Recently I have become a HUGE fan of the Common Craft Videos. I always knew that they were useful when it came to getting videos related to Web 2.0 products (Wikis, Social Bookmarking, Google, etc). When I recently visited their site to use some of their videos for my "Tools for the 21st Century Teacher" handbook I had no idea that there were other useful videos to use in the classroom.
The technology videos are great for explaining Web 2.0 software so teachers get a simple understanding of how things work and why they were created. The other videos that are available are related to Money, Society, and Going Green. These videos are great for Business, Economics, Agriculture, Science, Government, and Sociology classes. It makes understanding complex processes a little easier to stomach, especially for high school students.
So if you teach any of the above subjects, or know teachers in your building that do, pass on this great website for videos that they or you could use to introduce the subject matter to students. Common Craft has created some really useful videos and would be a beneficial addition to your curriculum. You can also find several of the videos on YouTube as well.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the blog post. It's great to see that you found value in the non-technology videos. We have made a concerted effort to branch out, but we're so known for technology that the other videos get lost in the shuffle. Thanks for highlighting them here.
~Lee (Common Craft)