For someone that 8 weeks ago had barely even looked at YouTube, let alone experimented with it, I have come along way. Until recently I thought that YouTube was simply a place where people who wanted to broadcast their silly or humorous videos to the world went, rather egocentric. How wrong could I be!!! YouTube, and TeacherTube, are fantastic devices that have an enormous amount of content. It is the moving visual picture that can capture and engage. Students, in the topic that I am developing need to find information on non English speaking country. YouTube is a fantastic way for them to be able to see what the sights, culture, food etc. are like in many different countries before they choose which one they are going to do for their project such as the below YouTubes on Peru and Kenya.
With these short videos students can experience what the country is like and what the main attractions are. As different students have different interests, many can be sparked and developed within a short lesson. Student input can be given as to which place they would like to next investigate, the dialogue between the students would determine the direction.
Getting all students involved either in the actual typing of the destinations or simply the discussion would effectively allow them the autonomy in both direction, decision and execution.
Kind Regards,
Kylie Gupwell
Hi Kylie,
ReplyDeleteI was the same as you, Youtube was a place for some disturbing home videos and that was about it. Last night I actually spent about two hours trawling through videos to find one for my UoW for ICT. I found one and many more I will have to go back and look at.
Youtube has become a great place to share not just the amusing things in life but also incredibly poignant thoughts. I have included an uplifting Youtube video on my Blog page, I loved it because it was one of those dark moments where I thought how on Earth am I going to get all this work done. It definitely lifted my spirits.
Thanks for sharing those videos, goes to show education doesn't have to simply be those staid documentaries only your grandparents would watch!
Sam