WGBH Video Usage

I think this website would be very useful to me as a classroom teacher. If all schools are using the iTune web videos and have the projectors connected to the computers like the professors use at USA, I believe the students would enjoy the videos. The videos are easily accessible and are not that long. I have found that they are more interesting than the videos that comes with text books, are the ones teachers have to check out from the library.

The video I watched was about life science. The video was describing what happens in blood vessels and ways they work with the body in fighting off cancer or other types of diseases. The video was colorful and the man that was narrating was not gloomy and boring while he was talking. Even if students are absent and I have a class blog, I could provide the name of the video we watched in class and they could write a little report for me about the video. I plan to use the iTune videos as instructional methods when I become a teacher.

iTunes University

Apple has a new program that they expect will better students. This program is called iTunes University. iTune University provides students access to course content at the palm of their hands if they have access to iPods or iPhones. Apple thinks this program will give students the opportunities to be able to view and review lectures and access other instructional materials. Most students always download music and videos with their iPods and iPhones twenty-four hours per day! This program would make it a leisure type activity for students because they can learn while they sit down to eat!

iTunes University would be useful to me as a teacher, because if a student does not understand part of the lesson they could easily download course material and review the lecture. This would also be beneficial for me as a teachers also when a student is absent. Absent students will also be able to take a look at posted assignments and review them before coming to class the next day.

I would try to make sure that I update the information for my class daily. I would let students know that they may contact me anytime through email if they have questions about the viewed materials online. Information about iTunes University can be found HERE!