Making your own video is easier today than it ever has been. Nearly every cellphone, new laptop, or point & shoot camera has a videocamera built in. YouTube is a community for sharing videos. After you make a video, you can upload it for the world to see. Your video is given it’s own link which you can share. You can also embed your video into websites, blogs, or so- cial networks like Facebook.
There are plenty of silly and “fluff ” videos on YouTube (cat videos, anyone?), but many educators are also on YouTube. You can expand your professional knowledge by learning from other educators. You can also find great content that students can watch at home or in the classroom. Here are a few activities to get started with YouTube.
- Visit YouTube and login with your Google account.
- Fill out your YouTube profile.
- Record and upload a simple video: introduce yourself and tell us the biggest “a ha moment” for you so far during Connected Educator Month. Be sure to tag your video with CE14 when you upload it, and put Connected Educator Month in the title (such as, “Jane Smith, Connected Educator Month”).
- Subscribe to a channel (like Edutopia or the Teaching Channel) to get started with video subscriptions. Want to find more videos about edu- cation? Check out YouTube’s Education section, which features the best videos from around the web for every subject imaginable, from math to science to engineering and business.
- If YouTube is blocked at your school, don’t miss out on Schooltube or Teachertube Read this article from Edutopia on how teachertube is a wonderful resource for the classroom.
- The National Education Association has a guide to YouTube for Educators, including how to find instructional videos, limit access to educational content only, and advice on creating your own channel.
This info is from the Connected Educator Starter Kit
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