YouTube

YouTube as a teaching tool
If you have not explored YouTube as a teaching tool you are in for a real treat.  If you have been using YouTube then I have some new great tips for you.

Pre-Recording and YouTube Channels

If you still are teaching art in the traditional way you probably have all the students gather around the table and watch as you demonstrate your project.  However there are a lot of problems that crop up during these demonstrations.  The first is the transition time it takes for student to get from their seats to your demonstration table.  Then students have to stand around and wait until you get done and often times you end up saying something like "...but you go ahead and fill in the whole sky, but I'm not gonna fill it in right now." Inevitably, you end up with few student trying to turn in a project that is not completed, because you didn't show them to complete it.  Also, older students who are bigger have to fit in around the table.  Younger students have to squirm and wiggle and lean over the table blocking the view for others.  Students who have trouble learning and have to watch you do your project upside down sometimes have trouble understanding the directions. And God forbid that a student farts. Then you've lost all focus because everybody standing around that student suddenly collapses in a fit of giggles and gags.   Lastly, if you teach several sections you do the same project for each class and if your budget is as tight as mine, then those wasted materials really add up.

Several years ago I came up with the perfect solution to all of these issues for the demonstration part of the lesson.  I record my demonstrations ahead of time and show it to my students on the projector.  I started making these videos with a digital camera about 5 years ago and have used many different recording devices and many different video editing software over the last few years.  I started uploading video to my YouTube Channel about 4 years ago. Currently I use an iPad and iMovie, but I really liked Windows Movie Maker too.  Now I come up with a new project, lesson or technique about once a month and can make a video and have it upload and on YouTube in about 30-60 minutes, depending of the complexity of the project.  Here is a sample video from my Channel.  The check out all my videos or just to explore my channel please visit and subscribe to TheAwesomeArts.

By prerecording my demonstration I can fast-forward through the long parts, record voice over directions and add background music to keep the students interest throughout.  I love this because there is not transition time or issues, the students stay in their seats the whole time.  If there is an interruption or distractions I can pause and/or rewind.  Because it is recorded I will never forget to tell my students an important step or a small but critical detail.   I can show every student in every class the same instructions every year.  Further if a student is late or absent I pull up the video, hand them my iPad and tell them to come get their supplies when they are done watching the directions.   Now that my students all have their own iPad they have my YouTube channel bookmarked so my older student who are making more complex project they can just pull up the lesson, fast-forward to the part they need, and re-watch it if they forget any steps or techniques.  One of my favorite benefits to having all of my demonstration pre-recorded and online is when I have a sub my sub plans are a list of links to my videos that the sub can watch and then show to my students.  Even when I am sick or at a conference, my students never lose out on art making and learning time.

Playlists and Snack Tube.

I, however, am not the only one who has come up with this brilliant idea.  There are lots of artist and art teacher on YouTube with completely free lessons online.  You can use YouTube to make playlist of amazing artist show off their art making process or of master draftsmen who teach you how to draw.  I have playlist on my YouTube channel that divide my lessons up by grade levels.  I also have a playlist of one day projects, a list of clay projects, and a list of my students video projects.

If you don't have a YouTube channel and don't really want one or you want a play list on a different format than YouTube, such as blogger or even in a presentation, you can also use a great program called Snack Tube.  Snack Tube allows you to put together a playlist from a verity of online platforms, such as YouTube, DailyMotion and even from you own computer.  Then you can embed or link you playlist.

Here is an example of a Snack Tube Playlist

And so much more

For those of you that are avid YouTube users ( or now want to become one)  Click Here for  "YouTube Tricks, Tips & Secret Features You Might Have Missed".  Also, see below  for a great list of resource of different YouTube extensions, tools and resources I got from my class at Baker University. 

YouTube in the Classroom: A Survival Handbook

started by Ben Rimes, K-12 Instructional Technology Coordinator, Mattawan Schools

We’ve recently opened up access to YouTube for students logged into school machines within our school district. Some of our teachers are ready to deal with the classroom management issues that will come up. Others are looking for a little support.

