Brandy
Burns
SLM521
Elective
#12-Webcams
LOOK AT THAT!
Webcams are a fantastic way to
literally show the world to students.
Below is a list of my 5 favorite web cam sites. Included are links to visit. The intention of this page is to have it be a innovative resource for educators so they may integrate
new technologies and experiences into their student's education.
The Deep Creek Cam shows the ski
slopes. In the summer they are not
covered with snow, but this gives students an idea of what the slopes look like
in the summer. This would be great for
students that ski or vacation at Deep Creek and have not ever seen the slopes
without snow. This site would also be
great for older students in the winter when people are skiing to discuss winter
sports, Winter Olympics, and ski safety.
It would be appropriate for a unit on the Olympics, winters sports, or
part of a student's presentation about a winter break activity.
Date
Visited: 7/11/09
http://www.deepcreekcam.com/d/
Zebra Fitness
webcams would be a great tool for a strength training class. Instruction could include the display of
certain exercises or fads that are occurring in
Date
visited: 7/11/09
http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/zebrafitness
Skate Park webcam is
great. It has very continuous updates
and displays skaters performing all sorts of skills. This would be great for a discussion about
the trends in sports, for example how X games and extreme sports have changed
over the years. A lot kids skateboard,
and skate parks are also becoming more popular as it gives kids a legal place
to skate.
Date
visited: 7/12/09
http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/skatepark
High Tech
Home of the US Luge this webcam is great because
it shows the US Luge team training for the
Olympics. The only downfall is that at
certain time it is going to be more active than others. But to watch the training would be great for
a discussion about the Winter Olympics and the hard work that the public
usually does not see that goes into being an Olympic athlete. This would be a perfect part of a unit on the
winter Olympics as well as the training that happens behind the scenes. A PE teacher could really make a use out of
this because the luge is a sport that is not as well
known as skiing. This webcam can be used
to introduce a new sport to students.
Date
Visited: 7/12/09
http://www.webcamsmania.com/webcam/thehightechhomeofusaluge
Virginia Aquarium's Sharks
webcam is a great tool to take kids out of the classroom (figuratively). Students would be mesmerized by the
footage. It is practically like taking
them to the aquarium. When discussing
the food chain or the ocean this web cam would be appropriate. In PE this webcam would be appropriate to
analyze the movement of the sharks and to compare and contrast it to the way we
move. Understanding a shark's strength
could also be discussed. It would be a
great portion of a unit about the ocean from their general teachers. This webcam would even be appropriate in a
higher level anatomy class to see the way a shark moves and understand it's makeup.
Date
Visited: 7/12/09
http://www.virginiaaquarium.com/video.aspx