Thing 9

I was pretty familiar with YouTube before completing Thing 9. It's amazing how many clips are posted there and the breadth of topics. I like the democratic nature of the whole thing--videos that appeal to a very local or very specific audience, ones that would never be broadcast on TV, are easily accessible. But that variety could make it messy to use at school; in fact, YouTube is blocked in our district, as I assume it is in many districts. I think it has possibilities for educational use but that TeacherTube or SchoolTube may be a starting step. Like some of the other new technologies we've explored, it seems that part of using them with students will be teaching them how to use them in school, and the ways that may be different from use at home.
Correction: YouTube is not blocked on my computer. It may be on student computers.