Thing 20

I absolutely love the use of YouTube and the implications it can have in the classroom. Age, content, and school appropriate videos can be used in the classroom to enhance the lessons being taught. The video I chose to include in this post is School House Rock's "Shot Heard Round the World" explaining how the Revolutionary War Started. I chose this video because I hope to one day be an 8th Grade United States History Teacher. This video can be applied in that classroom setting to help entertain the students into being interested in the topics covered. Educational videos are there to help instruct students without completely boring them to tears and allows for teachers to keep attention and make difficult lessons more fun. YouTube has a wealth of videos available to be shown in the classroom and they should be taken advantage of to help improve a lesson's quality. The videos can also be used as review tools for the students to watch at home.