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The National Electrical Code which is published by the National Fire Protection Association in Quincy, MA. is the most widely used Electrical set of guidelines in the United States and is often referred to as the Electrical Bible. To help the Electrical Technology student better understand and to develop his or her research skills using the N.E.C. the enclosed vodcast will give the student the opportunity to demonstrate his or her ability to answer a 10 question quiz. The ability to review the vodcast as many times as needed will allow the student to continuously review, the contents to help them to better understand the contents of the vodcast and the quiz.

The ultimate goal is to help the student to develop effective search skills of the N.E.C. through visual examples of actual work performed by fellow students. In this case the content of the vodcast is relevant to the student and may be more likely to spike the student's interest in the material being covered. The material is no longer hypothetical but is an actual job that has been completed by his or her peers.

The beauty of an interactive approach like this allows the student to work at his or her own speed and gives the student the ability to absorb the material and to research the material using the National Electrical Code Book. This type of a presentation may be made for any of the N.E.C. Articles and applications. A copy of the N.E.C. for on line use is only available through a for pay subscription. Without proper licensing the student will have to use the printed version of the code book unless he or she has their own legally purchased program.

The students could be assisted to produce their own vodcast from material that they develop from their research. Voice-overs and music could be customized by the students themselves to make it more believable by their own peers and also this type of involvement could enhance their learning experience. To use the students to design a presentation would give the material the student's perspective and could be a more effective way of them learning at their own wave length. After registering and forming this free wiki space, learning all of the various options at my disposal was the first task at hand. Our initial team of Leanore DaRosa, Steve Medeiros, Jen McCartin and myself formulated our vodcast using the free download of Photostory3.com which allows the user to insert pictures, text and music. Using the free download of Vimeo.com allowed me to convert the vodcast. Once the vodcast was converted, it was embedded using the widget button on the wiki space page. Once the video is downloaded and embedded all that is needed is to click on the icon allowing users to view the vodcast. The quiz was created in word and was downloaded as a file and the icon is also visible on the wikis page.

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