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Newsletter: Fall 2007
Video Sharing
by Cyndy EdmondsVideo sharing is the act of posting your video to a Web site for everyone to see. YouTube is a well known video sharing service, although Google Video, Blip.tv, VideoEgg, Dailymotion, Veoh, Grouper, Jumpcut, AOL, and Eyespot are also popular. These sites are being used mostly for entertainment purposes among the public.
Videos are a visual representation of writing, and the uses are endless – faculty are sending their students to watch videos on all kinds of subjects. They are also having their students post videos for each other to comment on in a variety of ways.
E. Desmond Lee lists educational uses like field trips, real or mock interviews / press conferences, and tutorials.
You do need some knowledge of video editing, but with access to Apple computers the ease of use is very high (PCs are not yet as “user friendly” as the Apple Macintosh). Capturing video has become easy. Equipment with video recording capability may include the digital video camera, computers, some digital still cameras, and even cell phones.
Hardware costs will vary, but most video sharing sites are free.
These videos are available to the public and are under their scrutiny. Videos may not be accessible to all students on video sharing sites – this falls to the responsibility of the user who generated the content. Students and faculty need to know copyright laws to avoid infringement.
You can post a link to any video in Online@UT through a course site. The university provides video storage at Digital Media Services in the Library or on Volcasting@UT. (The advantage of using these services is that you can password-protect the video or make it available to the public. You also get free help.)
Resources
Top Ten Video Sharing Websites
EDU CAST (E. Desmond Lee's list of educational uses for video)