The explosion of web based video can be viewed as a blessing or a curse. For me it depends on two things: download speed, and quality of the content. I have been cursed with slow download speeds and/or unreliable server connections. On many occasions after waiting for what seems like eternity, I finally get to view a video that is basically worthless or does not compliment the content/concepts that are being taught in class. It is at these moments that I find Web based video a time drain rather than a resource. Of course their are many gems out there if you seek hard enough. Google has quite a few good videos that download very quickly. YouTube allows anyone to make comments about the videos. Unfortunately these comments often contain inappropriate language. Therefore it is not a good location for young students to search for videos or for a teacher to use it as a resource off the cuff. Of course it is possible to use YouTube videos but it will require previewing and converting/saving it which can also be time consuming. I have already seen the bank of educational videos increase over the past two years and I know that the bank of videos will increasingly be easier to search and download. Of course it will always remain important for the teacher to preview all videos and make sure that it truly is rel event to course work.
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