Youtube!

Throughout my TE classes, I have heard over and over that we may be faced with many challenges in our classroom. One of these challenges is the lack of technology resources or restrictions placed. From my experience in the classroom and browsing the web I have come to realize how much stuff is on Youtube. There is nearly everything!! This is a great source for any classroom as long as you have internet connection. I bet that you can find something to fit any lesson you are teaching on Youtube. Youtube is also a way to show a real-life scenario if it is impossible to see on your own. For instance, if you are teaching a science unit on volcanoes, you can pull up a clip of a real-life volcanic eruption. Or if you don't have the funds to take students to a petting zoo, you can bring the petting zoo to you. The opportunities are endless! Also, watching these clips are enjoyable to the students. However, one important thing to keep in mind is that you need to choose clips for students that are both meaningful and enjoyable.

Now that you have the idea that you may want to use Youtube in the classroom you need to check out if it is blocked on your school's internet. Many times it is. Now what? Well one of my TE401 professors brought up a great idea that I had never thought of. You can find the clip when at your home the night before and save it to a flash drive. You can then bring it in and it should work. This just comes to show that with every challenge there is a solution!