To YouTube or not to YouTube? A question that many districts are in a quandry over. Sure, there is a lot of educational content on YouTube, but there is also inappropriate content as well. YouTube is very easy to use for both students and educators. When using the Internet, we continue to run into the same problem.... how to keep our students safe!
As an educator, I like YouTube for its popularity and ease of use for the students. However, I dislike it for the same reasons. Our district has chosen to block YouTube for students, but keep it accessible for teachers. Our district also offers an alternative to our staff called TitanTube (our own version of YouTube) that our staff can upload videos, as well as download videos from YouTube and repost them on TitanTube. This provides a safe alternative for our students and staff.
If you have time, check it out at www.southgateschools.com/titantube
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