Tech Task #9

Using an Online Video in the Classroom
I really enjoy TED talks, I find it is one of the best resources for finding informative and inspirational videos. One video that I found which I would like to use in my classroom is a Ted talk by Eduardo Briceno. In the video he talks all about how we can get better at things. His point is that you wont just get better if you do the same thing over and over again. If you want to get better you have to do harder and harder things, you have to challenge yourself. What I find with the way he delivers his speech is that it leaves you inspired. After watching the video you want to challenge yourself and try to get better at something, which is why I want to use it in my classroom. In my classroom I want implement some sort of independent inquiry based learning. For inquiry based learning to be effective students need to invested in what they are learning about. I think it would be a great video to use to help get students excited to be in charge of their own learning. Hopefully they would take that initiative and really challenge themselves with whatever the choose for inquiry based learning. If the video was well received and students seemed inspired by it, I would consider showing more videos like this one. If I ever thought students were getting lazy or off track with their inquiry projects I could show another video that makes students realize the importance of taking charge of their own learning.