Thing 21

There are many risks and rewards of using online videos in the classroom. The rewards are the online videos if chosen wisely can be excellent to supplement the curriculum. They are great for getting students attention...and they are free! Many of the online videos are not screened on YouTube so you have to be cautious. I found this cute music video on fractions. The TeacherTube , National Geographic, and Google Video sites also have many resources that will be helpful for teaching and learning. I tried using zamzar.com to download a video and it was simple to follow the steps on their site. I feel the benefits outweigh the risks as long as teachers are careful to screen the videos ahead of time and to not include related videos when embedding the URL.