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Videos are what students want and not what they need

Online video, free or paid, seems to be where online education is headed. Increased bandwidth has moved us beyond the printed word (with some images) and we seem convinced that this is an improvement. I must admit that we (Cindy and I) have come to a similar conclusion and are creating more video demonstrations for [...]

Posted 24 November 2012 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

What claim are you disputing?

Most folks who read this blog probably are aware of the story of  Salman Kahn  and the Kahn Academy. The TED talk version of the story with my embellishments follows – so Kahn, a hedge fund manager, begins creating short YouTube videos to tutor his nephews who are struggling with math. Others stumble across this [...]

Posted 01 March 2012 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

YouTube Isolates Educational Content

YouTube has been willing to offer everyone the opportunity to serve video content. Being open to everyone has been both a blessing and a curse. It seems we have very different opinions regarding what represents useful and entertaining content. In education settings what might be funny or entertaining to someone in some other context ends [...]

Posted 17 December 2011 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Blizzard Video

We are in the middle of a two-day blizzard. So, we have lots of time with nothing to do. Actually, I knew this was coming and brought plenty of work home. But, work is work and blizzards are for having a good time. I had to do play around a bit to overcome the limits [...]

Posted 14 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

XtraNormal – Avatar-Based Movies – Write Your Own

My previous post invited you to view a very creative project intro developed by a couple of Grand Forks teachers. Their mini-movie was created using a new online resource called xtranormal. xtranormal allows users to script avatar-based movies. The narrative is generated by typing a script. You can select camera angles and the set. The [...]

Posted 25 November 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

WonderHowTo

I am a fan of online instructional videos and pay $25 a month for full access to Lynda.com (these are software and programming tutorials). The challenge can be finding good material and sometimes you have to pay to assure material has been carefully created. HowToVideo is a site dedicated to videos that explain “how to” [...]

Posted 21 August 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Impulse Buy

I think I have made the following observation in previous posts. My wife and I are easy targets when we enter a store that sells technology. There is no system of checks and balances in play. There is no voice of reason. If we don’t own it, there is probably some reason one of us [...]

Posted 28 May 2008 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: