YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips.

Presented by Simon Purcell

Your Definition of YouTube?

YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips .

YouTube was founded by three past employees of PayPal

The domain name was activated on February 15, 2005

15th

FEB

HISTORY

In October 2006 Google purchased YouTube for US$1.65 billion in stock

bought for:

AUD $2,013,000,000

It is estimated that in 2007, YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the

entire Internet in 2000, and that around 13 hours of video are uploaded every minute

As of April 9, 2008, a YouTube search returns

about 83.4 million videos

Teachers need to be accessing this medium that is so quickly becoming an essential part

of our student’s lives

Why?

To enhance student’s learning.

HOME:•Sign in to YouTube•Videos being watched right now•Promoted videos•Featured videos•Search for videos or channels•What’s new : features

VIDEOS:•Spotlight video•Categories of videos•Specs of videos

CHANNELS:•Channels•Channel categories•Specs for channels•Time spans

A CHANNEL:•Information about user•All users videos•Users favorite videos•Users Groups•Selected video

A CHANNEL:•Information about user•All users videos•Users favorite videos•Users Groups•Selected video•Subscribers to channel•Users friends•Channels comments

COMMUNITY:•Interest groups•Contests•Video Blog•TestTube•Handbook•Forums•Help Forums

SIGN IN

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT

Very similar to normal HOME PAGE

A user can very simply upload a video onto YouTube:

Make a video!

Enter chosen descriptions

And press upload video

View my videos!

Now that I am logged in I can…

Read comments!

See how many people are watching my videos and

where they are from!

See how people are accessing my videos!

Check demographics!

40% viewers aged 45-54?????

So how is this educational?

Simon’s guide to Educational

YouTube!

YouTube is a teaching tool...

LEARNING!

The power of YouTube only is activated when the teacher has a clear idea of

how a specific video clip can be used to introduce a concept or theme, instigate a discussion, or serve as writing prompt.

Video has the power to engage, enlighten, and fascinate your students.

YouTube simply makes more resources

available to teachers than ever before, and allows for better classroom management.

Adding a YouTube search to your lesson preparation routine can

spice your materials up with

fascinating visual sources that were unavailable before.

GET CREATIVE

While YouTube huge library of videos isn't always educational,

a smart usage and supervision of students use can have a positive impact on your

students and your teaching!