We are in the process of trying to get our house on the market and need to do some improvements/repairs. "Ask Mr. Fix-It!" caught my eye in the list of searches and it is absolutely awesome!
I typed in rotten window sill and had ten versions of how-to-do-it advice columns right in front of me.
I also typed in "replace exterior doors"....loved the videos so I had strong visuals and could get my mind around how to do it.
This is going to help us tremendously.
Sadly, lots of ads....everybody wants to sell me something.
I created a search roll for bulletin board ideas.
http://rollyo.com/mhmelton/bulletin_board_ideas/
It was an easy process; however, most of the search hits I initially got were to business supply and office supply sites, trying to sell me different types of cork board, white boards, etc. Everybody wants me to buy something!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
#21 Shelfari--Book Catalog
As I worked with this site, I quickly realized that I wish this was for DVD movies. I'd love to have a working bibliography/catalog of my personal copies of hit movies, that could be easily updated. I often loan out my DVD's and forget who has what flick. Whoever came up with the idea to put a "loaner" section on Shelfari was brilliant.
Cataloging all of my books would be very labor intensive...definitely a summertime project....if it ever became important "enough" to me, to do it. I'd be much more likely to do it for my DVD's.
I loved the fact that they had thumbnails of the book jackets. That is a helpful touch for quick recognition.
http://www.shelfari.com/o1514407202/shelf
Cataloging all of my books would be very labor intensive...definitely a summertime project....if it ever became important "enough" to me, to do it. I'd be much more likely to do it for my DVD's.
I loved the fact that they had thumbnails of the book jackets. That is a helpful touch for quick recognition.
http://www.shelfari.com/o1514407202/shelf
Activity #20
http://www.imagechef.com/ic/word_mosaic/
I must have played with this site for 2 hours yesterday. I created all kinds of graphics, saved them to my hard drive for later use. I loved the way you could change the shape, colors and text to get lots of variety within the end product. I really enjoyed playing around with the sports jersey ones. I may have to print some of them for a bulletin board. Wish that they had a hockey one.
These tools are useful and fun for me. I could get lost on the internet and lose track of time very easily.
I posted one of my favorite graphics on my Facebook account. Several folks asked how I did it. Referred them right to ImageChef.com!
Letter James told me that it would "relaunch" in the winter. It was a no go. I goofed around with some of the graphic manipulators on FDToys. They make me laugh. My daughter was very interested in what I was doing. She's bumping me off the computer so she can play with it now!
I also played with Big Blue Labs' Photo caption site. I'm going to love that! http://bighugelabs.com/captioner.php I'm totally going to mess with somebody's picture, now.
I must have played with this site for 2 hours yesterday. I created all kinds of graphics, saved them to my hard drive for later use. I loved the way you could change the shape, colors and text to get lots of variety within the end product. I really enjoyed playing around with the sports jersey ones. I may have to print some of them for a bulletin board. Wish that they had a hockey one.
These tools are useful and fun for me. I could get lost on the internet and lose track of time very easily.
I posted one of my favorite graphics on my Facebook account. Several folks asked how I did it. Referred them right to ImageChef.com!
Letter James told me that it would "relaunch" in the winter. It was a no go. I goofed around with some of the graphic manipulators on FDToys. They make me laugh. My daughter was very interested in what I was doing. She's bumping me off the computer so she can play with it now!
I also played with Big Blue Labs' Photo caption site. I'm going to love that! http://bighugelabs.com/captioner.php I'm totally going to mess with somebody's picture, now.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Activities #18 and #19 Twitter and Resources
Twitter was simple to access and register with. What became difficult, was finding other physical educators to follow. I had to go through the back door to get to them, (locating my professional organizations' Tweets, and then seeing who followed them); but, I finally found a few. I also found a lot of people following my professional groups were spammers and just trying to sell me something. It's a shame we can't filter them out. Wading through the spam was a resented waste of my time.
I spent a significant amount of time scrolling through a lot of Tweets, because they were written in a foreign language. Again, I wish there was a filter, so that I could just get a hit on English speakers.
I signed up for several web pages and pertinent sites I discovered on people's Tweets or profiles in Twitter. Those may prove more valuable than the Tweets themselves; at least in my case.
