Video Resources

There are four sites available to teachers with videos that can be used in the classroom. One up and coming site is Next Vista which has videos of varing topics. Next Vista has three components - Light Bulbs, Global Views and Seeing Service. Light Bulbs has videos made by students for students and teachers. Global Views videos provide descriptions of life and activities in schools and communities around the world. These videos are made by teenagers for teenagers. Seeing Service has videos of people who make the world a better place. Next Vista is a site that is easily accessible by students and teachers. It claims to be a safe site for students. Videos submitted are screened before being added to the site.
Another up and coming site is Teacher Tube. This site focuses more on educational videos. The neat thing about these videos is the ability to adapt them to your teaching needs. You can download, email or have the site send the video to where you want it.
Next Vista and Teacher Tube both have videos submitted by students. It is great for students to view work by other students. Your students too and create and submit a video to these sites. I think students would be thrilled to see their worked published in this format.
The other two sites are well developed and one I'm sure you're familiar with, You Tube and Clipblast. They seemed to be similiar. They have a vast amount of videos on a variety of topics. These two sites are not student safe in regards to appropriateness and accessibility being open to any one. I recommend that these sites be used as teacher resource only. Explore and watch videos until you find ones you can use in your class to introduce, teach, or review a topic. You need to have time to watch several. Then download the one(s) you can use with your lesson.
All four sites can be used in an educational way. They are easy to access and use within the classroom. They are short and engaging.