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Presented by Simon Purcell1

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Your Definition of YouTube?3YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips .

4YouTube was founded by three past employees of PayPalThe domain name was activated on February 15, 2005

15thFEBHISTORY5In October 2006 Google purchased YouTube for US$1.65 billion in stock

bought

for:AUD $2,013,000,000

6It is estimated that in 2007, YouTube consumed as much bandwidth as the entire Internet in 2000, and that around 13 hours of video are uploaded every minute

As of April 9, 2008, a YouTube search returns about 83.4 million videos

7Teachers need to be accessing this medium that is so quickly becoming an essential part of our students lives

Why?

8To enhance students learning. 9

HOME:Sign in to YouTubeVideos being watched right nowPromoted videosFeatured videosSearch for videos or channelsWhats new : features10

VIDEOS:Spotlight videoCategories of videosSpecs of videos

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CHANNELS:ChannelsChannel categoriesSpecs for channelsTime spans

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A CHANNEL:Information about userAll users videosUsers favorite videosUsers GroupsSelected video

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A CHANNEL:Information about userAll users videosUsers favorite videosUsers GroupsSelected videoSubscribers to channelUsers friendsChannels comments

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COMMUNITY:Interest groupsContestsVideo BlogTestTubeHandbookForumsHelp Forums15

SIGN IN16

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT17

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT18

SIGN IN WITH GOOGLE ACCOUNT19

Very similar to normal HOME PAGE20

A user can very simply upload a video onto YouTube:

Make a video!

Enter chosen descriptions

And press upload video 21

View my videos!Now that I am logged in I can22

Read comments!23

See how many people are watching my videos and where they are from!24

See how people are accessing my videos!25

Check demographics!40% viewers aged 45-54?????26

So how is this educational?27Simons guide to Educational YouTube!28YouTube is a teaching tool...

Learning!29The power of YouTube only is activated when the teacher has a clear idea of how a specific video clip can be used to introduce a concept or theme, instigate a discussion, or serve as writing prompt.30

Video has the power to engage, enlighten, and fascinate your students.

31YouTube simply makes more resources available to teachers than ever before, and allows for better classroom management.

32Adding a YouTube search to your lesson preparation routine can spiceyour materials upwith fascinating visual sources that were unavailable before.33GET CREATIVE34While YouTube huge library of videos isn't always educational,

a smart usage and supervision of students use can have a positive impact on your students and your teaching! 35