e-wot? » YouTube http://e-wot.com e-tools & e-tips for e-working & e-ducation Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:16:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Ken Burns & the YouTube Generation http://e-wot.com/2009/02/ken-burns-the-youtube-generation/ http://e-wot.com/2009/02/ken-burns-the-youtube-generation/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:45:32 +0000 Mark http://e-wot.com/2009/02/ken-burns-the-youtube-generation/ 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.

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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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