Tool 3: Embedding Videos

1.    Visit several of the video hosting/streaming sites mentioned above. Share with your readers which sites you found most useful for your content and why.

I found Discovery Education and Youtube most useful for my content because of the ease of the search engines and the amount of English based videos.

2.    Using any of the video resources mentioned above, find and select two videos that may be useful resources in your classroom. Embed them in your blog. If they do not have embed capabilities, hot link them to your blog.

I embedded the following videos:

http://www.blinkx.com/watch-video/how-do-i-answer-extended-response-questions/aDSfcNCZzhh8_G-tcTDXeg  available in the Blinx search engine

Tool 2-Building Community in the Online Environment

I enjoyed commenting on the various blogs. I too have “…have felt the power of online collaboration and embraced it!”This would be a good way to have a Department Meeting! Or any type of meeting to discuss and even vote on issues. I responded to the following teachers’ blog sites: Mrs. Tatum’s Tool 9, Mr. Lakin’s Tool 1, Mrs. Jasek’s Tool 4, Mr. Leeder’s Tool 10, and Mr. Walton’s Tool 1.