Final Assignment: Meet Your New Instructor

Suffice it to say, if you have internet access, you have likely been on, or at least heard of YouTube. It is the second most visited website, after Google search (Wikepedia) YouTube has changed the way that educators teach material. Jessica and I are both educators at two different levels, myself an elementary teacher, and Jessica in higher education. We wanted to research a platform that we both use in the classroom to engage our students- YouTube seemed like the obvious choice. The social media and video sharing site covered an enormous amount of content, so we needed to narrow our focus, this is where TED talks came in. We delved into the cultural impact and history of the TEDtalk channel specifically on the platform YouTube and how it has influenced education as a communication technology. We also branched out to other areas of TED including TED-Ed and TEDx briefly. We hope you enjoy our interacting with our infographic below:

 

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