Akiko's S3 Session

Akiko's S3 Session - SCHOOL TUBE
URL:http://schooltube.com/default.aspx


School tube is the video sharing service site. It is the service for teachers and students on the world. If we want to see the videos, we can do easily. However, it is difficult to upload and show the videos. It is because, all the videos have to be acknowledged by registered people. Also, there are guidelines to keep the quality of this service.


Write a one paragraph review of the application, in which you have selected one set of questions from below to answer - Independent Learning.

School Tube is a kind of educational tool. It enables teachers and students to share their videos. From this, they can get the documentations. They know what other people think and what they interested in. School Tube's videos are mainly categorized in two way. One way is for teachers or for students. And other is the genre of the videos, for example, Academics or Fashion or Pets etc. In addition, videos are divided like Featured, Most Viewed in them. Of course, it has a keyword search tool, so we can find the video which we want to see comfortably. Also, what a notable thing is that School Tube's level of quality. All the videos are checked by registered people, so we can see the videos in peace.


Outline of Presentation

My Screen Shots presentation URL:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/16871622@N07/sets/72157602786889399/show/

A) Introduction: Present your summary screen cast or screen shots, stop and explain whenever you feel it is necessary, or to respond to questions or comments from classmates (5 min)

・How to register & login School Tube
・Search by keyword
・Search by category
・About School Tube news

B) Body: Teach the Tool (15 min)

・How to search videos

C) Conclusion: Small group discussion (5 min)

SCICU Key Questions
1. What are the main skills needed to use social software?
2. What are the affordances (what does the service make possible, what it impedes)?
3. How can the technology be used to network professionally and connect users to learning resources?
4. What learned skills and understandings may promote your development as an effective learner in the digital age?