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Flip Cameras and Ustream
Working in the field of instructional design and technology allows me the opportunity to test out the newest gadgets and applications. Flip Cameras and Ustream are two of my favorite "techie tools" that I've begun using in the past year. I see huge potential for Flip cameras in teaching and learning, and I've already begun to incorporate Ustream into my professional activities with The University of Memphis.
I first began hearing about Flip cameras through my personal learning network on Twitter. Several classroom teachers were talking about purchasing the relatively inexpensive cameras and allowing students to use them for class projects and assignments. Coincidentally, the director for my department on campus purchased three Flip cameras for us to test out. I was immediately hooked and purchased a Flip camera for myself. The camera is very user friendly and produces a fairly good quality video even in settings that have less than perfect lighting. As stated in the ELI's 7 things you should know about... report, I could envision students using these cameras to document lab activities, create video journal entries, or interview subjects for a class report. As an educator, I could see the camera being used to record and demonstrate complex tasks for students or as a means for an instructor teaching a distance education course to send out personal messages to students who could possibly be scattered across the globe. On a personal note, the Flip camera is very easy to carry around. It slips easily into your pocket. You never know when you'll find yourself in a moment that would be great to capture on video like running into Peter Gammons while he was checking out John Smoltz at Spring Training with the Boston Red Sox as you can see from my Flip camera clip posted here.
Ustream is a video streaming application that I gained a great deal of experience with last year during a summer class. Our class utilized Ustream to allow guests from around the world to join in with our face-to-face class sessions. We had guest participants from as far away as Australia take part in our class discussions and share valuable resources and information with us via the chat area in Ustream. I've also used Ustream as part of my professional presentations I've given in order to stream my sessions out live and also archive the video from the session to share online through my wiki. ELI's 7 things you should know about...report points out that Ustream could significantly impact teaching and learning with its free and easy to user interface. I believe that it already is.
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