This week I learned about a new technology tool called listen to YouTube. Like Zamzar, this website will convert your YouTube video's for other uses. This site will allow you to download the audio into MP3 format so that you can put it on your IPod or other music devises. This could be a very useful tool for teachers. I've found a lot of songs on TeacherTube and YouTube that are used in the kindergarten classroom to help reinforce the curriculum. While it would be nice to play the "music video's" for the students to watch, it would also be nice to put them on a CD so that you can sing along without setting up the TV and gathering all the students around the television to practice the song.
Like I mentioned in class today, I believe that education majors should be required to take more than one technology/computer class during their final 2 years. I have learned a lot of valuable information that I've been able to put into immediate use in other aspects of my life. I'm constantly amazed by all of the wonderful tools that are available for educators and would like to be able to continue learning about these tools and how they will help me in my classroom and my personal life.
VIDEO REFLECTION:
I love the "Schoolhouse Rock" video series. What a great resource for generations of students. I remember watching these when I was a child and it's nice that they are more widely available for educators to use now. They are fun to watch and very educational in the process. It would be nice to download the whole series and review them before taking the Praxis exam. :)
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