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Monday, October 11, 2010

Tip of the Week: YouTube and Vimeo

Web 2.0 Tools YouTube and Vimeo


Videos can be created with some cell phones, digital cameras, flip videos and video cameras. Videos can be used to demonstrate skills, or to tell a story. Music can be added to enhance the impact. There are many ways to share these clips with others-and include comments or thoughts using Web 2.0 tools.

What tools are popular?
YouTube allows users to share and watch original videos. YouTube videos can be viewed on multiple platforms and embedded into other sites. Users can mark videos as favorites, share the video with others, add videos to their playlists, and like or dislike videos. Videos are limited to 10 minutes in length and can be marked private or shared publicly.
Be sure to check out some TWU You Tube Channels:
o Texas Woman’s University

o TWU Gymnastics
o TWU Libraries
o TWU Tech Know

Vimeo allows users to upload videos in various file formats. There isn’t a maxi
mum video length; however, basic (free) accounts can uploads up to 500 MB per week. Videos can be shared or selectively shared with privacy controls. Videos can be viewed on multiple platforms and embedded into other sites.
Vimeo offers categories and groups
on varying topics.

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