unwanted content and variety of topics available on these sites that can distract from the primary topic that is trying to be taught.
The YouTube EDU site is:
http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400
Ginger Harper
This was a topic that came to mind immediately when I thought of outdated technology and emerging technology. I remember the laser disc players our school purchased with the huge disc providing videos for science. A fortune was invested for basically one subject. They were time consuming and challenging to get the right video if you didn't have a scan card and reader. It is so easy now to find videos on line. A major problem can be bandwidth if too many are streaming at the same time. This is a very interesting topic.
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