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The Mad Video Experiment

10/9/2013

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Last weekend I discovered a great website that allows you to make videos on YouTube (and other video websites) interactive with clickable areas.  It is called The Mad Video Inc.  It was very easy to set up and create the interactive content.  It took me about 1/2 hour to open their studio, upload my video lecture on the Neolithic from YouTube and then add the material.  I've inserted my first experiment below and I will be asking my students to give me feedback.  I think it will make video lectures much more interesting, but I really want to know what students think.  

Are these clickable buttons helpful in terms of getting a deeper understanding of the Neolithic period?  Are they just distracting?

I would like to use these in my online World History course that will be starting in January.  I am just starting to put my Mesopotamia lecture together and have accumulated 24 websites that I would like to insert into a video with 37 slides.

I am thinking that in the future I will once again have students create their own videos, but then asking them to go one step further to add some interaction. 

Please leave your comments!

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Sarah Kerr
10/9/2013 03:02:51 pm

I think this form of interactive reading is actually really cool! I know if I were taking an online class I would want all of the extra information in case I didn't really understand what the topic was about. I also think it is smart that the video and audio stops when your click on a link. Usually one has to pause the video and having the video pause on its own is really helpful!

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Kevin Kaatz link
10/9/2013 04:07:06 pm

Thanks Sarah! I really appreciate that you took the time to look at this and give me comments.

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Riley Maguire link
10/15/2013 05:22:17 pm

It looks fantastic! Excellent value in the additional info.

Also, just a pointer - if anyone actually prefers the tags to always show / or to always hide them, they can actually set that preference in the settings (accessible from the options that appear in the top right as you roll over).

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Kevin Kaatz link
10/16/2013 05:14:14 pm

Thanks Riley! And thanks for letting me know about the options. I will be making a madvideo on Friday about ancient Egypt.

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    Kevin W. Kaatz

    I received my Ph.D. in Ancient History from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.  My interests are all things ancient, but in particular, early Christianity and the use of digital tools.

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