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= = =**Tech Tool 1: TeacherTube **=


= = TeacherTube is a free website that hosts a library of educational videos covering a huge range of topics. From classroom resources to professional development, the education-focused website is based on the concept of YouTube. TeacherTube organizes videos into “channels.” There are grade-level and subject-related videos to choose from. There are also photos, audio, blogs, and a community board to share teaching resources. A class could create their own video and upload it to the site to share with other classes. TeacherTube allows teachers to share educational resources through the medium of short instructional videos. Videos are intended to either explain a concept or teach a skill and are often humorous and off beat. For example, a teacher launches into a perimeter rap, to teach students how to find the perimeter and the area of a box. There is a country style musical about nouns and Abbott and Costello give a lesson in bad math .

= Mrs. Burk's Perimeter Rap = media type="custom" key="3823631"


====In the classroom, I would use TeacherTube as the “anticipatory set” to my lesson plan. It is a great way to introduce a math concept like, finding the perimeter and area of a box. I could get the students to sing the perimeter rap as a way to remember the formula. Playing the rap could help students loosen up a bit if they have a fear of math. We could also deconstruct the [|Abbott and Costello math video] to find out why Costello is coming up with his wrong answer. ==== ====I see TeacherTube as an entertaining way to segway into a new topic, or pause in the middle of one for a refresher on the subject matter. Most of the videos are under five minutes so they will hold the students’ attention. A teacher could download the video on a wiki page and play right from the computer. ====