Virtual Classrooms

This article basically tells you what a virtual classroom is and what might be included. It list things such as learning activities, discussions, quizzes, homework, and modules. It also talks about organization such as calendars, grade books and criteria pages. Although this article is particular to their website I think it's helpful to others because it explains what they are and how they promote student learning. Personally I love virtual classrooms because I can work at my own pace and manage my time effectively. I think more research should be conducted to see how students grades and learning compare to students in regular classrooms as well as how to involve students with disabilities. With technology these days to help disabled students I think they should also be able to join in on virtual classrooms because some can't attend school because of their disability.



http://education.qld.gov.au/learningplace/onlinelearning/virtual-classroom.html

Streaming Video

I found an article about streaming video which basically describes what it is. I personally didn't know much about this subject so this article helped me understand more about streaming video. In this article streaming video is described as a sequence of moving images sent in a compressed form over the internet. Its has sound as well and unlike other large files that have to be downloaded it plays as it arrives but as the article explains the user will need a program in which will play the video. I really liked this article because its explained to me what streaming video was and how easy it is to use. Its interesting because its easy to use and fast unlike other programs that take forever to download and sometimes hard to use. I believe more research in how people use the streaming video and how its become a part of education could have been done to include in this article. Technology and education have developed a close relationship and helped a lot of students learn effectively and teachers teach more successfully.


http://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid186_gci213055,00.html

Podcasting

I learned that podcasting is a online audio content.Podcasting has far more options then radio and etc. People can determine the time and the place, meaning they decide what programming they want to receive and when they want to listen to it. They can also collect audio to listen to at later time. While blogs have turned many bloggers into journalists, podcasting has the potential to turn podcasters into radio personalities. In this article they tells us of four different uses of podcasting suchs as story, self guided tours, training, music, and talk shows. This website also gives you links to tools for podcsting and etc. It goes into detail of what podcasting is as well.

I think podcasting its a new exciting way to share music and learn from others around the world, this article pretty much layed it out for me of how it works and what people can use it for. I do believe this article needs a little more research on what people are using them for and how student can interact using these podcast


http://www.podcasting-tools.com/what-is-podcasting.htm