Memo

Dear Administrator,

While searching on the internet I stumbled upon a instructional website that I think would be great for this school. The website is downloadable and is called www.teachertube.com . Teacher tube is similar to that of YouTube being that it is a video sharing website, but it differs because it is generated mostly by educators used to teach various educational topics. While on the site, I found several videos about the different types of American cultures and how to do multiplication which are related to topics that I am currently teaching. Another great aspect of this site is that it has a rating system. This system allows viewers to rate whether each video is helpful or not. As far as being safe for students, the website has taken precaution by allowing viewers to flag material that may be inappropriate. Once a video is flagged it is reviewed by the administrator to be determined if it should be removed.

I see teacher tube as being a great resource in the classroom with many benefits. One being that it will keep students engaged in the material because students would much rather view a video than read out of their textbook. Also, teacher tube allows me, the teacher, to check for videos related to specific content areas. These videos can be viewed as an instructional resource to help students learn. Another great benefit is that students have the option to create and submit videos as classroom projects for a large audience to view. Finally by using teacher tube in the classroom is just a great way to for students to learn content by using something they love---technology.

Please take to time to review the website so you can see firsthand all the wonderful things Teacher Tube has to offer. I will be looking forward to hearing your response about this new and exciting instructional tool during our next staff meeting.

Thanks,

Ms. Jackson