Things #12 & #13: Discovering and Using YouTube

YouTube is a great tool to find awesome tie-ins to your lessons.  They can serve as great attention "grabbers" or introductions to your lessons.  Students can also use YouTube as a way to post their
completed projects, whether it be original song compositions or group video reports, it's a convenient way to show and display their work.
   Of course, like everyone else has mentioned, teachers and students alike have to be very careful and selective in searching for videos because of the many inappropriate videos that can come up. Also, it can be addictive and one can easily find themselves way "off-track" because of all the interesting videos you may come across; videos that have nothing to do with your research!  (Actually, this is one of the reasons why I've spent way too much time on this "Thing #12 than necessary!!!)
   I selected the YouTube video below because it is one of my favorite songs and I love how it flows and speaks to my heart every time I listen to it!  It reminds me to keep moving forward, not looking back at past mistakes, past regrets, past failures...but, instead, looking ahead to the present and future, looking ahead to what Christ has in store for me...it's my reminder to not stand still but to keep moving forward as I follow His lead!!!



O.k., I literally stressed, worried, fell asleep, woke up, pondered, etc...over this one YouTube video uploading!!! Finally, I think I may have gotten it correct!  Let's see what happens when I press "Update"...holding my breath!!! (or maybe I shouldn't!!!)

 

IT WORKS! IT WORKS! I'M JUMPING UP AND DOWN RIGHT NOW! (at least on the inside...I'm in the library right now!!! :o)  )