K-5 Video Podcast

When i searched through itunes on WGBH i found an interestinf video in the K-5 category on the coral reef called A Night in the Coral Reef. The video showed a coral reef and alot of the different fish that inhabit the coral reef. The video was like a virtual, underwater tour through the coral reef. The video compared the coral reef like a little city for fish. The video talked about the feeding habits and hunting of fish and talked about different kinds of fish that life in the reef like the Atlantic Spade fish and the Angel fish. The video was a guide explaining what a coral reef was and how it was part of an ecosystem to a younger audience who might not know.

These podcasts are very informative to and very interesting. I found the coral reef video in the K-5 section in itunes so this means it would be shown to students who are between the ages of 6 and 11. Students this young probably don't know much about coral reefs at this point yet but after watching this podcast video they would know what a coral reef is, what it looks like, who uses it or feeds off of it, who inhabits it, and what it is like in a coral reef.The video was very informative for me and i am 21 years old; think about how much a 6 year could learn from videos like this.

Videos are a good way to teach i think because everyone likes tv and movies and this incorporates this love into school. Also the video was entertaining, which no student will ever learn while they are bored. I am a very visual person so this video would be alot easier for me to understand and interpret information than to read from a text book.These videos are a new, exciting way of learning in which students will look forward to watching the videos and learning whatever is on the video.