Youtube Adventure 1

This week our tasks were to setup a Youtube account and activate our channel. And also we searched Youtube for videos and setup playlists for each category listed below;

• Videos on using Twitter and Twitter tools
• Videos on using Wiki’ specifically Wikispaces
• Videos that speak to the use of web 2.0 tools for learning
• Videos related to one area that you currently teach or might teach when you do get to the classroom.
• Play list of your choice

Youtube is a great Web 2.0 tool. My adventure with Youtube has been going for many years. I still remember its old simple grayish design. This week for our assignment, I searched different videos on Youtube. Then I created playlist for each category above. It was interesting and I enjoyed it. I learned some cool Twitter tips and tricks, I learned how to perform advanced search on Twitter. I learned how to create wiki pages, and how can it be used in the classroom. 

I usually look at Youtube for basic maintenance, like fixing the car, fixing network problems in the school, learning foreign language, learning a new programming language, looking at good Robot designs of other teams around the world for Robotics, how-to videos like how to make homemade yogurt, cheese etc :)

As a result, I see great potential in Youtube, and I have to find ways to incorporate it more in my classes. Youtube is a great way to extend my and my students' digital footprints on the internet world. I will play and explore it more, and integrate it in my curriculum, like uploading some videos created by my students.