I also signed up for email notification, if Tweets I am following, become updated. There were several notifications in my mailbox just hours after my initial registrations. That was cool. But someone named "Steven" flooded my inbox with about 20 Tweets. :-)
I think I see Twitter more as a professional development tool, than I do a student to teacher means of communicating. I teach elementary school and I'd just be totally surprised if the bulk of my kids have access to a computer, much less a Twitter account.
Being aware of what's out there is important. I'll keep checking back and investigating the updates I receive. Hopefully the list of elementary physical educators will grow.
I spent a significant amount of time scrolling through a lot of Tweets, because they were written in a foreign language. Again, I wish there was a filter, so that I could just get a hit on English speakers.
I signed up for several web pages and pertinent sites I discovered on people's Tweets or profiles in Twitter. Those may prove more valuable than the Tweets themselves; at least in my case.
I also signed up for email notification, if Tweets I am following, become updated. There were several notifications in my mailbox just hours after my initial registrations. That was cool. But someone named "Steven" flooded my inbox with about 20 Tweets.
I think I see Twitter more as a professional development tool, than I do a student to teacher means of communicating. I teach elementary school and I'd just be totally surprised if the bulk of my kids have access to a computer, much less a Twitter account.
Being aware of what's out there is important. I'll keep checking back and investigating the updates I receive. Hopefully the list of elementary physical educators will grow.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Activity #17 Technorati/Blogosphere/Tagging
When I was four, I got to visit the south rim of the Grand Canyon. I can still remember looking over the edge of the railing and being totally overwhelmed at how huge that hole was and how teeny I was in comparison. Activity 17 gave me the same sensation. The internet is HUGE. I can't even begin to get my brain around it. The fact that people (way smarter than I) have found ways to organize it and help people narrow the massiveness into useable chunks astounds me. I actually felt a bit anxious as I tried to get my mind around its vastness. How are my child and my grandchildren going to be able to deal with the explosion of knowledge? I just can't even let my mind go there.
Now that I used my voice to share the fact that I feel like a speck, I'll carry on to complete the activity:
At first, I thought it was quirky that there were actual websites and programs that help you develop your tagging language...but by the time I finished the activity, I could see why. There's so much out there, that having some "universal verbage" is critical, if you want the searches we set out on, to be effective and useful. as I nosed around and played with key word to compare the blogs, directory searches, etc. I found that I had more appropriate hits for my inquiry when I could use more specific words to "label" my topic. Vague tags lead more to general information and then I'd have to narrow my word choice, to get closer to what I was really looking for.
When I looked at what I'll call "Buzz Words" within the blogging world, it appeared to be top heavy with what I identify with business and economic terminology. It was interesting to look over, but not somewhere I'd spend any great amount of time....unless I was a marketing major at a university. Then I might be more inclined to hang out on that list. I just didn't see any practical use for it, at the moment. I was open to the experience for the sake of exposure, but it wasn't anything that popped a light bulb on, over my head.
As for the usefulness of Tagging, I can see how it will be helpful for me. I generally do little with my personal digital pictures, beyond uploading them to my computer and slapping them in a folder labelled with a generic name and date. I will one day go through and organize and tag my photos so that they will be more easily retrieved.
As for using tagging with things that are "open for the world's eyes", I'm a little more conservative. I'm not sure I'm ready to just throw my life out there like an open book...for anyone at anytime to see. I have quite a bit of pondering to do as I learn to set some healthy boundaries for myself and my daughter as she embraces this ever-changing, brave new world.
I am very appreciative that many of the sites do provide for making your information private. I hope that is not just a facade, but a reality in that your information and portions of your "internet being" can be protected and shielded at the Creators will.
Now that I used my voice to share the fact that I feel like a speck, I'll carry on to complete the activity:
At first, I thought it was quirky that there were actual websites and programs that help you develop your tagging language...but by the time I finished the activity, I could see why. There's so much out there, that having some "universal verbage" is critical, if you want the searches we set out on, to be effective and useful. as I nosed around and played with key word to compare the blogs, directory searches, etc. I found that I had more appropriate hits for my inquiry when I could use more specific words to "label" my topic. Vague tags lead more to general information and then I'd have to narrow my word choice, to get closer to what I was really looking for.
When I looked at what I'll call "Buzz Words" within the blogging world, it appeared to be top heavy with what I identify with business and economic terminology. It was interesting to look over, but not somewhere I'd spend any great amount of time....unless I was a marketing major at a university. Then I might be more inclined to hang out on that list. I just didn't see any practical use for it, at the moment. I was open to the experience for the sake of exposure, but it wasn't anything that popped a light bulb on, over my head.
