TeacherTube
Description
After beta testing for almost two months, TeacherTube officially launched on March 6, 2007. Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.
TeacherTube was the idea of Jason Smith, a 14-year veteran educator. Jason has been a teacher, coach, campus administrator and district administrator in public schools. He asked the question, "Why can't teachers, students, and schools utilize the power of the read/write web for learning?" To overcome barriers, he decided to just create a site and get started trying to help. He turned to his brother, Adam, who is a younger, digital native, with technical skills. Adam used his skills to develop the site and found a web host. Soon, Jason's wife, Jodie, joined the team to start populating the site with videos and help improve the communication. She too has 14 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, campus technology integrator, and district curriculum coordinator.
Most importantly, TeacherTube community members are a major part of the evolution of the site. Members are encouraged to not only upload educationally relevant videos, but also to make constructive comments and use the rating system to show appreciation for videos of value to one as an educator or learner. Users also have the ability to preserve the integrity of the site by flagging inappropriate videos. TeacherTube staff review flagged sites and will remove any inappropriate posts. With more collegial commentary and discussion through messaging and responses, the quality of this resource will only increase.
The service is free for everyone. We always encourage our users to Contact Us with thoughts, suggestions, or other feedback. We do have a vision for TeacherTube to truly be a better alternative to other video storage sites. With the community's help, it can become more interactive and engaging for all teachers and learners.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| TeacherTube | Free | Access media for free. |
Reviews
I use this app to post my lesson discussions for students to go back and review the lesson we did that day. Students also have access to a PowerPoint as well as the video of me teaching the lesson.
Teachertube is a nice way to reinforce content. I like to be varied in my lesson plans, so every once in a while I will show a video that I think handles the lesson points well or that the students will particularly enjoy. I would feel safer both posting and viewing videos on Teachertube than on Youtube because all of material is geared towards education. It is very easy to use, especially if you already use Youtube.
I used Teacher Tube last year while doing speeches with my middle school english students. It was great to show students examples of speeche that other students had done. We were able to view some that were great, others that needed some TLC…
The students loved viewing these, and I loved the delivery ease!
Hopefully, I can use this in my own classroom to have students post their speeches this spring if they feel comfortable.
It is a great web site where students can see other kids, without the humilation of it being kids they know or can critique in the hallway!
Teacher Tube is an amazing media tool for teachers, students, parents, and just about anyone wanting to learn! Teacher Tube offers videos, audio, photos, documents, playlist, on demand, and much more! There is also a helpful guide to get you started.