YouTube
Like Twitter, YouTube's purpose depends on who you ask. YouTube is mostly viewed as a source for entertainment and information. YouTube allows people to search for videos ranging from comedic stand up to how-to. It is mostly used for entertainment as the top rated videos are often funny and cute.
Everyone uses YouTube for their own personal reasons. Depending on your interest, you can search for gaming, news, sports, education, lifestyle, tech, DIY, and cooking. It is one of the best sites on the internet and the massive fluctuation that occurs with trending enables YouTube to stay current and relevant each and every day.
YouTube was created by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawd Karim in 2005. These three had history working for PayPal. Eventually Google bought it out for 1.65 billion and the rest is history.
I use YouTube in my classroom all the time. I use it to show foreshadowing, conflict, music, funny stuff that lightens the mood on Mondays, trivia, references, and as visuals to the lesson. Personally I follow many people on YouTube for news and how-to videos. I also use it for music when I want to hear a song. YouTube is amazing and children think it's really cool so whenever I show a YouTube video the kids go nuts. Be careful, make sure you watch the video before you show it to the class, I know a guy who was fired because there was something inappropriate in the video he showed.
Here is the link: www.youtube.com
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