Options to explore:
- Create a blog
- Embed content
- Add plugins and media
- Set up a class blog
- Create a shared channel
- Embed 360 Content
- Set Up a Podcast
- Explore YouTube
- Investigate VR and the Connected Classroom
Further Resources
Flipped
Flipping the Teacher – Steve Wheeler provides an introduction to ‘flipped learning’.
Flipped Learning Simplified – Jon Bergmann blog sharing his thoughts and experiences associated with flipped learning.
Joel Speranza – A blog collecting a number of tips and tricks to support teachers with flipped learning.
Mister Wootube – Eddie Woo provides a wide array of a ‘not quite’ flipped classroom videos, where he captures the learning moment as it happens.
Virtual Reality
Connecting Classrooms with Google Module – A unit exploring resources from Google that assist with connecting classrooms including Virtual Field Trips, Expeditions and Google Arts and Culture.
Create Street View in a Snap – A collection of resources associated with creating your own street view.
(Un)folding a virtual journey with Google Cardboard – Clay Bavor provides an update on the take-up of Google Cardboard.
VR in the Classroom: Early lessons learned from Google Expeditions – Google I/O 2016 – Google Expeditions team will share what they’ve learned about making compelling VR apps for the classroom
A list of all available Expeditions – A curated list of all the available Expeditions.
Weekly Teacher Tips for Using Google Expeditions in the Classroom – A weekly set of tips provided by Google around the use of Expeditions.
Tool Review: #GOOGLEEXPEDITIONS Virtual Reality App and Getting Real? Google Cardboard and Virtual Reality in Education – Bill Ferriter and Ronnie Burt provide reflections on Google Cardboard and the virtual reality experience.
Creating Virtual Reality Content in Minecraft with Year 4 – Lee Hewes explains how his students created virtual reality content within Minecraft.
Virtual Reality is not just another #EdTech toy – Richard Wells shares how VR is making a difference in his school.
YouTube
YouTube Course – A unit exploring unit, exploring searching for suitable content, subscribing to channels, setting up a playlist and creating a channel.
Creator Academy – Learn tips from savvy creators as they showcase their secrets and level up your YouTube skills with Creator Academy lessons
Creating Video Content – A post unpacking some alternatives to creating video outside of YouTube.
Nat and Friends explain what happens to a video after you upload it and when you watch something.
197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About – A collection of channels organised into subject areas.