SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2009
BP8_2009112_Web 2.0 Tool_Woopid
As I searched for Web 2.0 tools for my “toolbox” and tutorials
on how to use them I ran across a site dedicated to providing free software video tutorials. There are many different sites on the web that provide free training such as You Tube, Teacher Tube and Google Video. Lynda is the fee based video tutorial subscription included with our Full Sail program. I access Lynda as often as time permits me to do so. Since it is a paid subscription I am taking advantage of the opportunity while it lasts but I wanted to locate some additional school appropriate tutorial sites that are free. Woopid is one of the sites I found. The tutorials posted are easily accessed and upload quickly. The Lynda tutorials are much more detailed and longer in length and consequently need considerable more time to buffer. Woopid's tutorials are quick “snapshots” of various pieces of software and can be used to answer basic questions quickly.
As far as tools in the classroom go, Woopid provides a less distracting possibility for video training than Google and You Tube. Both Google and YouTube provide opportunities for locating off topic videos that sideline the original intent and make it more difficult to remain on task. Many schools have blocked such sites because of the potential risks. Joyce Valenza, Phd., a teacher-librarian at Springfield Township High School, a technology writer, and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at UNT’s School of Library and Information Science states, “sure, lots of it is seedy and inappropriate. But so much of its content is legitimately important for education, for media and information fluency…” (Valenza, November 7, 2007). Fortunately, my school has not blocked You Tube but I need to monitor my student’s online activity continually. Woopid provides a worry free alternative.
http://www.woopid.com/
Valenza, J. (2007, November 7). Never ending search. School library journal. Retreived November 7, 2009 from
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blogger/2694.html
on how to use them I ran across a site dedicated to providing free software video tutorials. There are many different sites on the web that provide free training such as You Tube, Teacher Tube and Google Video. Lynda is the fee based video tutorial subscription included with our Full Sail program. I access Lynda as often as time permits me to do so. Since it is a paid subscription I am taking advantage of the opportunity while it lasts but I wanted to locate some additional school appropriate tutorial sites that are free. Woopid is one of the sites I found. The tutorials posted are easily accessed and upload quickly. The Lynda tutorials are much more detailed and longer in length and consequently need considerable more time to buffer. Woopid's tutorials are quick “snapshots” of various pieces of software and can be used to answer basic questions quickly.As far as tools in the classroom go, Woopid provides a less distracting possibility for video training than Google and You Tube. Both Google and YouTube provide opportunities for locating off topic videos that sideline the original intent and make it more difficult to remain on task. Many schools have blocked such sites because of the potential risks. Joyce Valenza, Phd., a teacher-librarian at Springfield Township High School, a technology writer, and a doctoral candidate in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at UNT’s School of Library and Information Science states, “sure, lots of it is seedy and inappropriate. But so much of its content is legitimately important for education, for media and information fluency…” (Valenza, November 7, 2007). Fortunately, my school has not blocked You Tube but I need to monitor my student’s online activity continually. Woopid provides a worry free alternative.
http://www.woopid.com/
Valenza, J. (2007, November 7). Never ending search. School library journal. Retreived November 7, 2009 from
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blogger/2694.html
1 COMMENTS:
Chuck,
Thank you for sharing this information. I have wondered several times how to get a much as I can out of Lynda.com before the subscription expires; I really want to continue to learn how to use all the applications and feel I am playing 'Beat the Clock' to learn it all. I even suggested in one of the courses' Student Lounge that they extend the subscription to assist us beyond the year. Just like you, whenever time permits or I am stuck when working on a project, I consult Lynda and now knowing that there is something else out there really helps.