3 Technology in College: "YouTube" and digital video

I had never really visited the website "YouTube" until getting into college. I have to say it is not only interesting but entertaining. In the beginning of the fall semester, my friends and I loved recording videos and watching them online. I also used it as a way to "Introduce" my friends at college to my friends back home. It was as instantaneous as using a web cam, but it still got the point across. I've also used "YouTube" in a few of my classes while doing presentations. I am a visual learner so being able to sow a film clip that goes along with what i am presenting always seems to help. It can make a topic seem clearer, show an example, or even provide some comic relief. For example, last semester I used some videos I had found about airbags for a project. The first demonstrated how airbags deploy in an accident. The second showed what happens in a car without airbags. The third was simply a humorous clip of an old woman hitting a mans car with her purse, causing his airbags to deploy. All the videos went over well and were an interesting way to get the point across. Using digital videos, or videos that are online are much more efficient then using a video camera. In high school I often did video projects, and many times, the cables weren't correct, or the TV did not have the proper jacks. It was always frustrating. However technology is ever evolving and making tasks even simpler. As I read in chapter one though, things are sure to change again rapidly and digital video may one day become obsolete.