Video_Streaming

media type="custom" key="3554146" =How can we reach our students where they are? Engage them in today's world? Take advantage of their tools? Embrace/support/teach [|21st century skills]?=

Below are the links to the videos to inspire thinking about 21st century teaching and learning.
[|A Vision of K-12 Students Today] [|24 Hours in the Life of a Digital Native] [|We Didn't Start the Fire] Another video I didn't include: [|Pay Attention]

=Video Links= The district’s in-house server for WLIW provides us with fast access and uninterrupted streaming to its vast collection of online videos ([]). So many curricular resources! Example: []

PowerMedia Plus [|(http://www.powermediaplus.com)] is another video provider that includes a library of images as well as a feature that allows users to create podcasts.

[|BrainPop] and [|BrainPopJr.] are collections of animated topic-related instructional clips. BrainPop is also available in [|Spanish].

[|Vital New York] is a free online library of digital multimedia resources for the K-12 community. The content is aligned with NYS Larning Standards.

[|HotChalk] contains extensive digital content for students and teachers. Annenberg Media offers multimedia resources to help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Content can be streamed for free from [|http://learner.org]. From the UK, thousands of educational programs online: [|http://www.teachers.tv].

=Alternatives to YouTube= From Free Tech4Teachers: http://freetech4teachers.pbwiki.com/Great+Alternatives+to+YouTube [|Edublogs TV] [|Nibipedia] [|TED: Ideas Worth Spreading] [|The Futures Channel]

=YouTube Videos Available from School???= We now have the ability to make YouTube videos visible on our intranet, only accessible when you're in district. If you find a YouTube video you would like to make available in your classroom, copy and paste the url into an e-mail message to Janice Friedman (jfriedman@uniondaleschools.org). Indicate the subject(s) of the video and it will be posted on the account: [].

=Tips= 1. View the video in advance. 2. Select appropriate segment(s). You don't always (necessarily) have to show the entire video and it's actually preferable to view it in parts so as not to watch a "slowed down" version. 3. If you want to insert a segment into a presentation, make sure to save it to a location that's easily retrievable later (meaning one you'll remember). 4. If you want to stream the video, which means to watch it live, you can click on the arrow and the media player will open. 5. To watch the video in the largest format possible, click on the **full screen** icon. 6. Embed the video into a PowerPoint presentation to place it in a broader context. 7. Encourage your students to take advantage of the power of video by having them include a video segment in a presentation they're doing to enhance a topic they're investigating. 8. Use video to differentiate instruction in learning centers in your classroom. 9. Take advantage of videos to support English Language Learners. 10. Rely on the search features of the particular video streaming site--keyword, category, subject, standard, etc. 11. Access password information: - Log onto eChalk - Click on **My Account** - From the pull-down menu at the center of the page, select **District Files** - Open the Video Streaming folder - Refer to individual documents for United Streaming, PowerMediaPlus, and Vital NEW YORK for access instructions - BrainPop access information is available on online database sheets from your library media specialist

[|TubePrompter] from Tom March: Writing prompts to provoke reflection
=Resources:= [|Using video with at-risk middle school students] [|Web 2.0 Backpack] [|Tech Talk Blog]