YouTube

YouTube has become a very well known and visited website since its beginnings only a few years ago. This is a place where anyone can find a short video on just about anything and covering many topics of interest. This website that provides youth with hours of entertainment couldn't possibly hold anything of real educational value, right?

WRONG! While the media is busy showcasing video clips from YouTube that contains wild, crazy and dangerous stunts, what they fail to show is that on YouTube there are thousands of video clips that serve as short tutorials in almost every subject and hobby. From sewing to quantum physics, there is a YouTube clip available to provide additional support and information. These video clips are usually less then ten minutes in length and would provide a great additional resource for teaching and learning that also contains the entertainment factor.

Below is a YouTube clip that my year 7 students watched with our introduction to elements and the periodic table in their chemistry unit.




There are many YouTube clips available that might compliment a topic being covered in class and will only take a few short minutes of a lesson.