YouTube
Description
YouTube is a video production, presentational software. It is free and allows the user to display presentations in an online forum. This tool allows instructors to create step by step tutorials and connect with other learning tools to enhance engagement in the classroom. It has privacy controls which allow the user to select the intended audience. As an assessment tool students have the ability to create videos and post them from teachers to provide summative assessment.
YouTube is a video production, presentational software. It is free and allows the user to display presentations in an online forum. This tool allows instructors to create step by step tutorials and connect with other learning tools to enhance engagement in the classroom. It has privacy controls which allow the user to select the intended audience. As an assessment tool students have the ability to create videos and post them from teachers to provide summative assessment.
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Justification for Using this Tool
Justification 1 - Segmenting Principle
Justification 1 - Segmenting Principle
- YouTube has the ability to separate complex material into bite sized chunks for manageable learning as required by the Segmenting Principle (Clark & Mayer 2011). The play and pause feature which enables students to move at their own pace demonstrates the Segmenting Principle nicely. In addition, videos could be separated into a number of mini lessons or larger videos with many small segments of instruction to avoid cognitive overload.
- Another significant benefit to YouTube is the ability to “pre-train” students by giving key concepts and information beforehand. The Pre-Training Principle suggests that prior to a complex lesson, teachers can reduce overwhelming information overload by pre-training.YouTube videos allow instructors to provide that pre-training prior to a lesson.
- YouTube adheres to the Personalization Principle as learners can create their own videos and personalize all aspect of the video.
Strategies for Use
Strategy 1 – YouTube as Video Tutorial
Strategy 1 – YouTube as Video Tutorial
- YouTube is an excellent tool to provide students with video tutorials. It enables students to work at their own pace with engaging instruction in a multimedia format.
Strategy 2 – YouTube for Assessment
- YouTube offers a number of opportunities for assessment before, during and after learning. This tool's summative assessment opportunities through multimedia presentations is very effective.
Helpful Resources
Resource 1 – Top 20 Ways to Use YouTube in the Classroom
Resource 1 – Top 20 Ways to Use YouTube in the Classroom
- This article offers a thorough guide for using YouTube effectively in the classroom. The ideas in the article are current and informative.
- In this resource you will find many reasons why YouTube could be a great way to enhance classroom engagement.
- This video explains best practices for using YouTube in the classroom and guides the audience through filtering for an effective search and embedding links.
References
- Catapano, J. (n.d.) Technology in the Classroom: Using YouTube
- Clark, R., Mayer, R. (2011). E-learning and the science of instruction. San Francisco, CA: Wiley.
- Huang, Z. (n.d.). Pre-training principle. Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/site/cognitivetheorymmlearning/pre-training-principle
- Mayer R.E. (2014). Research-Based Principles for Designing Multimedia Instruction.
- Mayer, R. (2009). Segmenting Principle. In Multimedia Learning (pp. 175-188). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
doi:10.1017/CBO9780511811678.013 - O'Neal, C. (2010). How To Use YouTube in the Classroom
- Educational App Store (2018). Top 20 Ways to Use YouTube in the Classroom