This document discusses instructional uses of YouTube in education. It describes how YouTube can be used for creating, consuming, and curating video content. Specific uses include flipping the classroom, providing language resources, independent study, and student reflection. Teachers are encouraged to create playlists, channels, and share videos to supplement classroom materials. The document provides an overview of YouTube's features and tools to support educational uses.

1. Exploring Instructional Uses of
YouTube
Lucy Gray • CPS TechTalk • January 27, 2012
http://lucygray.org
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2. Slides with clickable links can be found at
http://lucygray.org
Additonal Resources: http://goo.gl/vPRW1
Favorite Educational YouTube Videos:
http://goo.gl/0tegw
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Email: lucy@lucygrayconsulting
Twitter: elemenous
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3. Consider YouTube For...
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Creating
Consuming
Curating
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4. Creating Video
PhotoBooth
iPod or iPad
Video Camera
Digital Camera
Flip Cam- like devices
Exporting Still Images in iPhoto
Sites such as Animoto
Record video from web cam (on
YouTube’s site or using your
webcam)
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5. Consuming Video
Mobile devices
Computers
Embedded in wikis and blogs
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6. Curating
Use the browse and search functionality of YouTube to find channels and individual videos. Use
Filter to refine your query
Create playlists for units that you teach. Set them up ahead of time or create them on the fly.
Give links to playlists to students to supplement classroom materials
Collect videos created by students to show to parents. Can use private links.
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7. Homepage
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8. Browse
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9. Movies
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10. Upload
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11. YouTube for Teachers
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12. Playlists - YouTube for Teachers
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13. YouTube Edu
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14. YouTube for Schools
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15. YouTube for Schools
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16. Your Channel
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17. Menu
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My Channel
Video Manager
Subscriptions
Inbox
Settings
Switch Account
Sign Out
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18. My Channel
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19. My Channel
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20. My Channel
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21. Edit Your Channel
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22. Video Manager
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23. Video Editor
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24. Subscriptions
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25. Suggested Channel Scriptions
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adobeyouthvoices
ArtInstituteChicago
ascdwholechild
BIEPBL
citizentube
ColosiR or RichardColosi
CommonSenseEducators
CZSBrookfieldZoo
ConstitutionCenter
DiscoveryEducation
Edutopia
emarcos
FundforTeachers
GoogleScienceFair
jamestsanders
KeyCurriculumPress
khanacademy
LibertyKidsTV
NASAexplorer
NatGeoWild
NatlWritingProject
OneWorldTV
owypstaff
PlayingforChange
SchoolHouseRocksKids
SMARTClassrooms
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26. Recording & Uploading Video
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27. Creator Tools
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28. Settings
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29. Mobile
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30. Sharing
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31. Potential Uses
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Flip your classroom
Review and remediation
Language resources
Project research
Independent study
From Tami’s Tech4Teaching
Professional development
Student and teacher reflection
Writing prompts
Field trip documentation
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32. Discussion
What other ideas do you have for using YouTube in your classroom?
Does your school have its own YouTube channel?
What are some of your favorite YouTube Channels?
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33. Slides with clickable links can be found at
http://lucygray.org
Additonal Resources: http://goo.gl/vPRW1
Favorite Educational YouTube Videos: http://goo.gl/
0tegw
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Email: lucy@lucygrayconsulting
Twitter: elemenous
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