Many teachers out there now a days like to use visual things so their students can remember the subject better. At first you may think that it would be easier for you to get on YouTube and look up the subject that you are teaching your students but in most schools YouTube is blocked in just about every school. So Teachers got together and made a website just for them and their students. It is just like YouTube but you will NOT find inappropriate video on this website. You can feel free to let your students explore the site with there own freedom. TeacherTube main states "Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill. "
What can you do if you become a member of TeacherTube. You can upload and share your own videos, Assesments, lesson plans, notes and other files with our students and/or teachers. You can browse tons of videos, Subscribe to a members videos and many more things.
A part of TeacherTube that many people would like is that the staff of TeacherTube reviews all the videos and flags the ones that are inappropriate for students.
Here are some examples for videos you can use from the website:
50 States and Their Capitals
A Teacher could use this Video to help with the VA SOL of History.
This is a fun video that has a fun song that the students would like and remember aka they would remember the 50 states and their capitals
Sum of a Triangle
A Teacher could use this video to help the students with the VA SOL of Geometry
This video is kinda boring and simple but it is right with all its information and would help some students understand Triangles better
A Teacher could use this Video to help with the VA SOL of History.
This is a fun video that has a fun song that the students would like and remember aka they would remember the 50 states and their capitals
Sum of a Triangle
A Teacher could use this video to help the students with the VA SOL of Geometry
This video is kinda boring and simple but it is right with all its information and would help some students understand Triangles better
TeacherTube is a good simple website. If your not a teacher you may not think that this is a good website. Its very simple to use and some of the videos are not very helpful but in many ways its as great website for those "Visual" teachers.
Try it out for yourself:
Alex! Great post :) I agree with what you said about the site, it is simple and fun :) Furthermore I really liked that you included the mission statement of TeacherTube! They are able to reach thier goals! I was wondering though, how you embedded your videos and the TeacherTube site as thier names underlined? I can't seem to do that!
ReplyDelete-Jordan <3