Youtube is probably the most popular Web 2.0 player available right now. I haven't used it very much, but I do go to it sometimes to listen to music. After browsing the site, I found a really cute video of two little boys dancing to a song. Here is is:
There are many applications for Youtube in the classroom. It has everything from videos about plants and animals to really cute songs to use in your Kindergarten classroom. Because I am not a big fan of singing, I will definitely use some of the videos/songs on here when I teach.
The video I chose to upload to Youtube is my TEASe video from Educational Applications of Technology. It was meant to be used for a Science unit on animal characteristics. Here it is:
I think having teaching/learning videos available online is an awesome resource for teachers to use in the classroom. The internet is accessible almost anywhere now so these videos can be accessed almost instantly. If you students are having a hard time grasping a concept, you can pull up a video to help them. You can also use these videos to show experiment you may not be able to do in the classroom or videos of historical events.
Uploading student created work to Youtube could be a fun thing for students. It would give them a sense of pride in their work and they will be able to show it to as many people as they want. I think students would work harder and put more effort into something if they knew it was going to be posted on Youtube when it was finished.
How cute...the boy on the left has a little better rhythm. It would be interesting to see if kids notice this...
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