As for the usefulness of Tagging, I can see how it will be helpful for me. I generally do little with my personal digital pictures, beyond uploading them to my computer and slapping them in a folder labelled with a generic name and date. I will one day go through and organize and tag my photos so that they will be more easily retrieved.
As for using tagging with things that are "open for the world's eyes", I'm a little more conservative. I'm not sure I'm ready to just throw my life out there like an open book...for anyone at anytime to see. I have quite a bit of pondering to do as I learn to set some healthy boundaries for myself and my daughter as she embraces this ever-changing, brave new world.
I am very appreciative that many of the sites do provide for making your information private. I hope that is not just a facade, but a reality in that your information and portions of your "internet being" can be protected and shielded at the Creators will.
Activity 16 - Bookmarks on Del.icio.us.com
I thought the way the creator of the site dotted off its name was clever, in the fact that it is a social networking site and the letters "us" were at the end of its name. I see the humor.
I can see where I will be able to use this with my student teachers, this spring. It's very difficult to get around to so many websites to research them and know which are crap and which are useful. I like collaborating and look forward to picking their brains for useful sites as they pick mine for useful teaching methods and insights into teaching.
I am particularly excited about the potential of making my use of 3 computers easier. I just bought a new desktop, not too long ago, and I am STILL trying to locate all my favorite sites that I had stored in "My Favorites" on my old unit. By having Del.icio.us.com, that process could be waaaaaay easier. I also have access to other computers when I travel. By having all our favorites on one site, it will make printing boarding passes and iteneraries easier.
I have a middle schooler and getting her to keep up with website listings for researching on the web has been a pain. I hope that by teaching my kid how to use the bookmarks, she will be able to do bibliographies much more quickly and less painfully. I also see this as a BIG help for her as she is engaged in group projects in the future. They can easily access information from their groups and hopefully eliminate some exhausting searches by utilizing each other's tags (as well as other folks who have gone before them, on similar searches). I keep trying to impress the idea of working smart, on my child's developing sense of time management skills.
Definitely a good tool to use in both my professional and personal life.
I can see where I will be able to use this with my student teachers, this spring. It's very difficult to get around to so many websites to research them and know which are crap and which are useful. I like collaborating and look forward to picking their brains for useful sites as they pick mine for useful teaching methods and insights into teaching.
I am particularly excited about the potential of making my use of 3 computers easier. I just bought a new desktop, not too long ago, and I am STILL trying to locate all my favorite sites that I had stored in "My Favorites" on my old unit. By having Del.icio.us.com, that process could be waaaaaay easier. I also have access to other computers when I travel. By having all our favorites on one site, it will make printing boarding passes and iteneraries easier.
I have a middle schooler and getting her to keep up with website listings for researching on the web has been a pain. I hope that by teaching my kid how to use the bookmarks, she will be able to do bibliographies much more quickly and less painfully. I also see this as a BIG help for her as she is engaged in group projects in the future. They can easily access information from their groups and hopefully eliminate some exhausting searches by utilizing each other's tags (as well as other folks who have gone before them, on similar searches). I keep trying to impress the idea of working smart, on my child's developing sense of time management skills.
Definitely a good tool to use in both my professional and personal life.
Activity 15 Sandbox
Didn't enjoy the sandbox. Application seemed easy enough to use but didn't get me all hyped up like some of the toys this project has introduced me to.....but loved the Wiki.
At our family gathering yesterday, my sister-in-law asked for us to sign a piece of paper and give our email addresses. There's an elderly patriarch in our family, that's not doing very well and is facing multiple surgeries. She wants everyone to keep updated on his progress...I'll be teaching her how to use some of the gadgets and tools that 23 Things has been teaching us. Keeping in touch has always left a huge trail of emails and I can soooo totally see us streamlining communcations by using WIKI's
Lovin' the technology of the day!
At our family gathering yesterday, my sister-in-law asked for us to sign a piece of paper and give our email addresses. There's an elderly patriarch in our family, that's not doing very well and is facing multiple surgeries. She wants everyone to keep updated on his progress...I'll be teaching her how to use some of the gadgets and tools that 23 Things has been teaching us. Keeping in touch has always left a huge trail of emails and I can soooo totally see us streamlining communcations by using WIKI's
Lovin' the technology of the day!
