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=Week 11 - Online Video=



**//Thing 16 - Online Video//**
Online video hosting sites such as [|YouTube] or [|TeacherTube] allow people to share videos online. While some of the video content on YouTube is highly dubious, other content can be very educational. If you are wondering how to do anything technology related you can do a YouTube search and more often than not somebody has posted a video on it. For example, if you want to know how to add video to your blog (one of this week's tasks) simply type "how to add video to blogger" in the search box and pick a video to watch.

Certain organizations have YouTube "channels". Check out School Library Journal's SLJ.com channel and the American Library Association's channel. These are good places to look for professional development videos (ALA) or technology reviews (SLJ).

NOTE: YouTube is often blocked in schools. If there is a particular video you want to show your students you can download a Firefox plugin called [|Download Helper] that allows you to download the video. Use [| Format Factory] (PC only) or HandBrake (Mac and PC) to convert the downloaded video into a format that you can incorporate into a PowerPoint presentation (.wmv) or play offline.

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__Thing 16 Learning2.0 Tasks__
1. Explore YouTube or TeacherTube and find a school library related video to add to your blog.

2. Embed the video in a blog post (using the embed code that you can find by clicking on //share//).

3. Write a post about the video you chose.