A new friend that I met through to the use of teaching with technology just shared a video he made to teach students about the concept of density. His video shares a brilliant mnemonic device, and the use of color really makes it more than just a cute saying.
His video also a great use of Flickr video and its 90 second limit. When describing Flickr’s new feature to tech-savvy friends, I usually call it “Twitterized Video.” Quite simply, if Twitter is microblogging (a short, concise form of blogging, with strict limits on length), then Flickr video is “microvideo.”
How does one go about coining a phrase? Am I even first to use microvideo? Just don’t steal it — that would break my heart!
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First, I am thrilled to have stumbled across another online presence for you. While I had been following your PSU blog, it basically left me hanging at the end of CI 597. I applaud your work with Golden Slipper Camp and getting the kids to use podcasting (yep, still follow you on Twitter) and I think it’s a brilliant use of teaching with technology in the real world!
Second, Flickr’s :90 videos really are a perfect snack size component to communication. While I call it microvlogging (and I promise, I won’t steal yours) I still look for ways to use it on my own in an educational sense. Some users I know are posting small instructional videos that answer blog reader questions about Photoshop; others are posting “My thoughts in :90″ videos simply using a digital camera. As these novel methods continue to emerge, I am continually intrigued by how easy it has become to have influence on others.
I think as a community, we tend to process these smaller bits more comfortably, more easily, by the very fact they require less time, energy, and focus. I’ve always said that it isn’t the use of technology that is the end result; it’s using technology as a tool to get our ideas out to those we wish to reach that is (or should be) the desired result. Technology isn’t the message, it’s only how the message is relayed. Ten years ago I’d never have thought I’d be podcasting and posting videos to my local community. Using twitterized video, however, seems to be a perfect component to learning.