1) TeacherTube (Teach the world) http://www1.teachertube.com
2) Extraordinarily similar to YouTube, TeacherTube includes many similar features, including the ability to search for an educational video based on your needs. Videos range in length of time and from introductions to near full length lessons. Aside from videos, you can also search for documents, audio files, and pictures. There is also a channels feature which allows the user to search in a specific field such as math or physical education and to limit searches in any grade range from K – 12.
3) As long as you can navigate YouTube, you can navigate TeacherTube. However, any practice would not go amiss and would further encourage proficiency and ease of use of the website. Therefore, the level of difficulty is easy. Either students or teachers could use it to either learn or teach.
4) The application of this program is extensive. Videos can be used to engage students or as an introduction or conclusion of a lesson. A video can be used as a supplement if a plan is not going as predicted. There are plenty of worksheets in various formats to meet your educational needs. However, there are a few drawbacks. Searches may need to be refined multiple times to find what you are looking for. Videos may buffer slowly and certain documents may fail to load.
5) The tool is worth learning simply because of the resources it provides. An educational form of YouTube is beneficial to any classroom and provides the safety of teacher created work and comments versus the occasional crudeness of YouTube.
2) Extraordinarily similar to YouTube, TeacherTube includes many similar features, including the ability to search for an educational video based on your needs. Videos range in length of time and from introductions to near full length lessons. Aside from videos, you can also search for documents, audio files, and pictures. There is also a channels feature which allows the user to search in a specific field such as math or physical education and to limit searches in any grade range from K – 12.
3) As long as you can navigate YouTube, you can navigate TeacherTube. However, any practice would not go amiss and would further encourage proficiency and ease of use of the website. Therefore, the level of difficulty is easy. Either students or teachers could use it to either learn or teach.
4) The application of this program is extensive. Videos can be used to engage students or as an introduction or conclusion of a lesson. A video can be used as a supplement if a plan is not going as predicted. There are plenty of worksheets in various formats to meet your educational needs. However, there are a few drawbacks. Searches may need to be refined multiple times to find what you are looking for. Videos may buffer slowly and certain documents may fail to load.
5) The tool is worth learning simply because of the resources it provides. An educational form of YouTube is beneficial to any classroom and provides the safety of teacher created work and comments versus the occasional crudeness of YouTube.
I personally have used teachertube. It is great to look up lessons and material for students to view. In the mathematics classroom, I do not view movies often and this allows teachers to add clips to the lessons.
ReplyDelete-Celeste
I will definitely be checking out this site. I was concerned that some of the video clips I have found for this class come from YouTube and I would not be able to access them at my school. Of course there are ways I can get around that, but it sounds like this site would just make my life easier. If I can just find clips from this site, I will be able to use them in my classroom with know problem. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHeather
I will also use this site. I'm always looking for good visuals that will help bring my online professional development course in Garden Based Learning "alive". There are a few good vidoes I can link to that would be good additions to the course. Thanks! Donna
ReplyDeleteI have accessed teachertube from school and even with our filter it works. It's fun for the students to sometimes see videos that other students have made and even though some are corny, they appreciate watching something different.
ReplyDeleteAmanda
With TeacherTube you can actually download the videos on a flash drive at home (if its blocked at school) and bring it in. This also allows you to use the videos without using the internet in case the internet at school is slow or goes down. Great resource though!
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