50 Ways to Use YouTube in the Classroom

by Patrick Green

YouTube… It isn’t just for entertainment anymore.One of today’s most powerful educational tools is free, constantly expanding, in step with current trends, and at your fingertips wherever you are in the world. It doesn’t require extensive training, and it can personalize and improve learning in a variety of impactful, creative, innovative, and relevant ways.YouTube is more than videos. YouTube is more than entertainment. YouTube is a dynamic tool for learning that meets students where they are. This book offers succinct, applicable, practical, and flexible strategies and lessons for...* Finding educational content that aligns to teaching goals* Differentiating and extending learning* Improving communication with students and families* Increasing creativity in the classroom* Providing authentic opportunities for demonstrating knowledge* Offering meaningful reflection on learning* Engaging students in creating their own educational pathwaysOur students are already accessing YouTube. It just makes sense to meet them where they are as consumers of information and to utilize the tools they choose to maximize understanding in ways that matter. This accessible guide will improve your teaching, your students’ learning, and your classroom culture.

102 pages, Paperback

Published October 26, 2019

About the author

Patrick Green is an Education Technology Coordinator and Site Director for the Global Online Academy for the Singapore American School. He dreams of a world where people no longer use the word "technology" and instead talk about and seamlessly integrate "relevant tools" into their learning practice. Patrick thrives in the diverse connections his careers offers. He works enthusiastically with students, parents, teachers, and community stakeholders to help them meaningfully create, collaborate, communicate, and critically think.
Having taught in the Pacific Northwest, the Czech Republic, and now Singapore, Patrick is nearing his 20th year as an educational leader. He continues to find his inspiration first and foremost as a learner. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Principal's Training Center Trainer, Google Certified Innovator, Google Education Trainer, Common Sense Digital Citizenship Certified Educator, and a YouTube Star Teacher.