Edtech Treks: Squeaks, Squeals & Squawks

Some schools/districts ban YouTube videos from the local network. Maybe that’s a good idea. But if managed appropriately and supervised by teachers, and if students are taught the importance of responsible Internet access, then YouTube can be mined for the fabulous resources that it has.

Here’s a link to a great movie that explains what a wiki is and why wikis are useful tools for group planning and collaborative projects. Think group projects for class work!

I found the video by following a link to a resource posted on the Wiki category at Classroom 2.0 Social Network Discussions (http://www.classroom20wiki.com/Wikis). The video is by Lee LeFever and it’s one of many in his Common Craft Show Series of short explanatory videos in plain English. This guy sure has a knack for making the difficult simple.

So here’s the link to the YouTube video Wikis in Plain English (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY). It makes me want to go camping.
Carol