Thing #20

I love watching videos on YouTube. There are so many things that you can find on the site. You can find informational videos, music videos, tutorials, cartoons, movie trailers, and just about anything else you are looking for. The great thing about YouTube is that there are so many videos on a large variety of topics, and each one is unique in its own ways. However, there can be inappropriate content found on YouTube. I do not know if it is possible to ban only specific content, but if YouTube is allowed in the classroom, there should be specific content that is banned for the sake of the students.

There were several great videos that I found on YouTube about educational things. All I had to do was type in my desired topic in the search bar and click "search" to retrieve the many videos that were related to my search topic. I watched several videos until I found one that I liked. It was a very simple process. A video that I found was the President song video about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It gave a few facts about the two best known presidents, and the song was catchy enough that I think children would enjoy it and pay attention to the information presented in the video. I chose the President song video because I hope to teach third grade social studies. I love to focus on individuals throughout history. This video was perfect to engage students about the Presidents in a fun, informational way. It combines several different learning styles to maximize learning potential.
Some features of YouTube could be useful for my school library website. The recommended videos that are based on recently viewed videos, recommended channels, and the watch history could all be helpful features for students, teachers, and librarians to use.