Activity #21: Youtube and Teachertube

I used the clip above this year in my Year 9 Mathematics class to show them not to let failure get in the way of achieving your dreams.  Students were able to identify with at least one famous person and see that despite their setbacks and 'failures' they still managed to get up, dust themselves off and achieve greatness.

I love using videos from Youtube and Teachertube to engage the students in the content, particularly in the anticipatory set of a lesson.  Students become really engaged in the medium with which the information is presented and may even remember more from the video than from what you have taught.  This is why I pay particular attention to selecting videos that are very relevant, otherwise I have found that the video is actually more of a distraction and a bit of light 'entertainment' rather than being educational.