Vidcast

What?

We are learning about different ways to prepare and publish a vidcast and the different content types a vidcast can cover.

So What?

I feel like I know how to do a lot of things through technology and the internet, but there is always more to learn. Making my own vidcast is something I have never tried. I think it would be useful for classroom use in teaching children a how to, it would be fun to participate in a vidcast featuring yourself or familiar people to your students. This would be a great way to create a hook for students on a topic that may be less exciting to present otherwise.

I also think it would be fun to not only use vidcasts to present or teach information, but to teach your students how to make them to present material to each other. With so many simple ways of creating, it would not be hard for groups of middle elementary aged students to put together a simple vidcast on an assigned topic. This could be a great way to integrate technology across curriculum's.

Now What?

This information helps me create new ideas for presenting a lesson, instructions, or transitions for my students. I believe that even though children are creatures of habit, they need new ways to present information to jolt their minds from the mundane at times. This is also true of students with different ways of learning. I would like to present to my students multiple ways of doing, learning, and creating things.

Using a flip camera versus using a video editing program creates new ways for students to gather and present information. I can imagine that in the new few generations, technology will have progressed far beyond what we could even imagine. It is important that we as teacher keep up with technology changes and by using technology in our classrooms, expose our students to the different processes as well.