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Using YouTube in English and Reading Classes

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Using YouTube in English and Reading Classes

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    1. Using YouTube in English and Reading Classes Mary Nielsen and Lydia Postell Mtcnielsen nielsen51Mtcnielsen nielsen51

    2. Anyone, anyone

    3. YouTube Free video-sharing Website Information resource Easy access to course-relevant material in the public domain

    4. Why YouTube and Other Social Media? Relevance for multi-media-minded students Adapt to the students we have in the 21st century The first networked generation Hyper communicators Engage students through music, videos, commercials For fun Enhance learning Appealing to different learning styles Appealing to more than one modality

    5. Why YouTube and Other Social Media? Mix up the class format, especially for long classes Break up the class routine Illustrate and reinforce course concepts Slippery slope guy Show real-world applications of concepts Malapropisms in Red Lobster Commercial

    6. Classroom Benefits Ease of access Educational gems Newsworthy events Poems Put to Music: The Highwayman (sung by Loreena McKennitt, poem by Alfred Noyes) Lady of Shallott (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Slice of life/Real scenarios Vintage footage Classroom discussion Chance to teach critical thinking Evaluating material Debating appropriateness

    7. Tips and Guidelines Search archives for suitable material. Material not filtered Material not moderated Review entire clip to avoid unpleasant surprises. Inappropriate content or language Inaccurate content Popups Look at the number of hits to assess popularity Embed link in your PowerPoint.

    8. Tips and Guidelines Check to see if the clip is still available before class begins. Clips disappear (removed by YouTube or the provider). Bookmarked clips may change. Check Internet connection. Make sure the sound and speakers are on before class begins. Have a backup plan if the clip isn’t working.

    9. YouTube Tools For visual learners who have problems with the auditory aspects of videos:  CaptionTube allows you to add captions to a YouTube video. (http://captiontube.appspot.com) For students who have trouble listening For those who prefer to read For hearing impaired (10 Tips) Free and easy Create transcripts Or for music, simply copy and paste lyrics—easily accessible online.

    10. YouTube Tools Condensing videos that are too long: use a site called YouTubeTime that allows you to specify a time that you would like the video to start playing.  (http://youtubetime.com/) America Easy! Or you can do this yourself by adding the time to the end of the URL using the following format: &t=2m23s (& time equals X minutes and X seconds)

    11. 100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers 100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/100-best-youtube-videos-for-teachers/ History Science Language Art Cairo Museum Inspiration Humor

    12. 100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Educators 100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Educators <http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2010/10/20/100-incredibly-useful-youtube-channels-for-teachers/> Multidisciplinary/General Education Smithsonian Channel PBS National Geographic Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Technology Social Sciences, History, and World Issues Visual, Performing, and Liberal Arts Smithsonian American Art Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Smithsonian Folkways Stratford Shakespeare Festival

    13. YouTube Resources: YouTube Education YouTube Education <http://www.youtube.com/education?b=400> offers access to education-related clips. Arranged by category for ease of search. Business, Education, Fine Arts, Humanities, Journalism, Literature, Social Sciences (to name a few) Access to various colleges and university channels, including uploaded lectures. Want to give students a taste of the college classroom, have them watch a lecture. (from Harvard to Virginia Tech to the University of South Florida)

    14. YouTube Resources: YouTube Time Machine YouTube Time Machine <http://yttm.tv/> is a virtual time machine organized by year. Categories include video games, television, commercials, current events, sports, movies, music.  Share first-hand accounts of historical events and archival footage. Share with students how times have changed since their year of birth. Share clips that show how culture changes by categories. Use the search function to find specific events. Search by year (back to 1860) (10 tips) Application—Robert Browning reciting his poetry in 1889

    15. Applications Bell Ringer Activity Try a video of the day (or week) Choose a focus: entertaining, academic, thought provoking, etc.  Choose a separate video for each class

    16. Applications Locate videos related to course content Have students locate videos related to course content Find slices of life for cultural and foreign language studies Virtual museum tours Select clips for ESL classes

    17. Specific Applications for English and Reading America Patterns of organization Stereotyping Prejudice

    18. Incoherence & Geography example

    19. Name That Pattern! Online The Nanny Do the Freddie Do the Locomotion The Rose

    20. Sources Washington University in St. Louis, Teaching and Technology, Iteach Newsletter, Spring 2007, Using YouTube in the Classroom. 10 Tips for Using YouTube in the Classroom, December 10, 2010, The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness.

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