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TeacherTube ([|www.teachertube.com]) is simply a YouTube for educators which was launched in March 2007. It has the sharing, production and community-building aspects of YouTube, but focusing on education. According to TeacherTube, community members can The site offers a great help section as well, even detailing how to download the videos for use offline. What a great way to share our resources and just have some fun. (Source: Chris O’Neal’s blog)
 * **Description of the Tool/Service (use the descriptions in Key Info as a model) (Sarah)**
 * upload, tag, and share videos worldwide.
 * upload support files to attach educational activities, assessments, lesson plans, notes, and other file formats to your video.
 * browse hundreds of videos uploaded by community members.
 * find, join, and create video groups to connect with people who have similar interests.
 * customize the experience by subscribing to member videos, saving favorites, and creating playlists.
 * integrate TeacherTube videos on Web sites using video embeds or application programming interfaces.
 * make videos public or private; users can elect to broadcast their videos publicly or share them privately with those they invite.

__**How to Get Started**__

Getting started on Teacher Tube is easy! If you are familiar with You Tube, you will recognize the format. The big difference is that it's for and by teachers and students! It is also a PG rated site, so it should pass through school blockers (and school boards). Here's what you do:
 * 1) Type in [|www.teachertube.com] in the address line of your internet browser.
 * 2) You will see a toolbar across the top of the home page. It allows you to view blogs, see video, listen to audio, view documents, and several other options. Roll your cursor over each and you will see further sub-categories such as Featured Video, Most Viewed, Most Favorite, and others. This lets you choose these videos, audios, and documents through a certain ranking, so to speak, rather than just trying to look at them all.
 * 3) Of course, there is a blank search box where you can simply type in a subject and see what comes up. In some cases, there may not be many (or any), such as "Teaching Hebrew," so this gives you an excuse to...
 * 4) Upload material of your own to share. This requires your registering with the site, so do that first. Go to the top right corner, click "Sign up, It's free!" and follow the steps on the next page. Come back to the home page and click "Upload Video" or audio, docs, or photos, whichever you like! Then follow the steps, just like uploading to any other site. It's easy!
 * 5) If you just want to peruse the site, scroll down on the home page and look at the featured videos, audios, photos, and documents Teacher Tube has selected for that day. Chances are you will find something relevant to your classroom!


 * Tony**


 * Educational Examples or Potential Educational Uses**

I searched through Teacher Tube with one primary goal in mind: to find videos that are relevant to my teaching of Hebrew to first and second graders. I found only a few videos that were connected to Hebrew teaching. Unfortunately, none were memorable are particularly compelling. One basically listed a few words in Hebrew with an English transliteration and the word translated in English. Another was a recording of students presenting concepts learned in class. This video did not seem student driven. In short, there was nothing useful directly related to what I was searching for.

However… I did find a video in English that was showing pictures of various types of foods with a narrator saying the name of the food in English.

[| http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=57654&title=Learn_English_with_Pictures_and_Audio___Fruit_and_Vegetables] The photos were nicely done and compelling images. There was no music.

I immediately thought three things: 1. I can easily make a digital presentation in Hebrew replicating what I am seeing. 2. I can teach my students to make their own digital presentations along these lines –and include music. 3. This is a neat opportunity for my students to be trailblazers of Hebrew content on Teacher Tube!!!

I will continue to peruse though this site and see what is available, relevant, and well done. I am especially interested in seeing concepts and ideas that are student driven. I decided to seek out videos that were focused on the topic of writing. The following link is a video of Ray Bradbury discussing his early writing and an event that helped him turn the corner as a writer. []

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