Using social media to teach, Session 2: YouTube in the classroom

Welcome to YouTube in the classroom. In this session, you will learn how to use YouTube, and then develop the knowledge and skills you need to use it in pedagogically sound ways in your classroom.

By the end of the session, you will:

• know what the history of YouTube is
• be able to talk about the various YouTube Tools that teachers can use
• understand how people monetise YouTube
• create a YouTube Account in a browser and on the YouTube App
• be able to navigate around the various YouTube Pages and Buttons
• know how to create a YouTube Channel
• know how to create a YouTube Playlist
• know how to upload a video
• appreciate the style of video suitable for education
• understand the importance of copyright
• understand what Digital Citizenship is
• appreciate the importance of using YouTube in pedagogically sound ways
• understand four ways of evaluating a YouTube-based lesson
• analyse lesson plans where YouTube is used

We will cover four key areas in this session.

1. An introduction to YouTube.
2. Getting started with YouTube, where you will learn about the social medium and how to use it.
3. Ideas for using YouTube in your classroom.
4. Lesson plans using YouTube.

We suggest that you download the Class Notes first so you can follow along during the training.