Let me first day that I'm the type of person that rolls my eyes at the mention of YouTube for kids. I've used plenty a YouTube videos to learn about a.home maintenance project, but I think of the endless hours of cartoons kids watch on their parent's phones and how these often have a hidden inappropriate joke embedded in the middle of the video by an older child. However, I know it's important to stay with the times for the sake of our student's engagement, so I want into watching the following videos created by a teacher for his classroom:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYG_f-y8-BY
This video appeared to be the teacher's first YouTube attempt and he was a tad more novice. It was filmed in his home and the quality of the video was poor. It was more like a lecture he would give in class. He was upbeat and had a nice disposition, but there was no reason this could not have been executed in class otherwise. I could see it would be useful to have so students could review for a test or watch over and over again as needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evo5sgWIBTA
The longer video on the 10 Amendements was extremely well done. The teacher had obviously been inspired to engage students. Fun props, high quality crisp video image, pneumonia devices, hand symbols, and varied tone, all made this a video impossible not to watch, listen, and learn. Even the teacher's hairdo was more fun and his jokes were well-placed.
The longer video on the 10 Amendements was extremely well done. The teacher had obviously been inspired to engage students. Fun props, high quality crisp video image, pneumonia devices, hand symbols, and varied tone, all made this a video impossible not to watch, listen, and learn. Even the teacher's hairdo was more fun and his jokes were well-placed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epuwfzEJ4PU
This was a 30 second video on the amendments and this time the teacher added a bold backdrop. This stepped it up a notch and the brief time period was sure to work for even the shortest of short attention span.
This was a 30 second video on the amendments and this time the teacher added a bold backdrop. This stepped it up a notch and the brief time period was sure to work for even the shortest of short attention span.
I think all of these videos were useful for reinforcing content and exam review. I will definitely consider doing my own videos to support what I do inside the classroom and for students to access outside of school.
