Wow- searching through YouTube was fun. I had looked through it for fun stuff before (the evolution of dance), but I hadn't really looked at it as a resource for educational material. I realized that I could actually find a descent video to use in my classroom fairly quickly. There are still a lot of low quality things you need search through, but the good stuff is really there. I found a true correlation between the number of views and the quality of the video. I know that won't always be the case, but it is something to keep in mind.
I had a little difficulty with the details- actually downloading it and embedding it into my blog, but I figured it out. Now that I have the procedure down, I will be able to do it quicker in the future. Since YouTube is a blocked site at school, it is important to download it to my own computer in order to use it in my classroom. There are TONS of sites out there to help with downloading, but I found the KeepVid site the easiest to use. The site is: keepvid.com.
I will definately keep this on the short list of research tools when lesson planning in the future.
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