What do you like or dislike about YouTube? Did you find videos that would be useful for teaching and learning? Is YouTube banned in your building? Add comments to the video you embedded. Why did you select it?
I've seen YouTube before but had not subscribed and therefore, had never rated a video or left a comment. Now I don't feel like a voyeur anymore. I also started a Favorites list and posted a video on my Facebook account. I like the fact that you can share videos by emailing, posting on a social networking site, provide a link, or embed the actual video clip.
I see unlimited possibilities for educational usage. For example, there are videos related to Chinese opera. Students can take a virtual field trip to hear music from countries they are studying. TeacherTube also has outstanding videos.
We don't have access to it at school, which is increasingly frustrating. The students know how to get around the filters, but usually the teachers don't. We can ask the technicians to lift the filter for a particular site, but that is not convenient. The example, News14 with RGH, I am providing here was done by one of our staff, Cathy Gibson, and her former student. We run a daily broadcast at school. Rodney, who is now in high school, has taken it to the next level by producing his own daily news show and posting it on YouTube. I personally enjoy watching my favorite musicians, such as a local guitarlplaying/composer favorite, Laith Al-Saadi. I'm posting a sample of Laith for your listening pleasure. On it you will hear both original music and his rendition of other famous guitarists.
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15 years ago
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Thank you for sharing your this video! I thought about downloading a music video, but I changed my mind. Now I am encouraged to try to download a music video.
Laith plays at Goodnight Gracie's in Ann Arbor weekly. Sometimes he is also at Magic Bag in Ferndale or at Silkys in Dearborn.
The story you told about Rodney and how he continued on with his own broadcast is a great example of how our kids can creatively and effectively use online video. Thanks for sharing that.
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