http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/business/media/06stream.html
I read an article in the New York Times about video streaming and the difference between it and down loadable, rather slow, clips. When someone thinks about watching a video or movie on their laptop or PC, they probably groan because the thought of the quality they are used to from download bale videos come to mind. Before streaming videos, the quality of media on computers was very poor, and a lot of the reason for this was that people didn't have fast enough speed on their computers to watch the clips. I found this tidbit in the article helpful, "The Pew Internet & American Life Project estimated that 47 percent of American households have broadband connections that make streaming possible because it transmits data faster". With 47% of the US able to watch streaming video online, many things as far as how we view things could change.
NBC and many other large tv networks have streaming video available on their websites, this could be very helpful for teachers and educators to show interesting events that are going on live around the world. Imagine being able to watch speeches and the shuttle launch live, it would be like a virtual field trip for students.
This video streaming could be taken to further lengths in education by allowing student to use streaming videos in their class projects, or even letting them create one of their classroom for others to watch. Many day cares have a video streaming live at all times to help parents feel at ease; this would be good in classrooms also. Parents could tune in throughout the day and also be aware of what their children are learning so they can incorporate that day's lesson at home. It could also help parents keep an eye on their kids behavior.
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I thought your article and response was very informative. I also liked how you incorporated statistics into your response, I think it makes the article more interesting. I never even thought of classrooms using streaming video to watch the news. Current events and historical events are such a large part of our culture; it would be great for classrooms to be more aware of world and local news. Through streaming video students could watch past and present political speeches and debates! I agree that streaming video could enhance student projects. I believe that more research is needed. Is streaming video financially viable? Is it user friendly for all students or only higher grade levels?
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