Journal 3

"Video in the Age of Participation"
by Glenn Bull

This article discusses how digital video is the next frontier in the tech world. But, finding that one clip in an hour-long tape had been a cumbersome process for educators. In the past, teachers themselves had to personally link the use of those clips to an educational objective. The Discovery Education unitedstreaming web site provides digital video that is connected to explicit curricular objectives. These educational objectives are linked to state standards. Of course , these clips consist primarily of Discovery Channel programs, but it shows what is to come. This contributes more to the Web 2.0 philosophy. That is to make the Internet a more interactive and personal experience.

1.Q: Would I find such a service useful in my classroom?
A: Absolutely. This kind of technology would be priceless to find a clip, for instance , of the bombing of Japan in 1945. What if I wanted to just see the bomb making part of the unit? I would have to go through hours and hours of video. With the kind of software like unitedstreeamings’, I could find the clip and I could be assured that it was linked to a state standard for the World War Two unit.

2.Q:How could this technology make its way into classrooms with limited funding sources?
A: This kind of technology is being created and is evolving ever constantly. Eventually this kind of technology will be affordable to those classrooms with limited funding sources.