This week I had the opportunity to explore YouTube and continue exploring Twitter. I have used YouTube for a few years and have upload videos in the past but I have never taken the time to deeply explore YouTube until this week. The assignment was to search different categories and create a playlist for each category. Until this assignment I was not aware I could even create a playlist. While creating my playlist for Twitter and Twitter tools I learned more about using Twitter and the vast amount of resources in education that can be found. I also found many helpful videos on Wikispaces. YouTube is a great tool to use to learn how to set up and use web 2.0 tools for education. While searching for web 2.0 tools for learning I discovered many web 2.0 tools and videos to explain how to use them in the classroom. By creating a playlist I will have the ability to have access to the specific videos I chose to add to my playlist. There are many resources for teaching history that will benefit teachers and students to help make history more interesting and engaging. For the assignment we had the opportunity to create a playlist of our choice. I chose teaching/learning for English language learners. I found many resources on YouTube educators have posted that will help me teach English language learners more effectively. As I was working on the YouTube Adventure assignment, it is very clear that YouTube can be used for educational resources as well as entertainment purposes.
A list of hashtags related to education was provided as an assignment to look up on Twitter. I am astounded by the length of the list of hashtags that I can search for information and resources in education. I have set up a search on TweetDeck to keep me up to date on a few of the hashtags. I will post the list for anyone interested in the educational resources available using Twitter. http://www.cybraryman.com/edhashtags.html
The information and resources I have found during my YouTube and Twitter adventure has opened up many new resources to me as an educator. I will continue to explore and use these tools and learn from education professionals around the world.
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