I love conferences. They’re great for meeting people, sharing new ideas, participating in guerrilla advertising for your new edugeekjournal blog … and sneaking a peak at what sites educators are looking at.
As I was listening to a session, I noticed the person in front of me was visiting a site called TeacherTube that looked very much like YouTube. I made a quick note to check it out, and today I explored a bit and found that the site is for instructional video. According to their “About Us” page, TeacherTube, which officially launched on March 6th, …
This is a great example of educators diving into Web 2.0. I fully expect that as word gets out about this site, the collection of videos (which is currently relatively small) will experience explosive growth. Check out the TeacherTube blog for more information.
Howdy folks! I’m an Instructional Designer at UT Dallas. I have a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Angelo State University and a Master’s in Computer Education and Cognitive Systems from the University of North Texas. I’ve been working in edtech for 11 years. Hmm… what else? I’m a *huge* fan of that little Irish band called U2, and I’m a bigtime Firefly/Serenity advocate.