Final Blog Post

1. The revised version of the class differs in many ways such as, we didn't have to read a boring book anymore and we were given more freedom to be creative.

2. I prefer the revised version better beacuse we got to use technology more which was helpful. i enjoyed going to the clark classroom.

3. The only thing I would change is the fact that no grades were given, till this day im stressing out wondering if im going to pass this class. i believe that if grades were given we would be able to try hard to maintain the grade or try even harder to get it up. now we just have to sit and wait while hoping for the best but it does put a lot of stress on people especially to those you feel like their borderline but not quite sure.

4. I honestly did not dislike anything about the clark classroom. i liked the atmosphere and it provided easy hi-tech ways of doing school work which i really enjoyed.

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R900hJ7mlc

I choose this video becuase it is an example of how youtube can help you in school. this video shows how to solve a math problem and list the steps in detail.

Interview

For my interview, I choose to interview my frien Ariel Jimenez who is a student here at SJSU and is majoring in phsycology.

Q: What do you primarly use youtube for?
A: I use youtube usally just to view funny videos or music videos when im bored.

Q: Have you ever thought of youtube being able to help you out in school?
A: yes i do think its helpful because ive used it before to help me do some research for school and to view lectures and notes and stuff.

Q: What research have you done using youtube?
A: Well recently i used youtube to view how phsycologist help people and changed their life. I also use it a lot for my math class.

Q: Would you say that youtube is a very useful tool that will help you in school?
A: Yea it is becuase it can help you on almost any questoin you have, you just have to search for the videos.

Journal

YouTube Comes to the Classroom, by Anna Adam and Helen Mowers discusses how youtube is being used by not only the students but also the teachers. they state that teachers use youtube as a helpful tool to posts videos that their students can watch. this is a great journal because it will help me show how youtube is changing the way we learn and are being taught. technology is making its mark all over the world and youtube is a great example of this.

News Article

"At First, Funny Videos. Now, a Reference Tool," by Miguel Helft is a useful news article because it discusses how a student used youtube to help him complete a report in school. it states that he didn't go to google or yahoo or any search engine but instead started his research on youtube. this is very useful when i discuss how youtube is not only a website where you can be entertained but at the same time it's a website that can help you on school assignments.

Magazine Article

"Sex, Drugs and Updating Your Blog," by Clive Thompson is goin to help me in my research project beacuse it discusses how a man got famous simply by posting videos on YouTube. this is going to help me when i prove the point that YouTube is a growing sensation that is a helpful tool that will help out on your career and will help you acheive fame. It also discusses how many hits he got when he first started and how the number increased as the days went by. this is useful when i prove that YouTube is an effective tool that will help you achieve fame in a matter of days.

research questions

i want to focus on how youtube can be used other than a form of leisure and how it can be helpful to students who need help in their classes.
how can youtube improve grades?