Thing #4 - Posting videos

I posted a video to YouTube of my daughters' message to my husband for Father's Day. Here is the link. I think it surprised him.

I tried to upload a video made by a student from iMovie. For some reason it would never complete the loading process. I tried it several different ways - loading directly from iMovie (publish to YouTube link) and loading from my YouTube account. Neither worked. I'm going to go back and check the following to make sure we didn't exceed any of these limits.

Important things to remember:
1. No more than 10 minutes.
2. No more than 1 GB
3. Must be in acceptable movie format including (but not limited to)

• .AVI (windows)
• .MOV (mac)
• .MP4 (ipod/psp)
• .MPEG
• .FLV (adobe flash)
• .SWF (shockwave flash)

I've used TeacherTube but haven't posted anything to it. I like the channels, too.

What would be some advantages of having teaching/learning videos available on online at sites like these? I would love to have all of my lectures taped and available for students on one of these sites. That way they can watch them again if they need additional help or they can watch them for the first time if they are absent.
What about student created work -- would there be advantages to having it uploaded? Students love to see their work on the internet. They think it is very cool. This is another way to get parents and others involved in their learning - they can show their cool work. That reminds me, I need to contact a student from last year to get a great video from him.