Searching for an interesting video in YouTube, I chose the following because it really drew my attention... I’ve always wanted to find a way to do difficult multiplications mentally (without using the calculator!!!) and this video explains an interesting and easy trick to improve our mathematical reasoning ;-)
Be human calculator
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=rf3_36a9MWc
YouTube is a tool which allow people to share their videos. It surely includes some good materials (I saw many video about learning, cartoons, funny things, music and films, entertainments), but bad videos as well. If you search for something you are interesting in on the Web, you must always be critical and careful: you can find something which is worth reading and useful for your studies and other things more superficial and counterproductive. However, watching videos you have the advantage of seeing what you are listening to and in this way you might follow and understand the explanations provided by the videos you choose. Do you think that videos are better than podcasts? In my opinion both of them are useful, but images and written words help you to fix in your memory much information: visual memory plays an important role in your language learning!
Furthermore, YouTube offers videos about various subjects giving the possibility of watching only what you are interested in whenever you want: this confirms its superiority to the TV. Do you agree?
Let me know what you think about the video I chose!
See you soon,
Elisa
4 comments:
Hi! The video was nice, where is the speaker from? She seems from Africa. About U-Tube you are right. It' is very useful for our language learning. I used it a lot. For example, I like video editing but some softwares are really difficult to use. So, I always watch video tutorials which teach me how to do things. You said we have to be careful about what we run into on the net: you are definitely right. When people can act freely and disguise themselves always perform bad things most of the times. Ok, that's all. Oh, by the way, if you want to post a video on your blog you have to copy the html-line and use it on the post window. Remember, the post window must be that one for html language.
See YOu.
Niko
Hi Elisa! When I go to the lab I'll watch your video.
I think that videos are funnier and in some way easier to understand than podcasts, only when both of them aren't for ELS. In a video, images and movements help you a lot in understanding, while listening a podcast you need more concentration.
Do you agree with me?
Sara
Hi Elisa, the video is really nice,
the speaker reminds me Apu! Do u know him? Have u ever watched "The Simpson"? I think the Asians are very smart, that's why they are able to calculate so fast. I realized that all of us think u-tube has to be used carefully!See ya...
Hi! That video is really nice! Well, as we can see, English lessons are useful also for our mathematics skills;)!
And YouTube is really amazing!! I'm enjoying it!
SeeYou!
Anna
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