Videos in the Classroom
Benton Tech Tips for Teachers Vol. 5
Why Use Video in the Classroom?
Research shows that when teachers expose students to audiovisual media in the classroom they become more active in classroom discussions. Students live in a world where they are bombarded 24/7 with videos, pictures, sounds and games. They are constantly plugged into the world, so we need to plug them into our classrooms by taking what they love and incorporating it into our lesson plans. These days kids don't "Google it." They "YouTube it." Students would rather watch a video on how the Great Pyramids were built rather than listen to a lecture on it. Learning becomes the most effective when two or more senses are being used at the same time to receive information. Thus, the use of audiovisual media is an effective method for your students to achieve success in your classroom.
YouTube for Schools: Join the Global Classroom Today!
YouTube Edu
YouTube Edu is a sub-section of YouTube that contains quality educational content. It allows teachers to search through a broad range of educational videos, lectures and speeches. It is organized into subject areas that makes searching a breeze. YouTube has partnered with giants such as Khan Academy, Stanford and TED-Ed to bring teachers high quality videos to use as supplements for their classroom instruction.
Websites to Make Clutter Free Videos
ViewPure
ViewPure lets you watch YouTube videos without all of the clutter around them. It is simple to use. Simply paste the URL in the box and click Purify. The neatest thing about ViewPure is you can drag the Purify button to your bookmarks bar and the next time you are in YouTube you can just simply click on the Purify button and you have a clutter free page.
SafeShare TV
SafeShare TV allows teachers to copy a YouTube URL into SafefShare and it generates a clutter free viewing of that video. Teachers can then copy that URL and paste it into their Google Classroom for students to watch.
Watchkin
Watchkin provides a responsible way of view YouTube videos. It removes all the potentially offensive or obscene videos and comments. You can search within Watchkin for YouTube videos. It also has a bookmarklet that you can add to your bookmark bar so when you are in YouTube, you can simply click that button and it declutters the YouTube video.
TeacherTube
TeacherTube is setup much like Youtube. It allows educators to share educational resources such as video, audio, documents, photos, blogs and much more. TeacherTube can be used as a tutorial, demonstration, discussion starter and to review skills with students. The content is created by educators for educators.
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