This video-sharing site is for educational videos that students have created to teach something. It is similar to YouTube and TeacherTube. For those students who are interested in YouTube, this provides a safer area with the focus on education - could be very motivating for some. It lets students work on a group video as well as independent videos online with possibilities to comment and discuss. Teachers could use it to view what their actual teaching looks like as a way to increase their effectiveness in the classroom as a professional development activity. Has contests, tutorials, tips, and videos on increasing effectiveness in producing videos.
Blogging Statistics and
Research1)
Important Blogging Statistics2) Pew Internet Blogging Report 3)
Pew Internet
Teens and Social Media4) ERIC Research Abstract on Student
Blogging5) Motivation For Writing Through
Blogs 6) Summary
of Research on Edublogging, Jeff Felix, Ed.D. 7) CNet's Report: Girls
blog, boys post video
Bloggins is the web 2.0 tool that I like the most. I can think of ways that I could use it for guidance class and computer class. I think it's interesting to see how other teachers use it. If I come up with good ideas, my school may take the block off of blogging!