Friday, November 29, 2013

How to make a video channel that gets 139,000 subscribers



How to make videos that are viewed a LOT?   

1.  Use the word "FREE"
2.  Put WORDS in the graphics so that they are easy to spot 
3.  Ask the people to smile.


Here is an example

What is Meta Communication? Dr. Ugur Demiray and Simber Atay have some information to share with you

One of the blessings of the Internet age is the ability to share more than just words.

Click here to see the video introduction to this book
We can add passion, emotion, visual and sound to a written page.  Yes, you can find Dr. Demiray's editorial work (he collected papers in a book about meta-communication) and 



Dr. Simber Atay has a particularly engaging article about the "infinite" capacity of sharing information...





















CLICK HERE to see the Amazon link

Here is the link to the book

http://www.amazon.com/Meta-Communication-Reflective-Online-Conversations-Education/dp/1613500718




For Davi, Leo and Luiza... What is your "net" impact? What videos should we view? What places do you want to visit on the Internet? What seven skills can we learn during the next year that will help us in the future?

This is a letter to three students
Davi, Luiza and Leo

I asked some of my students "What places are worth looking at?"

One of my students shouted, "Oh, you must see this video about Rio de Janeiro!"

So that's the first video to show you....

It's just one minute and it is SOOOO pretty.

Then other students told me about other videos.   You can see these videos by clicking below at these links....
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so, did you click on the video yet?

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Here is another version...    <<< this video is shorter
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(I don't like the music)

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Click here to see the volcano video


My favorite science fiction film   BladeRunner





ANALYSIS   <<< wonderful discussion
What does it mean to be human?


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Meeting of the waters, Rio Negro, Amazon


Meeting of the waters



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Kyoto Fan

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The video is called Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil in HD
Amazing Places in the World
Great Wall

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Roxana suggested this video...

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short clip

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Click here to see the video  Singapore
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a video by a Brazilian tourist
another video (here)


Los Roques 
a video by a Brazilian tour company

Click here to see Paris


Click here to see the video  Napoli in 4K Youmedia

another clip:  Time Lapse Royalty Free

Click here to see the video  OPEN TOUR BUS
sidetrip... cool collection of video clips about Brazil
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How to use Digital Portfolios

How to use Google DRIVE
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Another video

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Can you recommend some videos for
other students to look at?  Write at least two
sentences to explain WHY the video is
"SO GOOD" and send the link and your

Luiza and Leo think that videos about dominoes (falling, tumbling, hitting each other) are hilarious.  Here is one of their favorite videos:   

Dan Pink wants you to see this cartoon




MAKE A FREE WEBSITE



Click here to Make a Free Website

Ask students "Show me a video on YouTube that inspires you"

Here are some of the places that my students told me about...



Here are some of the skills we might need
(says Tony Wagner)

500 Videos that inspire us
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Here is an example of a digital portfolio...



Make a digital portfolio    

Build a digital Library of videos and ebooks that inspire you.
Let's conclude with a pair of videos.



VIDEO ONE:  from Miami to Taiwan.


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VIDEO TWO:  From Taiwan to Miami