Database+Video+Day+2

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Watch the 3 minute video and add a discussion post on both the content and the delivery of the video.

I thought that there was a nice summary at the end. This would be good to show middle school students on up, however they would get lost when discussing the flow of money. The images were well done in relation to the topic, and the presentation was good. The music was irritating. -Travis

I found the content very easy to follow, especially for students. It kept things pretty basic and a little vague which both helps to not be confusing, but can be problematic at the same time as students might not know what it was meant. I could see using this for upper elementary. It is a little dull (partially the music) visually and does require some familiarity with some basics before the video makes sense.

Grr, just posted my thoughts to a discussion post instead. I liked the pace of the video and the graphics, but the voice of the narrator was distracting. I checked out for a few seconds in the middle because I didn't make an obvious connection between the information introduced in the beginning and where the video was headed, if that makes sense. - Sarah

I thought it was a good video to introduce the topic or use to review the information. I thought the content and delivery were appropriate for upper elementary. ~Andrew She is at a high school library, it look like. Appropriate? Would it be ok if the students knew it was their own librarian narrating?

I've never really taken advantage of my district's databases before. It's only been this week that I've realize what a wealth of materials I was neglecting. This video would probably be a little advanced for elementary students, but I think it would be a great way to get other teachers to think about what they might be missing. ~ Joy

I can see the importance of introducing databases to kids and requiring that they use a primary source from a database and not just a search engine search. It's good to think about raising the awareness of databases with kids.~Tracy

This video content was straightforward and helpful for a novice such as myself. What I was really thinking about as I watched, however, was "Oooooh, I wanna imbed cool widgets like that!" But back to databases. Yes, I hadn't really considered them before this program. I have a lot to learn about finding the best ones out there. --Leighanne

The information was presented succinctly, and at a level that most intermediate and beyond students would have no trouble understanding. I like that's it's short and doesn't belabor any point, just offers up the facts. I also like the distinction it makes between search engines such as Google and databases, and gives students the idea that there might be something out there beyond Google and Bing. --Shelly