https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj Professional development en-us 2018-06-08 23:38:24 UTC 2021-07-10 06:58:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pizza.png neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266378682 In here, I will compare two different social media that can be used for professional development purpose: Youtube and Ted Talks.]]> 2018-06-08 23:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266378682 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379176 First of all, let's look at the first social media: Youtube. Youtube is one of the most popular video sharing platform all around the world with tones of videos. Millions of people upload their videos every minutes. In this platform, you can find a huge amount of resources that you may need for the professional development. Youtube has different channels for different subjects, such as cooking, health, and even gaming.

]]> 2018-06-08 23:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379176 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379384 Here are the pros of Youtube:
1. HUGE amount of resources with variety channels that covers almost every field. 
2. One of the most popular video platform (may be the most one) that everyone know it.
3. Easy to create your own account, upload your video and watch others' video.
4. Free!]]> 2018-06-08 23:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379384 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379757 Cons:
1. Since there are too many content, it's not easy to find the video that you need quickly.
2. Ads are everywhere!
3. It's hard to get some constructive comments because of the mix of users.
4. Once the video has been uploaded, it cannot be replaced by the new version unless you delete the previous version.
5. Sometimes it's hard to find the transcripts for the video if users have hearing disability or not familiar with the language that spoke in the video.]]> 2018-06-09 00:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266379757 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380256 Now, let's take a look of the other social media that I mentioned before: Ted Talks. Ted Talks is a website that post talks and speeches for users to watch.]]> 2018-06-09 00:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380256 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380620 The pros of Ted Talks:
1. Free again! NO ADS!
2. More professional and high quality on the subject than Youtube.
3. Videos are usually not too long.
4. Provides different languages of the transcripts for users to look at.
5. Provides introduction of the speaker so users can judge if his/her talking is reliable or not.

]]> 2018-06-09 00:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380620 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380654 The cons of Ted Talks:
1. Sometimes the topic is too specific and difficult to understand if audiences don't have related background knowledge.
2. Less resources than Youtube.]]> 2018-06-09 00:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380654 neil89757 https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380872 All in all, for professional development, I would suggest you to use Ted Talks as the social media tool. Since the tool is used for the professional development, the content from it should be professional. In here, I don't mean that Youtube doesn't contain professional content, but I would like to say that comparing with Ted Talks, Youtube is more like a common social media platform with a low threshold for entreatment and joy. Therefore, Ted Talks is more suitable for the professional learning for teachers. ]]> 2018-06-09 00:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/neil89757/7bw3pw9ambsj/wish/266380872