Embedding a Video

Despite my wariness of too much technology in the classroom, there are obviously technological tools I use frequently. I often like to show a little video that summarizes a topic, sets content to music, or interests my students in other ways. Sometimes I don't remember to use all the tools easily afforded to me when I'm showing these videos, though, and I reap the embarrassment from it.

One day when we were doing a unit on Prophets, I decided I wanted to show my students a little video that summarized what was in each prophetic book starting with Isaiah. When it came time for class, I was clicking through the video to find Isaiah, and I started the video just a hair too soon. 

"Song of Solomon is a big book all about how awesome love and sex are!!" the narrator boomed.

My middle schoolers died. 

I died.

The principal who was observing the class died.

And I learned that I should embed videos so I can easily start them from the exact point that I want them to start. :) Please observe.



If you're trying to do this on blogger, the HTLM/Compose view toggle is under the edit pencil on the very left of the tool bar. Took me a long time to find that.


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