Youtube as a teaching tool

I recently employed the use of youtube in my classroom to show my students some examples of artists' work. This was the first time they had been exposed to youtube as a teaching tool. Although they had unrestricted access for personal research, They were very interested to see what I had to show them. As the above webcomic shows, the internet belongs to everyone, and although youtube may lead to some awkward social occasions, it is the perfect teaching tool to get your students interested in your task, and a format that they can interact with.

ICT in the learning and teaching cycle

The classroom is changing, the introduction of the computer into the artroom has met with some resistance with traditional teachers, but it is to the benefit of the students. As new teachers we have a responsibility to use technology to aid learning. The computer has the power to empower learners to negotiate their own curriculum, to provide purpose to tasks otherwise meaningless and engage students who would otherwise be left out in traditional teaching situations. ICT is levelling the playing field, letting students become the teachers and learning more from the experience. The computer's presence in the classroom is more than just Google, more than just Spellcheck and more than just Word. If it is up to us to lead the revolution in education, we all have to be open to each new technology, and strive to continuously learn the best way we can use it in the classroom to the betterment of our students' learning.