Wednesday 15 August 2012

Wandering through YouTube


YouTube is a great tool to engage students in a lesson. It is easy to embed into websites or blogs and students understand how a youtube clips work with the play button. the only thing that learning managers need to worry about is the advertising at the begining or the end of the clip. the learning manager should also watch the youtube clip the entire way through the clip to ensure that there is no inopropriate content. A learning manager could find a good youtube video on nearly any subject or learning activity.

Plus:

  • YouTube can engage almost any student into a topic that needs to be covered
  • There is a YouTube video for almost any subject or lesson
  • A YouTube video is good for almost all learning types; visual, auditory and sometimes even kinesthetic 
Minus:

  • If the YouTube video is embedded into a website or blog without going through some processes, inappropriate advertisement or other inappropriate videos might come up at the end of the video 
  • YouTube videoes may be tricky for students to embed them into their blog or website if they do not understand how to do it
Interesting:

  • YouTube can be an educational tool or just a bit of fun that students can enjoy
  • Students of all age groups and ability levels can enjoy YouTube videos
  • Almost anyone can upload a video onto YouTube 

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