YOUTUBE/ TEACHERTUBE

PC Magazine (1996-2006) describes YouTube as “A very popular Web video sharing site that lets anyone store short videos for private or public viewing.” YouTube has a variety of videos, including educational content which LM can use in the classroom, or students can watch at a later time and/or LM and students can add to their blogs, wikis, demonstrations, presentations etc. From this educational content, there are a number of similar sites that have developed hosting similar video learning objects like teacher tube (CQUniversity, 2009).

I would have to say before this course, I had never watched a YouTube; however, since doing this course I have found them every useful. I did not realise YouTube had educational content which has serve me every well in this course. Recently when I did my PowerPoint presentation it included a You Tube, which made putting the point across more successful. Also watching other students also consume You Tube in their presentation makes the point more absorb and breaks the talking. I have also found with YouTube I need to wait till the bar is fully loaded before playing (a shade of red), or the YouTube keeps thinking then playing. Featured is the YouTube that was added to our PowerPoint presentation comics and cartoons presentation to enhance and engage peers knowledge into the cartoon and how they could be utilised into the classroom, camera movement, moving images, use of words: Onomatopoeias and etc.

The teacher tube I have picked is a demonstration adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers (is a long video but added just to show how they can be effective in the learning environment). On Dale’s Cone, demonstration is the fourth most effectiveness of learning, however, I varied this with the students undertaking this activity and LM explaining plus putting this to action by undertaking authentic approach. LM will achieve a higher rate of effectiveness, for example, students and LM could make a shop and purchase items from the shop with money therefore adding and subtracting. An advantage of using this in teacher tube in classroom is the LM can stop, pause, and renew the video to explain the vital parts and the parts students do not understand. Students and LM could also use YouTube in their learning environment by adding to blogs, wikis, demonstrations, presentations etc.

YouTube and TeacherTube can speak to all learning styles via:

• Active and reflective learners – for active learners doing what the video demonstration is teaching while it is going or after the demonstration is finished. For reflective learners it allows students time to think about new information by stopping periodically or allowing the presentation to be review casually, for example, review later for students who would like to watch it again or for students who have missed a class.
• Sensing and intuitive learners – for sensors learners connecting the demonstration to the real world and offering facts and problem-solving activity at during or at end of demonstration – Intuitive learners by minimising repetition, memorisation and routine calculations during presentation.
• Visual and verbal learners – this is a finest tool to implement as they learn best by seeing – Verbal learners by allowing open discussion during and at the end of the demonstration.
• Sequential and global learner – sequential learning by offering the information in linear steps where each step follows logically from the previous one – Global learners giving students the big picture of what is going to taught and relating to what the students may already know (Felder & Solman, n.d.; JCU, 2008).

I recently even found a SchoolTube website, which as SchoolTube (2009) explains

SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations. SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards.