Free Technology for Teachers recently published a great post that is sure to help any number of librarians rise to the “information guru” status they truly deserve. The article is geared toward using YouTube in the classroom, which more schools are now unblocking for teachers. Read the full post to get instructions and access to easy tools so you know how to:
Remove sidebar distractions,
Show just a portion of a video,
Create a playlist of videos to use at a moment’s notice!
Tip: If you have access to YouTube in your school, consider using tools like ViewPure and Watchkin to display videos without showing the “related” videos comments from YouTube.
Can’t use YouTube? No problem, check out this post with 40 alternatives to YouTube… Remember, where there is a will, there is a way!
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YouTube is a resource for finding classroom content and a place where students can also share their work. But like many things, there are rules and ways to use it responsibly. Aimed at secondary students (ages 13-17), Google’s Curriculum resource “Understanding YouTube and Digital Citizenship” helps school librarians and teachers share ways that students can learn that responsibility and the skills to become better digital citizens.
The site has many tools and lesson plans to use. Here are some of the things you’ll find:
YouTube’s policies
Cyberbullying
How to report content on YouTube
How to protect their privacy online
How to be responsible YouTube community members
How to be responsible digital citizens
From Google: “We hope that students and educators gain useful skills and a holistic understanding about responsible digital citizenship, not only on YouTube, but in all online activity.”
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YouTube is a resource for finding classroom content and a place where students can also share their work. But like many things, there are rules and ways to use it responsibly. Aimed at secondary students (ages 13-17), Google’s Curriculum resource “Understanding YouTube and Digital Citizenship” helps school librarians and teachers share ways that students can learn that responsibility and the skills to become better digital citizens.
The site has many tools and lesson plans to use. Here are some of the things you’ll find:
YouTube’s policies
Cyberbullying
How to report content on YouTube
How to protect their privacy online
How to be responsible YouTube community members
How to be responsible digital citizens
From Google: “We hope that students and educators gain useful skills and a holistic understanding about responsible digital citizenship, not only on YouTube, but in all online activity.”
Image credit: http://tinyurl.com/q4ce8mw, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
We’ve all seen GIFs, read about them, maybe even tried our hand at them. If you’re interested in creating GIFs (or if you’ve tried and it didn’t go so well), YouTube might be your new best friend! The website is Beta-testing a service that allows users to make GIFs from their videos. For more info, check out Gizmodo’s post by Chris Mills.
YouTube fans, start the celebration! Mark O’Neill of MakeUseOf has a great resource for you – his list of 5 Useful Tools For The YouTube Enthusiast. O’Neill highlights apps and other programs that are designed to work with the YouTube website and making your tubing experience easier (and more enjoyable). Whether you’re listening to music or want to send a friend just a part of that funny video, he’s got a tool for you!
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Free Technology for Teachers recently published a great post that is sure to help any number of librarians rise to the “information guru” status they truly deserve. The article is geared toward using YouTube in the classroom, which more schools are now unblocking for teachers. Read the full post to get instructions and access to easy tools so you know how to:
