I finally visited You Tube for the first time today. I've always avoided it because you always hear about all of the negative things that are posted there. When I embarked upon my mission of finding four useful or personally meaningful segments, I thought it would be a challenge. I was amazed at how quickly I located the nostalgic/fun video-the YouTube Orchestra. The universal cultural appeal of music, and it's ability to bring people of all backgrounds/cultures/life circumstances together, is personified in this orchestra. It reminded me about how music has always been a personal mode of expression for me, and a source of friendship and comraderie, as well as accomplishment. I have drifted away from it since becoming a parent-I probably haven't played an instrument since my second child was born almost four years ago. That video inspired me to pick up my flute again. Second, since my husband and I will be repainting our home this summer, I thought I should learn how to repair drywall holes. I found an excellent example for repairing larger holes in drywall.
I had to try TeacherTube for more useful material related to my field, speech pathology. I found a word document posted to TeacherTube, giving ideas for using a simple communication device with students. I also found a video on TeacherTube that demonstrates using a communication device with VoiceThread, so I'm very interested in learning more about VoiceThread and how I might use that with my students.
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