Like most of the time, I did not know what exactly this week's topic was. I thought that video streaming was sending some sort of videos through the Internet for other people to view. The actual definition of a streaming video is "a sequence of "moving images" that are sent in compressed over the Internet and displayed by the viewer as they arrive." My guess of what video streaming was wasn't that far fetched from the actual meaning. Streaming video is just like streaming media but only with sound. The best things about streaming video or streaming media, is that the Web user does not have to wait to download a large file before seeing the video or hearing the sound. Usually it takes forever to download a video or sound but with streaming the download is instant. The media that is being sent goes in a continuous stream and is played as it arrives. All computers are compatible to do so but the user must simply get a player. A player is a special program that uncompressed and sends video data to the display and audio data to speakers. A player can be either an integral part of a browser or downloaded from the software maker's Web site. Most every web site that I have visited that has streaming media and or videos they have a player that the user can download. Streaming video is usually sent from prerecorded video files, but it can also be distributed as part of a live broadcast. i got confused on how a prerecorded video gets to be on a live broadcast. I always thought "live" was at the same exact minute that people were broadcasting. In a live broadcast there is a video signal that is converted into a compressed digital signal and transmitted from a special Web server that is able to do multi cast, sending the same file to multiple users at the same time. That is exactly what video streaming is. The term is easily used and understood. I have used video streaming frequently while surfing the web.
This technique can most definently be applied to education. Teachers can use streaming video to do class presentations and to use in their lectures. I know in my college classes I have had professors use streaming video during their power points and/or lectures. My human systems professor would use it to show real life human situations. I'm not to sure how I would use streaming video teaching younger elementary kids, but it could be helpful.
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Your explanation really helped me to understand the meaning of streaming video. It also gave me a better idea of how it works. I like that you dont have to download it because I cant tell you how many times I have waited for a video to download. Streaming video can also be used to help teachers teach students in a more effective way.
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