March 26, 2008
Teachers Tap Video-Sharing In the Classroom
Video in the classroom has evolved since the days when teachers wheeled in film projectors on carts. More teachers are using online video-sharing sites modeled after Google Inc.'s YouTube to engage with students. And video is no longer a one-way channel of communication; students are participating in the creation of videos, too. The Wall Street Journal reports.
On TeacherTube, educators share material, such as instructional math videos, with classrooms around the world. Another site, SchoolTube, mainly hosts videos produced by students in class with the help of their teachers.
But while video-sharing sites can help capture students' attention, critics say such services will have difficulty gaining wide support from school administrators, who often block access to Internet sites like YouTube."
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