TeacherTube

Teachertube
[|Teachertube] is the school “appropriate” version of Youtube. For many students and teachers that have wanted to share information about what is going on in their classroom it can be a frustrating thing that Youtube and other social networking sites are blocked by their respective school districts. With Teachertube the educational aspect of social networking connects educators and students. There are informational videos about science, history, and whatever else is out there. Many of the videos are geared toward elementary students, but there are some that deal with more in depth ideas, such as isotopes and hydrogen bonding. Teachertube is a way that teachers can connect with other teachers in a school safe environment.

This program has many benefits for the students, including giving them the ability and power to research topics that they are learning about in school and get background information about it. Students also are given the ability to get a different perspective about the subject their teacher is teaching and apply their own critical thinking skills to the videos on the site. Students are also allowed to post their own videos on the site, as long as they pertain to educational subjects and are mature in the presentation.

Teachertube is a great tool for teachers as well as students because it connects different educators together and allows them to pool resources and knowledge to better their students’ education. The subject matter of the videos can be used to either demonstrate how students are learning in different schools or to further a point that might be vague to the students. This networking site has all the benefits of Youtube, without the ignorant, vulgar posts and unmonitored videos.

In conclusion, Teachertube has many benefits, but there are some [|downfalls to the website]. Many educators have made posts about how unfriendly the site is to new users. One particular teacher posted this comment, “I find this site extremely user unfriendly. If I am looking for a specific topic ie. energy, I type it in and I get every video imaginable.” Other posts include the problem of lagging and slow video. "I have tried on numerous occasions to show content on teachertube during staff meetings and workshops so that teachers will know about it and possibly use it as a resource for teaching…almost everytime, the video lags so bad that I stop the demo." Although these things are problematic, the pros of this site outweigh the cons of it. As long as a teacher has the basic understanding of uploading and video sharing then the site will be helpful in the long run educationally.



Examples
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