I have been using YouTube in the classroom for awhile now. I show clips directly from YouTube, but I also use Zamzar to put clips on my website and then refer my students to the site for assignments that are centered around the videos.
You can view the videos that I have put on my website by clicking here.
I have found the YouTube is becoming a much more useful educational tool with each passing day. It used to be that YouTube was just a place to go watch a person falling off his bike and having a good laugh. Now it seems like just about anything that you would like to learn about or how to do, you can just look it up on YouTube.
I even had great success showing parents about YouTube at Parent/Teacher Conferences. I really think that it has gotten a bit of a bad rap and that more and more that we are seeing what a powerful educational tool and resource that YouTube can be.
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YouTube is a super resource for finding answers and for providing teachers visual cues for students. It is fast becoming one of the major sources for real content, whether dealing with world events or using it for tutorials.
ReplyDeleteZamzar allows the posting of the video without all of the related videos that are not pertinent to your topic. It is a great way to get information out there. The videos on your website are super resources for your students, parents and community.
Why thank you very much!
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