New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Flip Camcorders

Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on November 25, 2008

Flip video devices are small, inexpensive, digital camcorders. For about the price of a low-end digital camera, the Flip offers up to an hour of video from an easy-to-use, self-contained device. Because of its simplicity and affordability, the Flip allows virtually anyone to be a producer of video content.

The 7 Things You Should Know About Flip Camcorders, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, examines how Flip Camcorders offer educators an easy way to facilitate visual learning, which is frequently more engaging than other kinds of instruction and can transcend language barriers. A video artifact can be a highly effective tool for assessment, and the Flip camcorders offer easy access to this medium.

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		New ELI 7 Things... Brief Explores Flip Camcorders Created by Peggy Kurkowski (EDUCAUSE) on November 25, 2008 Flip video devices are small, inexpensive, digital camcorders. For about the price of a low-end digital camera, the Flip offers up to an hour of video from an easy-to-use, self-contained device. Because of its simplicity and affordability, the Flip allows virtually anyone to be a producer of video content. The 7 Things You Should Know About Flip Camcorders, EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI) latest brief in the monthly series, examines how Flip Camcorders offer educators an easy way to facilitate visual learning, which is frequently more engaging than other kinds of instruction and can transcend language barriers. A video artifact can be a highly effective tool for assessment, and the Flip camcorders offer easy access to this medium. Browse the complete 7 Things You Should Know About… monthly series. EDUCAUSE News \| 7 Things You Should Know About \| Digital Video and Video Cameras \| EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative \| ELI \| Video \| visual learning Peggy's blog Login or register to post comments 530 reads
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