The kids were shouting across the room, led by a student who has a hearing deficit. "I have to shout. I can't hear." Her interpretation of the deficit gave her an excuse not to do work that would improve her ability to complete worksheets. She did not read closelyk or well because she was lazy and she didn't ahve "resilience" to complete a task. So I tried to distract her and the rest of the class with the computer. I took down names to follow up with parents later, but the real issue was "Can the teacher come up with a list of engaging videos?" I had access to Youtube... so why didn't I use that access to engage the students?
Well, I have a block. I thought, "I want to show them how to make a blog." I was also trying to get two students through www.IXL.com and so I was stuck on the idea that they should all want to complete work on the computer... How about Multiplication.com? (That's only about collaboration and completeing a math skill. Again, my mind was so focused on meting the needs of the school that I neglected to think about the students). I showed a video about making a website, but no student stayed engaged. I need a list of videos to capture their attention and inspire one kid to say, "oo, look at that, Esmeralda. Hey, shut up, I want to hear what they're saying on that video...Hey, guys, come over here and look at this..."
Here is my list for the next time I get stuck.
John Green's series of history in rapid-fire deliveryThe Aurora Borealis
My walk through Vaison la Romaine
The flood in 1992
How to win at Investopedia.comAntarctica and the "fall" of salt
Five names for ice
Dennis Yuzenas (tour of his classroom in 9 minutes)
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Interview with Dr. Fischler (hmmmm, can that be engaging to teenagers? Yes, if you show them how to respect an older person
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How about introducing students to Teacherman Robert Maclachlan?
"I'm going to find an answer this problem..." That's engineering.
Good science is having a question and not knowing the answer... Good science is good entertainment (better than TV)" - Cliff Stoll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEIOgONq6A
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| Having a question and not knowing the answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEIOgONq6A |
More links to "interesting videos"
How to make money with Youtube
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