Saturday, December 26, 2009
#14 Wikis
This resource excites me, especially as I consider, how this tool could be used on a school's website. It can liven up communications to parents. It can keep children engaged in completing homework...especially if text books could be online as an eBook rather than heavy printed materials. There goes the age old excuse for uncompleted homework assignments..."I left my book in my locker."
As I wandered through the suggested links, it became increasingly clear as to how small the world is getting. Truly, technology allows for World Wide Learning Communities.
I also liked the idea of Wikis used to help students grasp a more effective understanding of what they are studying, by manipulating the materials through application and synthesis (higher order thinking skills) as they create, edit and update Wikis used for classrooms.
I loved the idea that Wikis could be used prior to meetings to help focus the group on what they need to be doing. Agendas can be presented and added to; preliminary discussions can be held prior to the meeting to make for better time use and less sidebar discussions. This alone may be a top time saver for educators overloaded with meetings.
I can see this tool being used to help a grade level plan for a fieldtrip. It would be clever to have past students offer input about the trip, to help current students prepare themselves for it.
One thing that jumps out at me is the fact that we NEED to make sure our websites and technoloy fingers into the community are UP TO DATE!!! It really bothers me for us to spend a lot of time and energy in getting something up and running and then neglect because the newness wears off. I think that neglected sites and links are bad P.R. It's like never weeding the flower beds out by the school's office...it just looks bad. In today's competitive market and attitudes about schools of choice, we need to put our best foot forward and show off our constant commitment to staying in touch with the future and its technology. If we're going to do it....then let's do it right!!!!
As I wandered through the suggested links, it became increasingly clear as to how small the world is getting. Truly, technology allows for World Wide Learning Communities.
I also liked the idea of Wikis used to help students grasp a more effective understanding of what they are studying, by manipulating the materials through application and synthesis (higher order thinking skills) as they create, edit and update Wikis used for classrooms.
I loved the idea that Wikis could be used prior to meetings to help focus the group on what they need to be doing. Agendas can be presented and added to; preliminary discussions can be held prior to the meeting to make for better time use and less sidebar discussions. This alone may be a top time saver for educators overloaded with meetings.
I can see this tool being used to help a grade level plan for a fieldtrip. It would be clever to have past students offer input about the trip, to help current students prepare themselves for it.
One thing that jumps out at me is the fact that we NEED to make sure our websites and technoloy fingers into the community are UP TO DATE!!! It really bothers me for us to spend a lot of time and energy in getting something up and running and then neglect because the newness wears off. I think that neglected sites and links are bad P.R. It's like never weeding the flower beds out by the school's office...it just looks bad. In today's competitive market and attitudes about schools of choice, we need to put our best foot forward and show off our constant commitment to staying in touch with the future and its technology. If we're going to do it....then let's do it right!!!!
#13 e-Books
E-Books....hmmmmm....I really had to get out of my box to figure out a way to incorporate this concept into my classroom or personal learning efforts. Because I teach PE, I struggled to make a connection between my curriculum and the Project Guttenburg listings. But, after some advanced searching, I made some significant connections. I can see where access to children's poetry would be helpful during my jump rope unit. Students are encouraged to learn old fashioned chants and rhymes to assist in their understanding of the rhythm and timing of jumping rope. I've never encouraged them to make up their own, but the e-book could give them examples of rhythms to copy and insert their own up to date lyrics. Then they could perform them for their classmates.
I also didn't realize how many Mother Goose rhymes contained action verbs. During a jumping skills lesson, I could use "Jack Be Nimble". A simple use of poetic literature as a lead in for my lesson. I could see a Smart Board interactive game where the students locate the action words and jump his/her way through a series of verbs and matching subjects.
I searched the word "health" and came up with multiple hits; but mostly very, very old manuscripts and waaaay out of date information. I did manage to find a book called, "Healthful Sports for Boys". This book would have been better entitled "Games your Great Grandpa Would Play." As I looked through the online table of contents, it occurred to me that it was actually a wealth of information. I enjoy teaching the history of games and explaining where it originated; how the equipment has changed to meet the needs of the player and their safety; the terminoloy for the game; and basic rules to play by. The book sorted various games and activities by which season of the year one might engage in the activity ---not sport season...but by spring, summer, fall and winter. Funny, there's a societal change right there...we used to play outside a lot and what we played really depended on what the weather was like outside. Now with indoor pools, indoor ice skating rinks, year round basketball leagues and such, we aren't limited by changing weather patterns as much.
