A thought provoking post on Classroom 2.0 by Christine Southard who highlights one aspect of an upcoming World War II history special. The producers have asked the YouTube generation to record oral histories (frome their grandparents in other words) before we lose them forever.
Great potential. Great educational project.
We don’t all have great internet connections. It’s particularly embarrassing if we try to show a video on YouTube to a class and our internet connection stops the video from playing. A more reliable method would be to download the video before class, then play it from your computer. Here’s how:
The site Jamie uses in this video is http://www.savevid.com/ it works a treat.
For more fantastic tips from Jamie on using videos in EFL classes visit his awesome blog TEFL Clips.
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