“Entertain is the top priority to keep (viewers) minds from wandering. If you're not getting people engaged, you're not going to reach a big audience."
― Derek Muller (Veritasium, Youtube)
― Derek Muller (Veritasium, Youtube)
General:
- 100+ hours of content uploaded every minute
- reaches 61 countries
- 6 billion hours of video content viewed each month
- growing number of non-profit providers like Khan Academy offer anyone, anywhere, access to a vast catalog of content
- easily produced content - using webcam and software
- videos can be set as public or private
- great flexibility to learn and teach
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Teacher Resources:
Please see below for a select sample of resources available to use as teaching resources for your classroom:
1) Eddie Woo - Australian math teacher who has become a famed teacher for his classroom recordings of math lessons
2) Khan Academy - A huge collection of teaching resources for subject-related lessons and concepts.
3) VSauce - produced by Michael Stevens, who offers scientific material in intriguing, practical examples instead of theoretical classroom explanations
4) ASAP Science - created and produced by a science pair, Mitchell Mofit and Gregory Brown, who explain scientific concepts in a simplified and relatable way
Please see below for a select sample of resources available to use as teaching resources for your classroom:
1) Eddie Woo - Australian math teacher who has become a famed teacher for his classroom recordings of math lessons
2) Khan Academy - A huge collection of teaching resources for subject-related lessons and concepts.
3) VSauce - produced by Michael Stevens, who offers scientific material in intriguing, practical examples instead of theoretical classroom explanations
4) ASAP Science - created and produced by a science pair, Mitchell Mofit and Gregory Brown, who explain scientific concepts in a simplified and relatable way
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References:
http://theconversation.com/youtube-a-valuable-educational-tool-not-just-cat-videos-34863
https://www.edsurge.com/research/guides/the-world-is-watching-how-youtube-shapes-education
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2802327?hl=en
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhua/2015/06/23/education-as-entertainment-youtube-sensations-teaching-the-future/#e3b786247c2e
May, O. W., Wedgeworth, M. G., & Bigham, A. B. (2013). Technology in Nursing Education: YouTube as a Teaching Strategy. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28(4), 408-410. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2013.04.004
Glauco Ricciele P. L. C. Ribeiro, Bonini, L. M., Franco, F. C., & Prados, R. M. (2016). Education, Culture and Heritage: A Proposal for Use of YouTube Videos in High School. Creative Education,07(17), 2640-2651. doi:10.4236/ce.2016.717248