Week 4 - Multimedia

The multimedia that I would choose for my classroom is video and photo sharing communities.  I have recently read an article about a teacher who decided that he wanted to use class time for work time.  His students were not doing the work at home.  So he video taped or found lessons of what he was teaching and put them on YouTube.com.  He then asked his students every night to go and view the appropriate lesson.  They would then be able to have class at night and therefore be able to work on 'home' work during the day.  The students could ask questions during school.  He was very successful.  I have often thought about posting videos or something live that students can go back and refer to when they get stuck on their homework.  I was thinking that next year I would first create a website for my students and parents to view.  There would be a link for homework.  There would also be a link for questions or comments.  I would also like to add a link for videos of myself teaching or even links to where students and their parents can find extra help.