Thing 22- Online video

Online video is essential in instruction! Students LOVE it for multiple reasons- different voice, presentation format, creativity, it's cool, and on and on... I have used TeacherTube and YouTube in my classes in a few different ways. TeacherTube is easy to navigate and is specifically oriented toward instruction. Students like the change of pace in hearing a different voice and seeing a visual example. I have also used this in teaching grammar- Grammar Rocks is on both TeacherTube and YouTube. Until recently, YouTube has been blocked from our server at school but the teacher computers have been enabled. I use YouTube for timely/current event videos most recently for Veteran's Day. This "Thing" introduced me to SchoolTube and this site seeems to provide a platform for student projects and presentations. I watched one that a student created explaining direct and indirect objects. It was awesome! This goes back to Thing 16 which enables students to express themselves in a way which they find applicable and creative.