Sunday, July 5, 2009

Thing 20 "What's this, some sort of tube?" (Bob Dole on the Simpons)

The coolest thing about YouTube for a teacher is being able to share instruction with other teachers and students. As a math major and teacher candidate, I've used JediTeacher2007's YouTube lessons before. Another great YouTube instructor is KhanAcademy (especially for Calculus). I use some YouTube videos to help teach my daughter (who is home schooled). Of course, like many things on the internet, YouTube usage MUST be monitored in the classroom so students stay focused on their work and not focused on watching water skiing squirrels and goofy commercials. This Web 2.0 tool is attached to my iGoogle home page so I can manage my YouTube subscriptions (namely JediTeacher2007 and KhanAcademy). I would recommend that teachers allow access to YouTube instructional videos, but monitor vigorously to ensure students keep to their lesson.
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  1. Peppy PryorJuly 6, 2009 at 10:14 PM

    Yes, You Tube is a great site that is very usable for the classroom to teach or just to give an example of an idea. I do use it in my classroom. However, do you ever get frustrated with all the "trash" that is there that I can't help but to see while I am searching? I am just wondering if anyone else has this issue!!!!

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