Favorite Education Video Link

My favorite education video on TeacherTube is the "Pay Attention." I originally saw it at a breakout session at the Nebraska Career Education's annual conference in Kearney last summer. It explains why today's learner is a digital native like we've never seen before. It explains it in a way that really makes me consider and reevaluate the delivery methods I incorporate in my classroom. This video does an excellent job showing how prevalent technology is our student's lives and the ways that we can use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.

Here is the link...http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=448&title=Pay_Attention.

Enjoy!
Kate

2-Minute Movie

Here is my 2-minute movie. Of course, I chose my daughter for my topic...no surprise there! :)

Enjoy!

Kate

Podcast Subscription

I choose the "Jean Chatzky's Practical Money Minute" podcast. It includes 1-2 minute video podcasts about Personal Finance topics ranging from renter's insurance to retirement planning. I liked the wide range of topics that are included. Ms. Chatzky covers financial topics such as caring for the eldery, marriage/wedding planning, health insurance, and home buying. I also liked that each video was short in length. It could easily be used to start off a lesson or fill the last couple of minutes of a class period. However, sometimes the general topic was split into three or four podcasts (for example, there were two separate podcasts about employer-sponsored benefits...one about flexible spending accounts and one about retirement savings plans). I would have preferred some of her topics to be a little more in depth and possibly combined to give complete information in one podcast.

This podcast could easily be incorporated into a Personal Finance course. The topics are relevant to the students' financial literacy. It addresses topics they are going to face regardless of what they chose to do after graduation.

Kate

Article Review PhotoStory

Here is my article review PhotoStory...Enjoy!!

Kate