In this article, Holly Clark explained the trouble she had working out the best time for her class to do video chats with their friends in New Zealand and Australia that they have been blogging with. Instead, she had found a way to incorporate the state standards of students telling autobiographies and video literacy by having the students send each other their videos through their YouTube channel. She incorporated what they were learning about sugar consumption into a series of debate videos between the classes of students. Obviously not every school allows access to YouTube so it is possible to email the videos to each other instead. I like the idea of allowing students to communicate with students in other countries so that students are exposed to different customs and countries. This article relates to the ISTE Standard 1.C: promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify student's conceptual understanding and thinking,planning and creative processes. Can you think of other ways that these collaboration videos can be utilized in the classroom?
Clark,H., (2014). Beat time zone delays by collaborating with classes on youtube. Learning & Leading with Technology, 41(5), 32.
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I think this is a really cool and unique idea! I didn't even think about students collaborating with other students who live in different countries. I agree that this would be beneficial for students so that they can meet students from different countries and learn about their culture and customs. I think the Youtube videos can be helpful for students to share successful learning techniques that work for them that maybe other countries need help with? This would help countries exchange ideas and incorporate a new style that can be more beneficial to students who need something new.
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