I don't know if you're like me, but for some reason I always find it a pain to track down and keep links to my favourite videos. Yes, I add them to my bookmarks, link to them from Netvibes, but there's always something a bit missing. Well today I discovered Vodpod and set up Phil Bradley on Vodpod which is a collection of all the videos that interest me and that I use on courses. (Well, not all, but I'm getting there.) Really simple - set up a free account, add a browser bookmarklet and when you see a video that you like, click on the bookmark and add it to your collection. Add in tags and your own summary to taste and you're done.
The interesting thing is that this collection runs from a Vodpod URL, and doesn't take you back to the original site, such as YouTube. I'm wondering if this is going to be a way for school librarians and teachers to provide access to these useful resources if YouTube is blocked - anyone who has a chance to try this out - please let me know.
You can also add in publication widgets to post to your blog, twitter, facebook and so on for instant updating. Nice, simple and straightfoward - I like it!
The interesting thing is that this collection runs from a Vodpod URL, and doesn't take you back to the original site, such as YouTube. I'm wondering if this is going to be a way for school librarians and teachers to provide access to these useful resources if YouTube is blocked - anyone who has a chance to try this out - please let me know.
You can also add in publication widgets to post to your blog, twitter, facebook and so on for instant updating. Nice, simple and straightfoward - I like it!
I prefer to use PopScreen.com. It was designed for creatives and educators in mind. I think it's faster and simpler to use than Vodpod. I would recommend checking that out first. It's also easier to share videos to! =)
Posted by: Jo Gassen | October 17, 2009 at 02:59 AM