YOUTUBE in the classroom
by Andy Marx
Youtube has increasingly become a mainstay in the classroom. Students and teachers refer to Youtube quite often to supplement material needed for daily lessons and homework. One of the ways to utilize Youtube in the flipped classroom format is through playlists.
Jeff Dunn's blog, The Teacher’s Guide To Using YouTube In The Classroom, he places significant emphasis on something we may take for granted. Playlists can be used in a variety of ways.
According to Dunn, Playlists can:
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Playlists live on your channel, are discoverable in search results (if you want them to be), and can be embedded on your blog or class site.
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Create a playlist of videos for each school unit so students can review them when looking to learn more about a topic or need to review for an upcoming assessment.
Great playlists include videos that…Hook your students into a lesson.
Provide real-world context for lessons.
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Help provide cultural relevance for your students.
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Provide remediation for concepts yet mastered.
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Provide alternative viewpoints.
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Provide visual context (chemical reactions, primary source videos).
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Review previously taught content.
Seemingly trivial simple things can truly enhance your classroom. Possible ideas in class; students can...
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create their own set of videos to supplement the unit.
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lead presentations and show "RESEARCH" on specific discussions
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show divisive viewpoints
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create their own reviews
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take quizzes using google forms and youtube
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become inspired through videos and speeches, etc.
So when you create your next unit, think of a playlist. A compilation of videos to bring your topic to life, or better yet, have the student do it, and allow them to dig deeper and research further, gaining greater understanding and relevancy.
Jeff Dunn's blog, The Teacher’s Guide To Using YouTube In The Classroom, he places significant emphasis on something we may take for granted. Playlists can be used in a variety of ways.
Playlists live on your channel, are discoverable in search results (if you want them to be), and can be embedded on your blog or class site.
Create a playlist of videos for each school unit so students can review them when looking to learn more about a topic or need to review for an upcoming assessment.
Help provide cultural relevance for your students.
Provide remediation for concepts yet mastered.
Provide alternative viewpoints.
Provide visual context (chemical reactions, primary source videos).
Review previously taught content.
create their own set of videos to supplement the unit.
lead presentations and show "RESEARCH" on specific discussions
show divisive viewpoints
create their own reviews
take quizzes using google forms and youtube
become inspired through videos and speeches, etc.
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I love the idea of YouTube being an integral part of the classroom. It contains such a wide variety of information and resources. I would imagine that students are familiar and comfortable with YouTube so to incorporate it into your lessons would reach them on a level they are already used to working on. By having students find their own resources and create personal playlists, it allows students to be creative and learn at their own pace - a great way of differentiating and personalizing education
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that we are talking about using YouTube as a resource. I am currently in Dallas, TX and only blocks from where JFK was assassinated. I took my team (moaning and groaning) to where he got shot. After walking them through the site and what the government said happened and what other theories there are, they were completely hooked. After asking a million questions, they immediately went to YouTube to see the video of what happened and to start researching themselves. I went in hoping to just have them see it so they could remember it someday but it ended up being a great experience for them! YouTube allows them to continue their research into what happened and allows them to decide what happened on that day.
DeleteYouTube is an essential in almost everyone’s classroom. I would say that I reference YouTube at least once a week. I can find great things to help give students another way to learn the material. I also use YouTube to post videos on what we talked about in class so that students can reference them when they get home. My students have found this to help them understand the concepts both in class and when they are home. I plan on starting a channel this year when I’m trying to flip my classroom.
ReplyDeleteStarting a flipped classroom sounds pretty daunting to me, but having a YouTube page to upload class videos sounds like a great resource! I'd like to try that sometime and create a virtual classroom for review. Great idea!
DeleteI like the idea of flipping the classroom at least in some way. While it may be difficult for all students to positively benefit from a flipped classroom, I think it's important for students to experience these different styles of learning so students have the opportunity to learn their best learning style.
DeleteI use YouTube quite often when looking for videos to embed in my Moodle site that supplement my math and science lessons, but I didn't know I could create a playlist. This seems like a great way to show themes within the videos, or like Andy said, to provide divisive viewpoints for social studies lessons. This also fits with the Google Site we created for OAA review. Instead of just finding one video, students could possibly find several and create a playlist. That would benefit students who need to see something in more than one way, and provide remedial or accelerated material as well.
ReplyDeleteI could see this working well for an english class as well. I like the multiple points of view perspective and students creating the playlist, perspectives, or even videos.
DeleteBen, when you talk about points of view and perspective, it would also be a good tool to get a global perspective. It would be interesting to find a topic and see what people from different parts of the world think about that topic.
DeleteI see a huge benefit in the playlist aspect of YouTube. I also think as others have stated .... having the students discover good videos to supplement the lesson is a great idea as well. I have done this with origami before as well and the students are so proud when they find and then get to share what they find with their classmates.
DeleteI love the idea of a flipped classroom, but have always found it challenging to get the students to actually complete the work before them come to class. I think creating a playlist could work for a number of reasons. Students are familiar with YouTube and videos could produce the hook to pique students interest on topics.
ReplyDeleteI think youtube can have a variety of different uses within the classroom. From the flipped classroom, to content relevant clips, to creating an engaging lesson where students are actually doing the creating, filming, and editing, there are many unique and engaging uses for youtube. I think with a little creativity and a little initiative, teachers could utilized youtube as a highly effective classroom tool.
ReplyDeleteI do think that there is a lot more to YouTube than most students realize. It is a great resource and tool for our students and also our teachers. Students love the flipped classroom approach but there are challenges that were brought up by Ben about being prepared ahead of time and the note that Christian made about not all students learning well this way. As with many approaches, some students would really excel with this and others would not be able to stay on task and focused on finding specific videos without being distracted from the many other topics available.
ReplyDeleteSo I am watching NBC Nightly News right now and they are reporting on how YouTube is being used in Schools. Education videos are getting a lot of views! Teachers don't just teach...they perform... traditionally reaching several hundred students...but now can reach thousands!!!! Very supportive perspective on all of what we have been discussing!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! It's amazing to see how much YouTube has expanded into the world of education! It's crazy to imagine that just a few years ago YouTube was actually blocked at school! I can't imagine!
DeleteLike most teachers, I have been implementing YouTube in my classroom for several years. Over the past few years, I've experimented with making Kahn-style videos that I've used for reteaching purposes. Next year my hope is to do a flipped classroom approach with my advanced kids. I'm excited to see the results!
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