Youtube is something that I have enjoyed very much, although mostly for personal enjoyment. Now that we have the use of it (as teachers) at the high school, I imagine that I will use it more. I now have an account, and left a comment on a video that my daughter uploaded three years ago (she actually produced in in the fall of 2005 for a college science class.) It is clever and funny, if I do say so myself, although I won't link it here, as it is for a college level audience, and therefore not always appropriate. It was done as a rap song, and I left her a comment to say it only gets better with age!
By using Youtube, teachers can work against the idea that students have about having to "power-down" when they come to school. The biggest challenge is to find the time to find videos with educational value, preview them for appropriateness, and save them in a place where they can be accessed when needed.
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