Anyway, this book will turn out to be a wealth of information for me because it includes activities such as marble, top games, kite, hoops and wheels. By exposing children to these activities, perhaps I can get them to verbally engage with an older generation in their family. By teaching them old fashioned games that require little or no equipment, they can make a connection to their grandparents and begin a meaningful dialog. If I can get my students to access this book online with their grandparent, then they could look over the table of contents and get their grandparents to help them learn a game. Thereby, improving relationships through play....now there's a wonderful, old timey notion!
As for using the site, I didn't like how I had to scroll down to the very bottom of each page to advance the ebook to the next page. I wish there was an easier way to turn the page.
I think the idea of downloading the eBooks to almost any type of portable device for later use, is awesome. I can see where voice recorded eBooks on iPods could be instrumental in helping visually impaired folks explore literature.
Can you imagine articles from the world's newspaper jounalists being read, recorded and put on e-newspaper sites. You could actually hear the author reading his thoughts with the actual intonations with which he intended it to be read? Instead of getting newspapers delivered to our driveways, we would log on, download our periodical and listen to our news while we drive or ride to work or school.
That's kind of an exciting notion....oh the joys of creativity.
I also didn't realize how many Mother Goose rhymes contained action verbs. During a jumping skills lesson, I could use "Jack Be Nimble". A simple use of poetic literature as a lead in for my lesson. I could see a Smart Board interactive game where the students locate the action words and jump his/her way through a series of verbs and matching subjects.
I searched the word "health" and came up with multiple hits; but mostly very, very old manuscripts and waaaay out of date information. I did manage to find a book called, "Healthful Sports for Boys". This book would have been better entitled "Games your Great Grandpa Would Play." As I looked through the online table of contents, it occurred to me that it was actually a wealth of information. I enjoy teaching the history of games and explaining where it originated; how the equipment has changed to meet the needs of the player and their safety; the terminoloy for the game; and basic rules to play by. The book sorted various games and activities by which season of the year one might engage in the activity ---not sport season...but by spring, summer, fall and winter. Funny, there's a societal change right there...we used to play outside a lot and what we played really depended on what the weather was like outside. Now with indoor pools, indoor ice skating rinks, year round basketball leagues and such, we aren't limited by changing weather patterns as much.
Anyway, this book will turn out to be a wealth of information for me because it includes activities such as marble, top games, kite, hoops and wheels. By exposing children to these activities, perhaps I can get them to verbally engage with an older generation in their family. By teaching them old fashioned games that require little or no equipment, they can make a connection to their grandparents and begin a meaningful dialog. If I can get my students to access this book online with their grandparent, then they could look over the table of contents and get their grandparents to help them learn a game. Thereby, improving relationships through play....now there's a wonderful, old timey notion!
As for using the site, I didn't like how I had to scroll down to the very bottom of each page to advance the ebook to the next page. I wish there was an easier way to turn the page.
I think the idea of downloading the eBooks to almost any type of portable device for later use, is awesome. I can see where voice recorded eBooks on iPods could be instrumental in helping visually impaired folks explore literature.
Can you imagine articles from the world's newspaper jounalists being read, recorded and put on e-newspaper sites. You could actually hear the author reading his thoughts with the actual intonations with which he intended it to be read? Instead of getting newspapers delivered to our driveways, we would log on, download our periodical and listen to our news while we drive or ride to work or school.
That's kind of an exciting notion....oh the joys of creativity.
Still plugging away at #11 and moving on to #12
I've checked out several other sites and YouTube is still tops in my book.
I've seen a few things on TeacherTube that looked interesting but their selection just can't compare to YouTube. TeacherTube has the added benefit of being classroom friendly; whereas, YouTube can get a bit dicey and isn't always child friendly. I guess there's give and take and a "user beware" mentality to using any element of the internet. It's a shame that we have to constantly keep our guard up for offensive content.
As I revisited the podcasting sites recommended, I found that several of the health related podcasts I selected, had error messages, didn't exist anymore or were called "invalid". I think that is going to be one downfall of the internet, there's so much stuff floating around out there that much of it will not be accessible; forgotten and unmonitored over time. Eventually, how will we know what's new and up to date and what's been floating in cyberspace for decades and is irrelevant?
