Vimeo

=**VIMEO**=

-video hosting site

**Resources**
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Class Examples
Tool for displaying student work: []

Strengths
· It is free! · Offers privacy options · 500 MB of storage every week · Can upload 1 HD video per week · Users can easily share videos (with other classes, or other students.) · Ability to subscribe to “contacts’ “ videos · One can post comments on videos o Unlike YouTube, feedback is generally positive and constructive · Contains a social component: o can join Vimeo Groups o can subscribe to Vimeo Channels · accepts many different video formats o asf, asx, avi, divx, dv, dvx, m4v, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, qt, wmv, 3g2, 3gp, 3ivx and 3vx · Option to upgrade to Vimeo Plus : o 10 x more weekly upload space o Unrestricted HD uploading o Player and privacy customization o Higher quality video · The video library is constantly growing and expanding. · Vimeo does not allow commercial videos, gaming videos, pornography, or anything not created by the user to be hosted on the site.

**Weaknesses**
· Uploading can be slow (and take as much as 2 hours!) · There is some advertising, such as banner ads. · Subscription options are somewhat limited. · Schools may block it for bandwidth reasons.

Opportunities
· Teachers can post previously-made videos as project examples. · Teachers can use videos to capture student attention and teach abstract concepts. · With simple tools (such as a digital camera with video capacity or a camcorder,) students can synthesize their new knowledge from class and create a personal video to demonstrate understanding. · Teachers and students can browse the different channels to look for educational-content videos. · Seeing other videos may encourage students to be more creative with their material. · Administrators at schools may be more willing to allow access to Vimeo, even though they are denying access to YouTube. · Teachers may network and collaborate with other classrooms and educators to share interests and knowledge.

**Threats**
· Video authors/owners are not held accountable for accuracy of information in videos; content may not be objective. · While students browse the different channels, they may be exposed to inappropriate material. · Time constraints/inaccessibility to school computer labs may hinder students' ability to create videos/upload videos.

Ideas for the classroom
o Students can post videos created on Moviemaker or iMovie to share projects with other students. Fellow classmates can comment and give feedback to each other. o Teachers can use Vimeo to create a classroom “Project Gallery” to be viewed by parents, administrators and students in other classes. o Because students’ videos have been uploaded, classmates can view and critique each other’s videos from their homes at their leisure. [] ===  ===