Zdrojewski, R. (2009). Smile, you’re on SchoolTube. Learning & Leading with Technology, 37(4), 33-34.
Safe and Approved Video Sharing
This article discusses the fact that students are more attentive and engaged when information is presented to them in a familiar medium, in this case online media. SchoolTube is a website where teachers and other school administrators can go to to submit videos that they want to play in their class. Often times, teachers run into problems when they want to play a certain video from YouTube or other sites because their respective school district may block that site from their campus. This creates an issue, as the video may be completely appropriate and applicable to class content, however it cannot be accessed. Rob Zdrojewski writes that the answer to this problem is a website called SchoolTube.com.
Videos and other multi-media content can be submitted to SchoolTube and the website will then upload it to their site where it can be accessed by all teachers with Internet access. SchoolTube is not blocked by campus Internet connections, so that video you wanted to show your ninth grade science class can now be viewed once it has been submitted to SchoolTube. Not only is this a great way for students to learn through technology, but it relates to NETS-S standard 2: Communication and Collaboration, “Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.” Zdrojewski is success in presenting his idea because he cites a current problem teachers face and then provides a solution to that problem.
I will implement SchoolTube in my classroom whenever there is a relevant video that I want to show my students because I know I will always have access to that video. Additionally, I could film individual or group presentations and then submit them to SchoolTube, so that parents can digitally see how their kids’ presentations turned out. This is a great resource for teachers to have going forward, as the Internet will remain a dangerous too if not navigated safely.
Thanks, Rob. I'm glad to know that SchoolTube exists. When I encounter the above-mentioned problem, I'll know what to do now. That's a great idea, too, about uploading student work to SchoolTube. As a parent, I would like to see the presentations my children have put together. It would be a good way for parents to get an idea of what their kids' teachers are teaching, curricularly, and what cool projects their kids are capable of constructing using digital tools.
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