Thing #18 Post
I certainly believe YouTube is one of the most visited websites. I had visited casually before, but felt compelled to finally make an account when I made a valentine photostory that I wanted to share with family and friends. But Mac users could not view the photostory. By uploading the photostory to YouTube, the Mac users could watch it, so they must do something to the formatting as it is posted. Every once in a while I have been sent links to YouTube by teachers who want to use a video. With the district screens and filters, I have had extreme difficulty viewing on YouTube from school. The best option is to download the video for use, but that is not always allowed. So until we resolve that issue, our teachers won't be able to make use of the videos on YouTube. It is a shame since so many are really good.
I found a pretty good video that shows teachers how to unpack and use the triple beam balance. This is provided by one of our science vendors, Carolina Biological. Another is a nice lively justification of using cooperative learning. I think a graduate student put this one together. I am pretty sure the third video is a student project, perhaps high school or undergraduate. I like it because it is accurate, musical, and ties some important concepts together without being too overwhelming.