Journal #3

Video in the Age of Participation by Glen Bull

In this article Bull discusses the large number of digital videos being used on the web. He goes on to highlight some educational sites that allow educators access to digital videos along with resources to content the video to curriculum standards. It is suggested that by using these online databanks to supplement the curriculum, the technological gap in digital video between the world at large and the classroom communities will be significantly decreased with this rapidly evolving tool.

1. What are some of the resources that can help a teacher connect digital videos for the internet to the content standards for curriculum?
Bull lists several online resources to help teachers with the connection of videos to content standards. The main resource mentioned is the Discovery Educators Network. DEN offers not only digital video clips that have been flagged and condensed to help eliminate wasted time spent cueing videos in the classroom, but allows for the teachers and students to participate by giving the capability to edit and remix licensed unitedstreaming content. Some other resources were Annenberg Media (http://www.learner.org), PBS (http://www.pbs.org/teachersource) and Next Vista (http://www.nextvista.org) for digital video clips.

2. How does digital video fit into the age of participation?
Bull discussed how a major characteristic of the age of participation was “ a two-way flow of information”. These new online resources, such as Discovery Educators Network, allow for that two-way flow. While students and educators have access to video clips, they are also given the capability to give their own input on these clips. They now have the ability to submit video clips along with instructional materials that they have edited, remixed and commented on.