1. Exploring Instructional Uses of
YouTube
Lucy Gray • Summer 2012
http://www.lucygray.org
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2. Slides with clickable links can be found at
http://www.lucygray.org
Additional Resources: http://goo.gl/vPRW1
Favorite Educational YouTube Videos:
http://goo.gl/0tegw
Lucy’s Diigo Group: http://goo.gl/xCgSO
Lucy’s Google Custom Search: http://goo.gl/RoiRi
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Email: lucy@lucygrayconsulting
Twitter: elemenous
YouTube: elemenous

3. One Hour Per Second
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4. Consider YouTube For...
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Creating
Consuming
Curating

5. Creation Tools
PhotoBooth
iOS Device
Video Camera
Digital Camera
Flip Cam- like devices
Exporting Still Images in iPhoto
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6. Creation Tools
Video creation sites
Animoto
VoiceThread
Record video from web
cam (on YouTube’s site
or using your webcam)
Google Hangouts on Air
Screencasting software
and websites
Quicktime
Camtasia
Screenr
Jing
Screencast-o-Matic
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7. Google Hangouts on Air
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8. Creation Apps
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Explain Everything
Education Creations
Whiteboard
iStopMotion Animoto
VoiceThread ScreenChomp
Animation Creator
iMovie

9. Stop, Ask, & Share
Turn to a person near you and ask:
What tools are you and your students using to
create videos?
If you are using a non-iOS device, what apps and
software are you using?
Add more tools to our shared Google Doc:
http://goo.gl/xQIrT
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10. Activity
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Upload your video via email.
Take out your mobile device.
Interview a neighbor. Ask them about their conference experience thus far.
Email it to:
62497548264@mms.youtube.com
Visit my channel to see the results:
http://youtube.com/elemenous

11. Consuming
Computers
Mobile Devices
Google Hangouts
Playlists
Embedded in social media such as wikis and blogs
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12. Curating
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13. Curating
Use the browse and search functionality of YouTube to find channels
and individual videos. Use Filter to refine your query.
Create playlists for units that you teach. Set them up ahead of time
or create them on the fly.
Give links to playlists to students to supplement classroom materials
Collect videos created by students to show to parents. Can use
private links.
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14. Homepage
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15. Browse
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16. Movies
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17. Upload
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18. Anatomy of a YouTube Video!
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19. YouTube for Teachers
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20. Playlists - YouTube for Teachers
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21. YouTube Edu
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22. YouTube for Schools
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23. YouTube for Schools
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24. Your Channel
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25. Menu
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My Channel
Video Manager
Subscriptions
Inbox
Settings
Switch Account
Sign Out

26. My Channel
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27. My Channel
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28. My Channel
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29. Edit Your Channel!
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30. Video Manager
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31. Video Editor
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32. Subscriptions
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33. Suggested Channel Subscriptions
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• adobeyouthvoices
• ArtInstituteChicago
• ascdwholechild
• BIEPBL
• citizentube
• ColosiR or RichardColosi
• CommonSenseEducators
• CZSBrookfieldZoo
• ConstitutionCenter
• DiscoveryEducation
• Edutopia
• emarcos
• FundforTeachers
• GoogleScienceFair
• jamestsanders
• KeyCurriculumPress
• khanacademy
• LibertyKidsTV
• NASAexplorer
• NatGeoWild
• NatlWritingProject
• OneWorldTV
• owypstaff
• PlayingforChange
• SchoolHouseRocksKids
• SMARTClassrooms

34. Recording & Uploading Video
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35. Identify and Share Videos and Channels
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What are some of your favorite YouTube
Channels?
Find at least 3 and add them here:
http://goo.gl/5Njyd

36. Creator Tools
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37. Settings
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38. Mobile
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39. Sharing
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40. Potential Uses
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Flip your classroom
Review and remediation
Language resources
Project research
Independent study
From Tami’s Tech4Teaching
Professional development
Student and teacher reflection
Writing prompts
Field trip documentation
Listening/viewing centers on mobile
devices using Belkin’s Rockstar
splitter
Choose Your Own Adventure
activities
Screencasts
Embed a video in a Google Site and
have kids answer questions in an
embedded Google Form

41. Choose Your Own Adventure
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42. Discussion
What other ideas do you have for using
YouTube in your classroom?
Does your school have its own YouTube
channel?
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43. Slides with clickable links can be found at
http://lucygray.org
Additonal Resources: http://goo.gl/vPRW1
Favorite Educational YouTube Videos:
http://goo.gl/0tegw
Lucy’s Diigo Group: http://goo.gl/xCgSO
Lucy’s Google Custom Search: http://goo.gl/RoiRi
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Email: lucy@lucygrayconsulting
Twitter: elemenous
YouTube: elemenous