YouTube is one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that?” websites. I absolutely love it for just about anything and everything. I can find how to make candy or how to fix a student’s computer that has an issue. I can create my own screencasts and share them with faculty and students as well.
For curriculum findings there are some good things on teachertube but I find myself muddling through a lot of un-useful videos to find good stuff. I also find the site to be a bit slow in loading a video and also uploading if you would like to post something. I really dislike the ads on the side and I feel victoria secret models are not appropriate. I know their google analytics is pulling from my own cookies and history but what if I was looking at panties at home one night and the next day I show a video and a VS model pops up on the side in her bra? Not appropriate. I completely prefer YouTube and find the safe search on that site to be extremely useful.
YouTube has been very useful in my instruction as a instructional technology coordinator. I really enjoy helping teachers flip their classroom and have been very successful with a couple of my teachers. Randy Smith, our 7th grade science teacher, has been very successful in flipping his classroom and is seeing higher test scores compared to last year.
You can visit his channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DarCoachSmith?feature=watch
One of my favorite videos he's done:
For curriculum findings there are some good things on teachertube but I find myself muddling through a lot of un-useful videos to find good stuff. I also find the site to be a bit slow in loading a video and also uploading if you would like to post something. I really dislike the ads on the side and I feel victoria secret models are not appropriate. I know their google analytics is pulling from my own cookies and history but what if I was looking at panties at home one night and the next day I show a video and a VS model pops up on the side in her bra? Not appropriate. I completely prefer YouTube and find the safe search on that site to be extremely useful.
YouTube has been very useful in my instruction as a instructional technology coordinator. I really enjoy helping teachers flip their classroom and have been very successful with a couple of my teachers. Randy Smith, our 7th grade science teacher, has been very successful in flipping his classroom and is seeing higher test scores compared to last year.
You can visit his channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DarCoachSmith?feature=watch
One of my favorite videos he's done:
The "how to" video that I found was so fun, it was on how to curl your hair. Since I have long hair I decided to see what options YouTube had and I came across this funny one on the Ellen Show – Priceless!
I really love YouTube and I don’t know what we did before it was created! This assignment was the most fun yet. Not only is it a great time waster and great entertainment but also so important to education!