To Whom it May Concern,
One tool that I think every school should take advantage of is Teacher Tube. Teacher Tube is an online community, created for sharing instructional videos. The videos are educationally focused, and safe for teachers, schools, and home learners. It also has the capability for teachers to post videos for students, in order to learn a concept or skill.
You may be familiar with the online tool, You Tube. Teacher Tube is very similar, only, as I said earlier, all of the videos are educational and instructionally-based. Members are encouraged to upload educationally relevant videos as well as make constructive comments and use the site's rating system to rate the videos. The site's integrity comes from the viewers, or users, who are allowed to "flag" inappropriate videos. The staff of Teacher Tube will review the flagged sites and remove the inappropriate videos and/or comments.
The best part about Teacher Tube is that it is completely FREE! There is no charge to become a member or to be a viewer. I believe this online tool can be very useful in the classroom. For instance, if I were teaching a unit on the life cycle of insects, I could type this into the search bar and choose between several informational and educational videos to show to the class. This tool will keep students engaged and interested in what they are learning. I hope that you will consider using Teacher Tube in our school.
Thank You,
Ryan Logsdon
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TeacherTube sounds like a good way to access safe and proven information. I always like to see what other people are doing and this sounds like the place to do it.
ReplyDeleteYouTube is so overwhelming with the number of vidoes, that it is really nice to have a site that is similar but aimed for teachers! Your letter was convincing, I think everyone should take advantage of TeacherTube, too!
ReplyDeleteI agree! I used TeacherTube and I found it really useful. I love that it is geared toward teachers, so you don't have to go through all kinds of non-educational stuff like you would on YouTube!
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