Cheat Sheet for Activity 3: Curation Showcase

Cheat Sheet for Activity 3: Curation Showcase —Ted Talks— PROS CONS  Free to use  20 minute videos take a lot of class time  No Account necessary to view or share talks  The research shows 3-5 minutes are optimal for  1900+ talks on site engaging students with video  Over 330 topics  Talks won’t teach a lesson; only supplement it  Subtitles and Interactive Transcripts are available  Embed codes for Blackboard

—Ted Ed— PROS CONS  Free to use  Talks likely won’t be aligned completely with your  Videos are optimal length for engaging students lesson.  Formative assessments are available for entrance  If using as a formative assessment, will have to ticket create account, and students will need to sign in.  Subtitles and Interactive Transcripts are available  Embed codes for Blackboard  Designed for a lesson format

—Merlot— PROS CONS  Free to use  Not all contributed materials are peer reviewed  Over 62,000 resources  Not all content has the same licensing status (varies  Submissions by other instructors with each contributor)  RSS feeds are available for receiving updates  The Content is not unified in its structure  Some material is peer reviewed  Not everything is ADA compliant/accessible  Blackboard integration is available

—Khan Academy— PROS CONS  Free to use  The class creation process requires time and  Engages students through game theory organization for the instructor  Variety of disciplines  The Khan class account requires time and  If using a class account, the instructor can track familiarity with the tool for the student student progress  Activities are available for formative assessments  Embed codes for Blackboard  Interactive Transcripts are available

—Flicker— PROS CONS  Free to use  Not everything is public domain, so be careful in  1,000 GB of space; space for 500,000 photos how you attribute the images you curate.  Enhance your lessons with visuals  Not inherently educational (no formative lessons available)

What tool(s) are you considering for curated content? Why?