Thing 9

Well I was in my comfort zone with Thing 9, because I know YouTube.  I think there are probably as many uses for the videos on YouTube as there are videos, and the more creative the teacher, the more uses there are.  The videos could be used to supply background knowledge before starting a lesson, to fill in missing gaps of info during a lesson, to expand, to offer another viewpoint, to clarify, or to offer the opportunity to formulate questions.  I like the fact that most of the YouTube videos are short so using them in the classroom would be like interjecting quick sidebars to a lesson, and it would certainly keep students engaged.  I do think we need to use more technology everyday in classrooms, this is our students' life, it really is how they learn and it is time we accepted that instead of wishing they would learn the way we have been teaching.
Rosemary