Thing # 18 Tubing

Before completing this activity, I didn't realize how much time my students spent looking at videos on youtube. I introduced teachertube to them today and not one student had heard of the site. (That's because it has something to do with education...funny how that works) However, I have had the chance to use both. I have recently created my own channel on Youtube for graduate school purposes. I upload video projects created for class and I complete video tutorials upon request. I will be working on a series of tutorials for my Mac Camp for Kids Group this summer to get them acclamated to using the various Mac applications to become familiar with them for the purpose of completed several projects throughout the summer. My channel is imaginebeingbetter08. I enjoy using both platforms for educational purposes. I learned how to tie a bow tie using a video tutorial on Youtube. Today, I used a teachertube video to introduce how to change an improper fraction into a mixed number lesson for my math class. The video is by Mr. Duey. His video is on Youtube and Teachertube. However, many of the educational options in Youtube can not be shown within our district, therefore I had to upload the teachertube file. Bother sites are extremely useful for educating yourself or simply for entertainment. When I am preparing for my Praise Team rehearsals at church and I am introducing new songs, I normally find the original artist performing the songs in Youtube and I get a better feel of how they ministered their music thus providing some connection for me with the song and the artist. I guess I'm a tuber now.