Unfortunately YouTube is a blocked site at the school so we are unable to use it in a teaching or learning context. I believe it can be useful in schools if it is used appropriately because it is a technology application that the student seem to relate to. If it was possible to link a task to a YouTube visual presentation it may give students more of an opportunity to grasp certain concepts or deconstruct some of the older images - such as 1970s TV commercials. Same goes for TeacherTube, it is really just a matter of finding the time to explore, explore, explore.
A particularly good YouTube film was one from the U.S. from last year - can't find the link - but it was students from a school performing the Black Eyed Peas "I've Got a Feeling" but the words changed to "Gotta Keep Reading". It was excellent...so good that the Victorian Education Department copied it for the launch of the Premier's Reading Challenge this year! Yes, the power of YouTube. (and yes, these sites are bandwidth hogs...I've just used my monthly home allowance so my computer is sooooo slow).
It really was an excellent clip!!
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