Video upload - introducing Italy

Just to be on the safer side, I decided not to use the other video that I had made.  Instead, I re-did it using movie maker using Open Source music.  On the site, there were different types of music one could download for personal use.  Some other sites are here.

http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free-music-resources.html
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/free-royalty-free-music-for-education.html

As a teaching tool, videos can be very effective.  Simply by putting still photos into Movie Maker and adding some text, I created a basic movie that could be rather entertaining for my students.  I used personal stories to introduce geography, history and culture.

Videos can also be created easily by the students.  It allows for organisational thinking, teamwork, higher order thinking, communication and skill development, and it also enhances their presentation and literacy skills.

They could use videos in learning for communication, observation, analysis and reflection.

On the other hand, you need a sound computer with quite a fair bit of memory space to create a video.  I had problems on my laptop as it kept running out of graphic memory.  Also, I had trouble uploading the video directly onto Blogger.   Therefore, I decided to upload it to YouTube, and then embed the video link onto Blogger.  It might have something to do with my internet connection or speed.

Technical glitches like these could be rather time consuming, and it could hinder the students presentation.  However, with practice, they would be able to overcome these problems and uploading, linking and embedding would be second nature to them, facilitating learning with video, images and embracing all of technology.