Thing #20

I am a big fan of YouTube.  I love that when I want to show my friend a great scene from a movie I'm able to do a quick search and usually find it, which is way easier than popping in a movie and fast forwarding or trying to re-enact the scene myself! I love that if I want to show my students what a hurricane looks like I can do a search for "hurricane' and find many, many options.  I love that if I need to figure out how to use a tool in photoshop to enhance a picture I can find a tutorial with a few simple clicks.

On I library website I think it'd be great to incorporate an edited version of YouTube.  There are many wonderful videos available that would enhance school curricula but there are also many available that are far from doing anyone any good.  If schools were able to post collections of relevant videos on the website it would be a super way to motivate learners about topics being studied throughout the school.

The video I chose to upload is from the 2005 TED talks.  This video though it has a few choice words is a great 3 minute talk about secrets to success.  The speaker, Richard St. John, states that he typically gives this speech in more detail to high school students.  I decided to include it because his summary is inspiring about what it takes to be successful, which is something all teachers strive to be.