Youtube+As+An+Educational+Tool

=Resources= [|How to Use YouTube Like Pro] [|YouTube Safety Tips] [|100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers – Classroom 2.0] [|ITeach Newsletter – Using YouTube in the Classroom] [|Tech in 20 – Using YouTube as a Classroom Resource] [|YouTube and the Classroom] [[[|http://Education] Channel: []|Education Channel]]

Strengths

 * Share videos with other classes and students
 * Set video sharing to invite only
 * Ability to subscribe to videos
 * People can leave comments on video
 * This medium is easy to use/post to
 * Have access to videos that may not otherwise be accessible
 * The video library is constantly growing and expanding
 * It can be used with students with disabilities
 * You can do, post and view videos about ANYTHING (science, history, mathematics, art, etc, etc, etc.)
 * You can find related videos for further activities
 * You can enrich lessons through finding videos that are related to learning tasks

**Weaknesses**

 * subscription options are limited
 * Video quality is poor
 * videos can only be downloaded through realplayer as far as I can tell.
 * because of threats most counties block this website at school.
 * No content filters
 * Due to the plethora of videos, it is easy for one to get distracted or off task
 * Videos have to be reviewed before students due to potential inappropriate content
 * Trying to find the 'right' video for your class discussion or presentation can take an enormous amount of time

Opportunities

 * Students can share videos with students in other classes
 * Teachers can post videos of lesson for students to view
 * teachers can post videos of lessons for beginning teachers to view
 * Videos are excellent for teaching abstract science concepts
 * Teachers and students can enter to the education channel and browse for educational videos
 * Videos can help the students that are visual and auditory learners

Threats
=Ideas for the classroom= 
 * Very little regulation and lots of questionable content.
 * Students unaware of internet safety can easily reveal identifiable information about themselves.
 * Students might want to post videos of careless behavior just for the recognition
 * Students may access a video that is not accurate
 * Record your lesson and post it for absent students or for students to review
 * Students could use this to post videos created on moviemaker or imovie to share projects with other students. This allows students to comment and give feedback to each other.
 * A different way to have student presentations viewed; instead of typically at the front of a classroom with few props, videos are made, posted, viewed and critiqued in their homes on their own time.
 * See the sample below or goto [] to see how the comments made by others take it to another level of learning.
 * See the short, informative article below about how teacher’s can use YouTube in their classrooms. You can locate the article at []. The blog at the end of the article is also useful, and actually changed my perception of YouTube in the classroom.
 * Music students can watch and hear other musicians perform music that they are currently rehearsing.
 * For teachers in districts where youtube is banned... There is a Free Application that you can download to your home computer. This application allows you to download Youtube videos for free and converts them into many common video formats that you can then bring back into the classroom. Although it does require a bit of extra effort, the application is very easy to use and allows you to still utilize the resources available through Youtube.
 * Using a video of someone talking about their disease, nursingn students can see the impact that diseases can have on the 'whole' person
 * Using videos so nursing students can see the movements of neurological diseases helps to reinforce the learning

O’Neal, C. (2006). //Online Interactivity for Educators: A Teacher's Tour of YouTube// Retrieved February 15, 2009, from []