Storyboard

Here's my storyboard. It's just a quick sketch of what I plan to do. This is an example of an assignment about ecosystems that I would have a student complete.

Here's a link to a google doc of my storyboard, but one of the stick figures didn't show up, so there's also a pdf below.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zlDJZDXbj2XHOn3vSWNxd5XXoInHW4soOx_NjGLVEB4/edit

Here's the link to a pdf of my storyboard
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxetUjKDfbulNWUyNWJkYmUtNDBkOS00NWMwLWE5YTAtYzE0NGFjMWFhMzVl

PTP #1 YouTube Downloader

YouTube downloader

In order to prepare for the situation where YouTube is blocked in the public school, I decided to learn how to utilize a YouTube video downloader. I first downloaded the Mozilla Firefox add-on (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/easy-youtube-video-downl-10137/). Then you simply go to YouTube and search for the video that you wish to use. Underneath the video is the option to ‘download’. There are several format choices you can choose from, then voila! You have the video downloaded to your computer. After this it was easy to ‘insert movie clip from file’ in PowerPoint Presentations.

Uploading my PowerPoint is impossible, so if you'd really like to see it I can email it to you. My video is embedded below!

There are some major copyright implications for this tool. It can easily be misused in downloading material that probably already violates copyright rules then loading it to a personal mp3 player for enjoyment. The clips that I use should be succinct and educational, and I should only use them in the educational setting. I should make sure not to use more than 10% of a work. I also should probably not put the videos on a non-password protected website that my students have access too. Although I may follow copyright rules well, students may not understand them or care, which can lead to abuse of a work.

Videos that explain and show theoretical concepts would be very helpful. It is hard to understand something that you cannot physically see. Due to limitations of the classroom, many concepts and topics may fall into this category. Showing a video on the process of mitosis, similar to this example (asexual reproduction) will help students to grasp difficult material. My videos will also be used to address culturally relevant teaching, in which different ways of presenting material will engage and connect to a variety of learning styles and cultural backgrounds.