Technology # 3 Teacher Tube

    The last Technology? The final frontier? To go where no student has gone before?  Hardly, this is my opportunity to clear the air on a few things and make nice-nice with a few people who I sarcastically called out this semester, oh, and also talk about Tech # 3.  Let's see where should we start?  Maybe first off apologies are in order.  I do want to express my sincere apologies to anyone who I offended, when I commented or critqued your blogs, spreadsheets, and any other material that was submitted that needed our collective input and feedback.  This was not the forum for delineating such critiscism and I regret my tongue lashings.  Having said that, I do respect each and everyones effort in pushing through the semester and finishing the work at hand, that in and of itself is an accomplishment that should be exalted and admired.  So kudo's to all of you!!

    Technology # 3
   
Teacher Tube!!
   What a kick!! This site is everything and more, a wonderful extension for the use of many of the best resources available to teachers on this planet, other teachers!!!  I love the format, very much like YOU TUBE, very easy to navigate, and so much information, from data input and output, to text, and video with verbal instructions.  Many teachers leave past assignments and lectures that are free to use.  Many photos are provided along with video instruction, while this seems like a site exclusively for teachers, it can also be used very effectively to help tutor students, a valuable resource for any tutor, or for parents who just want to help out, or even for parents who are home-schooling their children.  All of the video and text features are easily uploaded and can be edited effortlessly.  The search bar allows for quick and effective searches, and because of its data base that is indentified with google, the search engine is almost limitless.  Forums can be set-up for discussions amongst groups.  These groups can be privatized or made public to involve all feedback from all people in all professions.  You can quickly find blogs and post your own blog, searching for new and creative information through the blog sites.  This allows us to identify some of the most creative thinking and use it continually.  The audio references on Teacher tube are linked to many podcasts, as you learned in my previous post, podcasts are an extremely effective tool for time management of your educational resources.  There are many other features evolving through this technology, hopefully allowing us an even better educational resource enviroment, but for now, Teacher Tube will be a great asset to help me and hopefully you chart a path of excellence in teaching for years to come.