I did find a few podcasts that I'd like to add to my iPod and listen to on the way to work. I drive about 25 minutes each way and this might be a great way for me to keep up with professional information. I found several university podcasts that highlight trends in exercise and fitness and I can see where these can help me keep up to date and informed in my field. It would be difficult for me to purchase textbooks and literature from unversity courses but I can certainly access grad student podcasts and hear what's going on within their coursework and research.
I've seen a few things on TeacherTube that looked interesting but their selection just can't compare to YouTube. TeacherTube has the added benefit of being classroom friendly; whereas, YouTube can get a bit dicey and isn't always child friendly. I guess there's give and take and a "user beware" mentality to using any element of the internet. It's a shame that we have to constantly keep our guard up for offensive content.
As I revisited the podcasting sites recommended, I found that several of the health related podcasts I selected, had error messages, didn't exist anymore or were called "invalid". I think that is going to be one downfall of the internet, there's so much stuff floating around out there that much of it will not be accessible; forgotten and unmonitored over time. Eventually, how will we know what's new and up to date and what's been floating in cyberspace for decades and is irrelevant?
I did find a few podcasts that I'd like to add to my iPod and listen to on the way to work. I drive about 25 minutes each way and this might be a great way for me to keep up with professional information. I found several university podcasts that highlight trends in exercise and fitness and I can see where these can help me keep up to date and informed in my field. It would be difficult for me to purchase textbooks and literature from unversity courses but I can certainly access grad student podcasts and hear what's going on within their coursework and research.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Pod Cast Directories
I just spent some time browsing through Podomatic podcast directory. It must be based from Britain, because just about every voice I heard, had a thick English accent. No problem with that, it made for interesting listening.
At first, I wondered how I would decide on a topic to search; then, I noticed they had some easy index listings on their search bar and along the left margin. I clicked on the "Education" listing and one entry caught my eye, that I just couldn't ignore. It was entitled: I Speak Hawaiian. I thought I'd be taught a few catch phrases in Hawaiian; but, instead, I was treated to an orchaestra playing the tune of O Holy Night with the words sung in what appeared to be a Hawaiian tongue. What a hoot!
A few icons down the page and I found a link entitled: House of Reggae. Lots of bad rhymes backed up by strong bass licks. Bob Marley, it wasn't....but it still made me yearn for a view of some Carribean blue water.
My search continues for an appropriate Podcast to post....on to another directory......
Now I KNOW there's a market for EVERYTHING.
At first, I wondered how I would decide on a topic to search; then, I noticed they had some easy index listings on their search bar and along the left margin. I clicked on the "Education" listing and one entry caught my eye, that I just couldn't ignore. It was entitled: I Speak Hawaiian. I thought I'd be taught a few catch phrases in Hawaiian; but, instead, I was treated to an orchaestra playing the tune of O Holy Night with the words sung in what appeared to be a Hawaiian tongue. What a hoot!
A few icons down the page and I found a link entitled: House of Reggae. Lots of bad rhymes backed up by strong bass licks. Bob Marley, it wasn't....but it still made me yearn for a view of some Carribean blue water.
My search continues for an appropriate Podcast to post....on to another directory......
Now I KNOW there's a market for EVERYTHING.
Activity 11- using You Tube
I found this exercise ball trick on You Tube. I thought it was totally cool. I'd never try it...nor would I ever show my students this video because of all the dare devils I teach. Many of them would want to master this trick too.
While I nosed around on hits I got, when I searched "exercise balls" as a topic, I also found several "child friendly videos" that demonstrated exactly why I WON'T let students attempt to stand or kneel on the big balls. It would be great to show them a snippet of video that proves to them that I'm not just popping my chops...that I really am concerned for their safety while exercising and trying new things.
As for my likes and dislikes about You Tube:
I get distracted and before I know it, I've killed an hour watching crazy videos, instead of staying on task and sticking within my own topic boundary.
There's so many risky videos out there. The first few moments of the video might be okay but at the end, there could be profanity or unacceptable content for an educational setting. It is crucial that we,as educators, watch and listen to EVERY snippet within a video we plan to share with children. Filtering videos to use for teaching is a job that can not be half hearted.
There is a wealth of videos out there, that can help me teach fitness techniques and skills to developing learners. I can see where using videos of highly skilled movers will be a great asset to me as I age. My body won't let me do all the things I used to do when I was 18. Having this as a resource could be quite beneficial....and keep me out of the ER!
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