Grade Level	Your Survival Tip
6th	When teaching in a 1:1 classroom, I used “lids down” as an immediate break for large scale unnecessary Youtube surfing
K-12	Quiet Youtube - Use this tool to create links to videos without advertisements, comments, or distractions
K-12	When using a YouTube video as part of direct instruction, simply pause before the video finishes completely. It prevents the “related videos” that appear at the end from completely derailing the focus of your lesson.
K-12	Check to see if a video you want to use is editable. If it is then you are free to download and deliver it to your students in a non-YouTube format. This helps those navigate blocked student access or prevents students from “wandering the wilderness of YouTube” after they have finished watching a video you assigned.
3-12	If you use Edmodo or Moodle to deliver content, I recommend “embedding” videos to present Youtube video inside your course rather than directly linking to Youtube.com. This helps you monitor that students are watching the video you want. When getting the embed code uncheck the related videos to remove this feature from the end.
K-12	Looking only to show part of a YouTube video? Use TubeChop for free and select the part of the video that you want to share. TubeChop creates a link to your “chopped” video. Also, no YouTube comments or related videos are shared.
K-12	Just want the audio? … If you ever wanted to capture the audio only from a YouTube clip, use ListenToYouTube.com. You can quickly create a free mp3 file that only captures the audio, not the video from a YouTube clip.
K-12	Make sure that settings are changed to “unlisted,” usually a good idea for privacy and safety concerns.
K-12	The iPad app YouTube Capture works great for recording and uploading video on the iPad direct to your channel. Use it to explain an assignment (or have a student do so) or record mini-lessons or short announcements.
K-12	PLAYLISTS! Use these on any video you might want to find later. Curate your lists based on lessons, units, topics, etc.  Make either public or private. Share playlists with families or embed a playlist on a website when you want to share several videos.
K-12	When using the embed code provided by Youtube, make sure the “Show suggested videos when the video finishes” is unchecked. This allows you to embed on your own site without distracting videos shown at the end.
K-12	The Quietube bookmarklet is very efficient to remove comments, ads, etc. SafeShare.tv also generates an ad-free URL that can be shared or linked to.
K-12	Another YouTube Cleanup tool: http://viewpure.com/ Pin it to your bookmark bar and with one click clean up that YouTube video.
K-12	Upload your YouTube video to a site like http://www.educanon.com/ to embed formative assessments right into the video. Allows for easy tracking not only of whether or not they watch it, but whether they understand it!
K-12	If you really want the video to be full screen and avoid all the “stuff” all around: In the url, change "watch" to "watch_popup". The video will end and still show suggested in screen, but no comments or videos to right side.
6-8	Safeshare.tv Simply paste your You Tube link into Safe Share and watch your video with no advertisements or comments.
8th	Use videonot.es to take notes on the same screen as the video you are watching on youtube. Also leaves time stamps for kids to be able to go back in to certain spots on the video for further clarification
K	I use a QR document to make a QR code for the kids to scan with their Ipads (there are a ton of free QR code readers. When the videos are done they are taught to go back and scan another QR code.
k-12	When students are logged in to their Google account on a computer with a webcam, they can click Upload and choose “Webcam Capture” - a great way to demonstrate learning, practice speaking, or produce many kinds of work products.
K-12	YouTube Editor Hack:: If you are editing using YouTube, and you’d like to pull *only* the audio from a video segment (maybe a student explaining something), then just pull the video segment to the audio track line and it just keeps the audio.
K-12	To make a video interactive and requiring student responses/reflections while watching you can employ http://edpuzzle.com. Great tool for formative assessment while watching video(s).
K-12	Just on a note: If you use a YouTube filter like “Clean Search,” please be aware there are easy ways to get around the filter, and HS students know them. (Just clicking on the YouTube icon in the bottom right of the video will bump them out of the CS filter window and grant them access to YT unfiltered.) The best management tool is the teacher in the room. :)
K-12	Many times we only want our students to watch a small part of a longer video.  There are two ways to start a video at a set point. When you get to the point of the video you want to start at, pause,  click the share button and check the box that says “Start at” Add the text #t=xmys to the end of any youtube video with x=minutes and y=seconds.
K-12	Embed YouTube Videos on your own site. Then, below the video, embed a Google Form to check for student engagement and to assess.  Include places in the form for student email and parent email, then grade the form using the Flubaroo script and send results to both emails. Keep parents connected!
K-2	We use YouTube for the younger grades as a movement break.  Type in ‘kids dance 4’ and it becomes like the Wii Dance video games.  The students LOVE it and the music is really addicting.
K-2	https://adblockplus.org/ is a must for any web browser you’re using at school. It will block video ads on Youtube videos.
K-12	Embed a YouTube video directly into a Google Form as an assessment tool to engage your students in analyzing video content. Great for Blended Learning!
K-12	Use Popcorn Maker to add text, popups, callouts, wikipedia references, auto-pause your video and more. Great for creating a video experience for your students that will draw them to the specific ideas important to your lesson.

Additional Resources:

Make the Most of Your You Tube Experience

Tips you won't want to miss.

Join the YouTube Teachers' Community 
Receive helpful emails about once a week on how to better utilize YouTube in education. Create a YouTube channel so your students can easily access all your great content and playlists in one easy-to-remember destination.

Join the Mathademics Network! 
Mathademics is teachers. Qualified, professional, cutting-edge teachers. Please add your YouTube Channel to the Mathademics Network, so students all over the world can discover your work!

YouTube.edu
Check out videos specifically for education!

100 Best YouTube Video for Educators 
With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it’s no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there.

Favorite Inspirational YouTube Clips and YouTube in Education 
This blog from the Cool Cat Teacher has some great YouTube clips as well as several good ideas for the use of YouTube in the classroom.

Using YouTube Videos in Education 
A great document that gives you a variety of ideas on how to use YouTube videos in the classroom

YouTube Help 
If you run into any issues, this site is a great place to start.

YouTube and Copyright 
A good website that covers some good points about copyright and YouTube as it relates to teachers.

Download YouTube Videos to your Computer 
There are a wide variety of reasons why you may want to download YouTube Videos to your computer. One of the free services that does this is called Keep Vid. Watch this to see how it is done.

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Download a Free FLV Player 
If you download a YouTube video to your own computer, you may need a certain type of player to play the video. Here is a free FLV player you can download.

Teacher Tube or School Tube
Great alternatives to YouTube in case YouTube is blocked at your school.

Many teachers are not aware that YouTube has an educational channel. Review some of the materials on this page and explore YouTube EDU.

YouTube EDU has begun to broaden its scope of offerings to include educational content for all ages. Already home to lectures from 400 of the world's leading universities, YouTubeEDU expanded its reach to includeKhanAcademy as well as teacher training content, signing its first ever teacher-focused EDU partner,TeachingChannel. Teaching Channel is a Gates Foundation-funded organization that provides professional development and best practices to teachers. Their videos range from Lesson Ideas, discussions about teaching with instructional experts to Tough to Teach tips.

Check out http://www.YouTube.com/EDUCATION for more great high-quality educational content!

Here's a video that helps you navigate around YouTube EDU. (Note - the navigation buttons have moved to the right side of the screen instead of the top in YouTube EDU.