Digital Media
Visual media has changed the way education is provided over the years and continues to change, it is integrated into contemporary education and is applied in mostly all teaching areas. The days where projectors, books and classroom whiteboards were used are long gone, nowadays laptops, video screens and tablets are utilised for education in schools. There are many forms of digital media used by teachers and students for integrated learning t improve learning outcomes. Examples of this include social media, podcasts, ted talks as well as reality TV, all of these examples are considered forms of digital media. The foes of this blog will be on a very popular and vastly used digital media platform called YouTube. I will cover and explore the technical capabilities, copyright and legal protocols and its potential in relation to students outcomes with their education.
Classrooms before digital media consisted of whiteboards and media projectors for students education, now digital media such as YouTube is implemented into everyday life around schools. With digital media such as YouTube being used for everyday life around schools there are a few key factors to consider, firstly, teachers need to be aware all students are different and there are three main types of learners; visual, auditory and Kinaesthetic (Birt, 2023). This meaning students can rely on different factors of learning such as some students may learn more from visual representations rather than reading from a textbook and the other way around. Auditory learners rely on having discussions and listening in order to consolidate information and kinaesthetic learners rely on more practical hands on experiences to reinforce their knowledge (Birt, 2023). With YouTube it benefits classroom settings, having the ability to display complex and in-depth concepts in a short and simple timeframe, allowing students adequate time for their understanding and execution of a subject or learning category.
YouTube has many functions allowing people to upload their own media as well as view other creators media as well. Once a person uploads a video they are needed to meet community guidelines making sure it is safe for viewing and not inappropriate in any way, strict guidelines apply for users under the child protection laws and failure to do so can result in legal consequences. After community guidelines are reached copyright checking filters are applied making sure no copyright has been made. meaning any music, images, logos are attached to the videos, and if so these are detected and flagged, resulting in either an edit being made by the uploader or immediate termination of the video. Videos like any other media platform can be seen by your chosen audience, you can choose for a public video or just for your followers and friends. Once this step is complete your video will be saved and you can edit and finalise for upload onto the platform. Here you can add copyright free audio files, special effect filters, subtitles and other editing functions such as the blurring out faces, which may be useful should you not want the subjects of your video identified. Taking into consideration when students will be using and searching through this platform it is crucial to monitor and make sure their content is being sifted through and trusted, YouTube does a great job at making sure appropriate videos are being shown in relation to topics and learning areas.
Youtube is a digital media platform where people can share their ideas, knowledge and skills and where users can watch, comment and upload their own videos if they want. It is an easy to use platform and can be used by anyone no matter the technology experience, meaning it is very user friendly for beginners and perfect for educational purposes. In need of a task or lesson on simple math? In need of an explanation of safety in a classroom workshop? Youtube will have the perfect video for the job. Youtube does require an email for login, making sure to filter and keep safe and relative media for the user at hand. There is an algorithm used where once a user has search a topic or an array of media it filters relative media for future viewing. This can be helpful as it can lead a larger onwards to other useful videos and resources for their topic or interest.
Encourage collaboration, accountability and creativity are all aspects of learning in which is encouraged thpouhgt the use of media in the classroom. This is demonstrated in the SAMR model. In my particular teaching area of Industrial Design and technology a woodwork class would traditionally write down their working procedures or lesson plans in a notebook or workbook. This can be substituted by having the students type up their working procedures on laptops or computers at school. The work procedure could then be Augmented by a getting the students to create a PowerPoint presentation of their work procedure and presenting it to the class orally.
Youtube gives students the ability to research and explore a topic using digital media that is safe, appropriate and easy to use making it time efficient and appropriate for educational use. Educators must provide clear links between the intended learning outcomes and the digital media being displayed, if this is done effectively it is a great learning tool for students and teachers.
References
Cielo 24. (2021). Retrieved from CIELO 24: https://cielo24.com/2020/10/7-reasons-youtube-should-be-in-every-classroom/
GCF global. (2020). Retrieved from Youtube: editing your videos: https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/youtube/editing-your-videos-on-youtube/1/
School, P. (2023). SAMR MODEL. Retrieved from https://www.powerschool.com/blog/samr-model-a-practical-guide-for-k-12-classroom-technology-integration/
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