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 * //Video Streaming //**

One resource that teachers can use in the classroom today is video streaming. Dr. Thornburg stated in his article that 20 years ago it would take a day for teachers to answer certain questions a student would ask or a trip to the library (Thornburg, 2004). In 2010 we have the technology right at our fingertips to answer certain questions a student may ask on a topic.

In the article found online at Tech & Learning, Julia VanderMolen, states the many benefits to streaming videos in the classroom. The many benefits to video streaming are: videos can shown anywhere there is Internet, teachers can place video links on their school web pages for students to view at home, there is a large collection of video clips on the Internet and through online programs that teachers can use in the classroom, and video streaming is current and a teacher can get up to date videos on certain topics (VanderMolen, 2008). In the article it stresses the point that video streaming is not just for use in the classroom, but students can also use this resource at home to help with project topics and reviewing certain topics and skills for assessments. Also in the article it discusses the two FREE programs you can download onto computers if your classroom computers are not equipped with the correct programs to download and view videos (VanderMolen, 2008).

I know from personal experience the benefits of using video streaming in the classroom. One online video streaming program that I have access to is: www.unitedstreaming.com. This web site offers thousands of videos on various topics for use in the classroom. Teachers can search video clips on a certain topic they are studying in the classroom, and this web site will offer all the video clips that are related to this topic. With the list of videos also comes a short summary by each video, which teachers can view to make sure this would benefit their students to watch.

Grace Ulrich

Resources: VanderMolen, J (2008, May). Picture This: Video Streaming To Your Classroom [Electronic version]. Retrieved October 15, 2010, from []

Thornburg, D. (2004). Technology and education: Expectations, not options.(Executive Briefing No. 401). Retrieved from [|http://www.tcpdpodcast.org/briefings/expectatio]