The main areas that educators should focus on when incorporating Vlogging into curriculum is the length of the videos in the videoblog, students’ access to the videoblogs, the students’ differentiated learning styles, the privacy and protection of their students, and the incorporation of diverse perspectives into the content of the videos. (Rebecca Meeder Educational Technology University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2008)
Firstly, the teachers ask their students to view a video online that they have created usually around five minutes or less. Then they need to make sure that it is available for students to access to in their home and school. Also, Vlogging is an additional way for textual and visual learners to learn. Textual learners can make comments in videoblogs to discuss and comment or critique the video presented on the videoblog. Visual learners have opportunity to get more information in another way besides in-class lecture or textbook.
This week I found a very interesting video blogging website that is for educational use:
Bre Pettis is a former elementary school teacher in Seattle who used videoblogs to create projects with his students as well as share with their parents the different activities they were participating in at school. His videoblog at http://room132.com/ often features videos of himself explaining to the students’ parents about the topics and themes of the current week’s activities. This videoblog provides another way for students to get together to share not only their thoughts but their videos as well. It’s a very interesting and attractive way to stimulus students’ curiosity and participation. I’m enjoy traveling around this vlog and watching these videos very much.
Firstly, the teachers ask their students to view a video online that they have created usually around five minutes or less. Then they need to make sure that it is available for students to access to in their home and school. Also, Vlogging is an additional way for textual and visual learners to learn. Textual learners can make comments in videoblogs to discuss and comment or critique the video presented on the videoblog. Visual learners have opportunity to get more information in another way besides in-class lecture or textbook.
This week I found a very interesting video blogging website that is for educational use:
Bre Pettis is a former elementary school teacher in Seattle who used videoblogs to create projects with his students as well as share with their parents the different activities they were participating in at school. His videoblog at http://room132.com/ often features videos of himself explaining to the students’ parents about the topics and themes of the current week’s activities. This videoblog provides another way for students to get together to share not only their thoughts but their videos as well. It’s a very interesting and attractive way to stimulus students’ curiosity and participation. I’m enjoy traveling around this vlog and watching these videos very much.
I think the idea of vlogging for class is an interesting idea for projects, but do you think it's practical for students in say, middle school or high school? I can see having access to the technology necessary being a bit of a challenge for younger students.
ReplyDeleteAmber, I think the creators of the video and the video blog are the teachers who are competent on those instructional technologies. As to the students, they are the audience and visitors for the vlogging, and they don’t necessarily interact and participate the activities using video if they are not competent on that. Text is also a welcome and efficient way to use. Also, it’s good for students to get in touch with new technologies in their early age. And the teachers are encouraged to use vlogging as an instructional instrument in their course.
ReplyDeleteI think that vlogging would be a good supporting tool for education but in no way do I think that it can replace aspects of education. I tihnk that vlogging could be used by professors as reminders to students about assignments or projects, but I dont think that they can act as a teaching tool in itself.
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