I spent much more time exploring these two sites than I thought I would. I’m glad I went to YouTube first, because if I had gone to TeacherTube first, I probably would never have gotten to YouTube. I felt like TeacherTube was a education filtered version of YouTube (which it is). I was overwhelmed by the vast amount of junk in YouTube.  TeacherTube is a great resource for teachers and students because of the focus on curriculum.

I found several videos in YouTube, however. I found two very good videos on Integrating Technology in the Classroom that would be good to use with my teachers. “A Vision of K-12 Students Today” and “Technology in Schools”. I found a how-to video created by Lowe’s “Make a Shade Garden”. This was a very helpful video to me since I’m trying to re-landscape my backyard. Some of the how-tos looked like they had been filmed in my backyard. The video for fun that I watched was the video about the 12 year old British idol competitor, Hollie Steel. She is amazing for 12.

Video sharing and producing in the classroom can be an incredible tool for the teacher and student. I liked the comments I read that talked about the feedback students and teachers can receive from others after the video has been posted on YouTube or TeacherTube. This is another great way to colloborate with others. 

The video I’ve decided to embed is a video from TeacherTube “Code of Best Practices in Media Literacy”. This topic is coming up a lot in my trainings with my teachers. I thought I could use it with them.