Here is a collection of YouTube videos that I have recently watched personally or in the classroom with my students.
I found this via a link from "23 Things--Thing 9" and the list of example channels offered. Clicking on "In My Language" opened up a whole new world to me. I was not aware of a community of adults with autism who have serious (and valid) concerns about how autism is being viewed and handled by the general public. I have only scratched the surface, but I really want to listen more to them and allow that knowledge to affect how I interact with my students. I don't want my students growing up and looking at the work we have done in their lives as negative. I want to help them find joy and pleasure in who they are and what wonderful things they have to offer the world.
This next one is a video we searched for in the classroom. I have a student who sings all day long and he was singing the recent McDonald's commercial about a Filet'o'Fish which got me thinking about this:
This here is a video that gets another student CRACKING UP!!! Like, fall out of his chair laughing. There are actually a number of logo videos on YouTube that he watches over and over. It always has me wondering, "Who would think to put these on YouTube?" I don't understand it, but I am glad someone out there did it, because it brings so much pleasure to my student.
This here is a staple for my room. My students are all upper elementary, but it doesn't change the fact that they LOVE any form of the Alphabet Song. I don't really know why, but each one will stop what he is doing if any version of it comes on. We recently found the Hooked on Phonics one on YouTube, and the kids went nuts! I actually use a lot of their videos in my ELA lessons to help keep my students engaged. I am so grateful for their YouTube Channel!
With this final one, I thought I would share something we AVOID in the classroom. And, I warn you: CLICK AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! The annoying nature of this series of videos is intoxicating...
(Oh, and yes, I used KeepVid to download a video--"Melissa" performed live by the Allman Brothers Band--it was REALLY easy!)
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Thing 9
Hey, You!--Tube.
The cultural revolution that sucks hours and hours of our time away thanks to 'replay' and a sidebar of 'similar videos'. For me, it's kind of like a bag of Lays potato chips: I can't watch just one video!
It is kind of amazing to think of a time when people didn't send out youtube videos as jokes, or post them to their Facebook walls. Or, when I would have to actually explain something I saw on TV or in a movie to other people rather than pull it up on YouTube and just show them.
It is also amazing to me what you can find on YouTube. The really cool, the really informative, the really bizarre, and the really, well, dumb. It, like many things web-based, can be a bit overwhelming for an educator to utilize in the classroom. Many times, I just bring up things I think of in the moment. I find 'researching' on sites like YouTube becomes too cumbersome--I get sucked into wormholes of derailment and end up forgetting what I was originally searching for!
That said, though, I do enjoy using video clips in my lessons and to illustrate point to my students. I am beginning to feel a bit like a broken record, but anyway, my students rely heavily on visuals and so this is a very good resource for me to use for lesson planning, etc.
YouTube also ends up being one of my biggest motivators. It is not blocked in our district, so the students are able to search for some of their most favorite videos on their earned free times. This has to be done with direct adult supervision, though. Let's just say, it's ridiculous what some people will dub over cartoons! :o
The cultural revolution that sucks hours and hours of our time away thanks to 'replay' and a sidebar of 'similar videos'. For me, it's kind of like a bag of Lays potato chips: I can't watch just one video!
It is kind of amazing to think of a time when people didn't send out youtube videos as jokes, or post them to their Facebook walls. Or, when I would have to actually explain something I saw on TV or in a movie to other people rather than pull it up on YouTube and just show them.
It is also amazing to me what you can find on YouTube. The really cool, the really informative, the really bizarre, and the really, well, dumb. It, like many things web-based, can be a bit overwhelming for an educator to utilize in the classroom. Many times, I just bring up things I think of in the moment. I find 'researching' on sites like YouTube becomes too cumbersome--I get sucked into wormholes of derailment and end up forgetting what I was originally searching for!
That said, though, I do enjoy using video clips in my lessons and to illustrate point to my students. I am beginning to feel a bit like a broken record, but anyway, my students rely heavily on visuals and so this is a very good resource for me to use for lesson planning, etc.
YouTube also ends up being one of my biggest motivators. It is not blocked in our district, so the students are able to search for some of their most favorite videos on their earned free times. This has to be done with direct adult supervision, though. Let's just say, it's ridiculous what some people will dub over cartoons! :o
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