Thing #20

Youtube contains a plethora of useful educational videos—from tutorials to documentaries.  These videos work well for independent and extended learning activities as well as class instruction.  There is something much more powerful that comes from watching a video in which a scene of Shakespeare is acted out than there is that comes from simply reading the lines.  A video can work to bring any subject matter to life.  One thing that I do not like about youtube, however, is the number of advertisements that have popped up since google purchased the company, some of which are inappropriate for the classroom. Still, youtube is one Web 2.0 tool that is incredibly useful in any classroom.