YouTube (Thing #19)

Youtube was a lot of fun. I have played around with it before, but this time, because of the Web course, I didn’t have to feel guilty about using it because it was this week’s assignment. It is amazing that you can type in virtually anything, and get a video about it. For the “how to” clip, I looked up “how to change a flat tire”, (my way to change a flat tire is to call AAA) and I found a really easy to follow video about how to do it! Coolness.  My fun, nostalgic videos kind of meshed with my classroom teaching videos. First, I wanted to see if there were any vintage Sesame Street videos out there. of course there were hundreds of them and I spent most of my evening last night oohing and aahing and saying. “Omigosh, I remember that!” Then I remembered how much I loved Electric Company and I did a search for that. Wow! What a blast from the past! Last week, Jose sent me a clip from a current PBS show entitled,”Between the Lions”, and showed me how he used that to teach a reading skill. As I perused the Electric Company’s clips, I realized how well done that show was (especially for its time) and I found some really good clips that I can and will use to reinforce reading skills in my classroom. Here is one of my favorites:   I am not sure about how I would use a You Tube video that I had produced for classroom use. I feel funny about the idea of including kids on the internet in a way that displays their identity. I am really curious to hear what ideas other people have. 

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