Comments on: Using embeddable video services http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/using-embeddable-video-services/ Supporting eLearning and research by tinkering with the web Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Intute: Social Sciences Blog » Blog Archive » YouTube and Education http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/using-embeddable-video-services/#comment-73 Intute: Social Sciences Blog » Blog Archive » YouTube and Education Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:55:14 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-73 [...] Martin Poulter has been blogging about YouTube and education over at the Ancient Geeks blog. I agree with him that there is plenty of educational content on [...] [...] Martin Poulter has been blogging about YouTube and education over at the Ancient Geeks blog. I agree with him that there is plenty of educational content on [...]

]]> By: YouTube for fun and education « The Ancient Geeks http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/using-embeddable-video-services/#comment-69 YouTube for fun and education « The Ancient Geeks Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:55:09 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-69 [...] I’ve previously looked at the basic technical implications, Paul looked at how community and debate are essential to what YouTube is about, with the [...] [...] I’ve previously looked at the basic technical implications, Paul looked at how community and debate are essential to what YouTube is about, with the [...]

]]> By: Paul Ayres http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/2008/04/10/using-embeddable-video-services/#comment-50 Paul Ayres Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:49:49 +0000 http://ancientgeeks.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-50 YouTube is in the process of rolling out improved video quality options at the moment. You may already see a video quality option if you have a YouTube account or try adding &fmt=18 ... to the end of any video to see if a higher quality version is available http://youtube.com/watch?v=ftBs8LBO8is&fmt=18 How this stacks up against the other sites you have listed, plus the video options available to FlickrPro subscribers, may be worth re-assessing in a few months time I have been getting into the community aspects of YouTube since the YouStage/UpStaged experience and probably need to write them up - perhaps it may be worth doing a YouTube for fun and education session in the next ILRT Staff Dev week? YouTube is in the process of rolling out improved video quality options at the moment. You may already see a video quality option if you have a YouTube account or try adding

&fmt=18

… to the end of any video to see if a higher quality version is available

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ftBs8LBO8is&fmt=18

How this stacks up against the other sites you have listed, plus the video options available to FlickrPro subscribers, may be worth re-assessing in a few months time

I have been getting into the community aspects of YouTube since the YouStage/UpStaged experience and probably need to write them up – perhaps it may be worth doing a YouTube for fun and education session in the next ILRT Staff Dev week?

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