Tuesday, 3 December 2013

YouTube (How to use videos as a tool in teaching and learning)



Today we learn about YouTube. This is a video site that available to everyone. We could access it for free. There are a lot of videos on YouTube such as movie trailers, full movies, educational videos, music videos, and many more. YouTube site is a useful medium for teachers that it could be used as a teaching material in classroom. I think it is effective because students love watching videos like cartoons, comedy, and etc. It could draw their attention to focus more to the activities in the class. They would participate in every activities too if it is fun. They also would gain knowledge and improve their language proficiency at the same time.
In class today we were divided into three groups. Our task is to find a video and ways to use the video for the purpose of learning. We chose this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgjDSfbB2ok

Students would watch the video and give their own opinion about the video. They also could create their own plot and the ending of the story in the video. It is actually enhancing the students’ thinking skill and also encouraging them to be imaginative.