YouTube

YouTube is a wonderful tool for teachers. It can be a double edged sword as well. There are great videos, presentations, examples, "how-to's" and budding geniuses at work. There is much that is inappropriate as well. Teachers must be careful and selective when using YouTube. Another way I use YouTube is to upload video clips of my students. I like to have short video clips for them to embed on their ePortfolios. I use a Flip camera and just edit out a few seconds and upload to YouTube. The students can then find their clip and embed on their site. I keep my site protected or private. Students have the login and password to easily access their media. YouTube gives you either an URL code or an embed code. It's very user friendly!

Here is a link to my [|YouTube] account page. Examples:

media type="custom" key="8638908" YouTube Search Stories: This is a great way to use YouTube and do a Google search with students. There is a great tutorial that shows how to use it. Fun, easy and you just upload to a YouTube account. Click on: [|YouTube Search Stories]