Technology Medley

NCTIES 2009 Session – Videos

Joanna Gerakios and Tim DeCresie of Pitt County Schools shared numerous links to video sharing sites that could serve as alternatives to YouTube. They said that kids are already creating and revising video and multimedia content, usually at home, and it would be beneficial to them to make video creation and sharing available to them for school projects. Then they can share their projects with an authentic audience. This would also give educators the opportunity to teach what students can do legally.

They created a slideshow that they shared during their presentation:

Be sure to check out the information in this presentation! As our students are becoming more and more comfortable with creating, editing, and sharing their own videos, we need to find more safe resources for using videos in education.

More NCTIES Posts:

Opening Keynote
Photography Problems
Digital Tools for Digital Kids
Assessment with Technology
SmartBoard in Upper Elementary
Skype in the Classroom
More Than YouTube
Closing Keynote