Thing 19: YouTube/TeacherTube

I’m finding YouTube to be a very useful resource. I’ve delivered 2 workshops over the summer and both times I’ve used YouTube to help prepare for my presentations. The topics were podcasting and using gmail/google apps. The videos were short and sweet and great resources for me to use prior to the workshops and to share with teachers so they could review the concepts after the workshop.  A sample YouTube video on composing a message using gmail. As educators we know there are many different types of learners. So providing written instructions along with a video to walk them through the steps offers our clients well-balanced resources.

Video is a wonderful way to capture and share concepts. Students are engaged when using this medium. As for teachers, we have many new technologies this year. I’d like to create video resources for their use in easing with the transition.