Post #14: Videos - Viddy

Viddy is a program that enables the user to record brief videos and share them with others via Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.  Videos are easy to record and share because of the easy links.  Accessing recorded videos on the ipad is a bit more difficult, but overall the app works well.  This app would be useful for making and posting short videos of people doing testimonials for a library's services or for providing people with a tour of each part of the library.  In the classroom, ipads could be used to record student presentations (or at least small parts or snippets) to help students become better presenters.  The length of the videos is short, so it is limiting.  Another use would be in the English learner classrooms, where students often need to work on developing their reading and speaking skills. With this this app, students could record each other reading or speaking and then play them back to make improvements.  All-in-all, there are uses for this app, but it is very limited and would never take the place of other video programs with more features and options.