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Barbara Gunia - How to teach a child Math Part 1: [] This video talks about different fun games that parents or teachers can play with children to help build a foundation for later understanding in math. They are also aimed to help set children up for later success in school. I reccommend this video because it is important to send home different activites that children can do with their parents to help them with their math skills. These games are very easy to make. Parents can play these with their children to contribute to later math success.

Kaitlyn Sevcik - Math Games & Lessons : Ideas for Teaching Math: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA3ADaJPxa0 This video is about teahcing math through the use of games. There is a simple formula for students to use. You select one number to begin with and the in the end after manipulating that number you end up with the same number. It shows students that you can manipulate and play with numbers in a interesting way. I am reccommending this video, beacuse it is a great "Bell Work" activity and also this can be used at a math center.

Jessica Staffen - Fun Science Projects for Children: Ingredients for Flubber => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhmRKpCCQmE and Fund Science Projects for Children: How to MAke Flubber => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCI3R_0p7Bc These videos are tutorials for how to make flubber, describing the ingredients and steps to take in order to make flubber. I recommend these videos (one goes before the other) because it is a fun project that students can work through together, and then use the product for their own exploration. I think students benefit from making the flubber themselves because they can see the process and how things can come to creation.

__Tori Takacs Title: Online Photo Sharing in Plain English URL: [] Online photo sharing is a way of backing up your photos so they are not lost, and is also a way of sharing the pictures you have taken with others. Picture taking has always been a fun and easy past time for people to capture their memories with friends, family and traveling, however, it is becoming more popular with digital cameras. Keeping your photos safe by backing them up online is not only a smart thing to do, but it also makes your pictures more accessible to your friends to see your memories.__

Shannon French Title: Mrs. Burk's Simplify Rap URL: [] This teacher created a rap for simplifying fractions. I like it because it is a little funny and the repetition makes the concept easier to understand and I could see students being able to repeat it to themselves as they try to work through the problems.

Carly Jones Title: Video Games and Story Telling URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdG2LHair0 Daniel Floyd discusses the untapped potential of linking video games and storytelling, hopefully reaching certain students who are not motivated by traditional methods of teaching.

Lori Van Bakel Title: Perfect Literacy Centers URL: [] This video takes the viewer through the incorporation of literacy centres within a primary class. Presenting how to create effective centres followed by a variety of example centres. It is a helpful resource because it provides the viewer not only with a better understanding of what constitutes a centre but also provides them with examples of centres and all materials that are required to run the centres effectively.

Jaime Hignell Title: Kelli Millar Digital Storytelling Project URL: [] Kelli Millar discusses her views on how classrooms will look like in the next 5 to 10 years when she becomes a teacher. She wants to encourage creative thinking in her classrooms by using technology. This video gives a good perspective on how classrooms will look like, and that we need to be up to date with our knowledge with all forms of technology.

Caitlin Jones Title:Water Cycle Song URL: [] This video helps to put the water cycle into easy terms and ideas by using a song so the students find it fun to learn. This should be used when students are beginning to learn the water cycle since the language is easier for these students. I think this video is great for all students since it has simple words, it is put to music and the words are put up on the screen, therefore all different learning abilities are covered.

Nicole Hickmott Title: Transform Your Classroom URL: [] This video discusses the importance of transforming the 'classroom' into a community of learners. There are also methods discussed of how teachers can accomplish this within their classroom. I would reccomend that future educators watch this video because creating community within the classroom is so essential in order for students to learn to their highest potential.

Aaren Zavarella - Cause and Effect Lesson - URL: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=20516&title=Cause_and_Effect_Lesson This video shows a clip from Curious George pausing at various points to pose cause and effect questions. This encourages students to use their knowledge of cause and effect relationships to make predictions as to what will happen next. I recommend this video because it allows students to apply their knowledge in a creative and engaging format.

Bettina Rampelt: Historical Fiction ARCLMS __URL- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=114747&title=Historical_Fiction_ARCLMS This video gives an overview of the controversy of accuracy in historical fiction and how this plays a part when introducing such novels into the classroom. It does a good job of explain what the characteristics of historical fiction are and how to work with these characteristics to ensure that students fully understand what they are reading-and therefore do not mistake the contents of the novels for 100% truth. I recommend this video because it brings up some interesting points to think about (regarding ethics and education) when introducing a novel study.__

Hayley Thornton A Solar System Review URL: [] This video is a great review for after teaching a lesson on the solar system, it asks questions leaves some think time then answers the question. This would be an excellent video to watch after teaching the grade 6 space unit. Once you are ready to give a test, if you choose to, you could use this as a game before hand that would allow the students to review what they had learned. _

__Nikki Pichardo The Making of Twitter in Plain Englsih [|__http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever#p/u/0/oi8k3qdm53__] This video is a an extremely creative way of describing Twitter, what Twitter, is, and the various terms related to this Social Community.I really like the way the creator depicted Twitter as a community that shares information, this would be a great video to show students how they are connected through social networks such as Twitter.  Tika Patrie Twitter in Plain English [] Twitter is a great way to stay connected with your friends by knowing what they are doing in 140 characters or less. I am recommending this video because it explains how Twitter is a popular social network that allows people to further connect with others and allows them to find out more about the details of people’s lives that they wish to share (i.e. I loved Taylor Swift’s performance at the AMA’s last night!). __

= Krista Kernaghan Title: Interactive Read Aloud using Looking Back by Lois Lowry URL: []= This is an example of an interactive read aloud by a teacher to her students on the book called Looking Back by Lois Lowry. I recommend this video because it illustrates a positive example of a read aloud, with an enthusiastic teacher who shows a good example of pausing in between text to make connections. She makes these to herself about situations in the story, and also has the students make them.

Arleta Hursky -Web Search Strategies in Plain English- URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever#p/u/10/CWHPf00Jkqg This video describes strategies that can be used to make finding information on the internet easier. One way to do this is to put quotes around the words which limits the results to the exact phrase. The second strategy is when there are words that have more than one meaning using a minus sign excludes words that you do not want to use. I recommend this video becuase it gives a creative presentation on web seaching strategies that can be useful to teach students on how to do specific searches. ___

Mary Packer Title: Ancient Civilizations II in 2 1/2 Minutes URL: http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=5887&title=Ancient_Civilizations_II_in_2_1_2_Minutes

This video spans thousands of years from the beginning of civilization and pinpoints important years and things that we invented during the course of the time line. These events include the creation of the first city in Sumer, the creation of writing, the invention of the wheel and the beginning of Christianity by Jesus Christ. I recommend this video because it is a fast paced, visually stimulating synopsis of thousands of years of history and can help students to not only get interested in Ancient Civilizations (introduction to a unit), but it can also be a good study tool for visual learners to recall the chronological order in which events in early civilization occured.

Jolien Koole  Title of the Video: Social Networking in Plain English URL of the Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/leelefever#p/u/13/6a_KF7TYKVc Summary of Content: This video explains what social networking is and how it is used, as well as reasons for its popularity. Reason for Recommendation: Social networking has become quite prevalent in our society, but not every person is familiar with what purpose it serves and how it works. As teachers we should be aware of current trends in social communication that our students are using . 