The Evolution of YouTube
The first video in the history of YouTube was posted on April 23, 2005. The following two months resulting in 19 more videos with very minimal views. Who would have thought back then that YouTube would one day become the powerhouse it is today. It is the second largest search engine, with Google being number one. It has more than 4 billion hours worth of video viewers each month, 1.5 billion active users every month, and an estimated 500 hours of video content are uploaded to YouTube every passing minute. It is clear that YouTube has become the next step in the evolution of the Internet, as Google predicted when it purchased YouTube for $1.65 billion in October on 2006.
Personal History with YouTube
In the early years of YouTube, I remember using it mainly for music. I used it mostly as a tool for looking up lyrics and watching music videos. It wasn't until after I graduated high school in 2009 that I began to experience YouTube for more than just music. YouTube has become a living encyclopedia with videos and tutorials on practically every topic and project. I have used it to learn a myriad of skills including: organizational tips, toddler girl hairstyles, minor plumbing repairs, effective teaching strategies and tips, and how to use certain technology and its features. I have even watched YouTube videos on how to use YouTube. YouTube has completely revolutionized how the world accesses information and solves problems
YouTube Playlists
I enjoyed learning how to make playlists this week and the process of actually creating them. This is a great feature to use to curate lists of video resources for particular content areas, professional development, and personal interests. Using this feature can come in handy when I find videos of interest to me but am limited on time. I can simply save them to a playlist to watch later. Creating the playlists also made me aware of how many educators are using YouTube for their own personal professional development by seeking out tutorials and lectures by experts in our field that speak to hot topic areas such as technology integrating, effective teaching strategies, and the importance of building relationships. Through making the different playlists, there were a few times I kept seeing content made by the same channel. This led to me exploring those channels in more depth and eventually subscribing to their channel to get updates on new content they share that will most likely fit my needs and interests. Some of the channels I subscribed to are New EdTech Classroom, Alice Keeler, and Ditch That Textbook. I also see the value of playlists for saving favorite videos that you'll want to use or access again in the future, as we always think we will remember the name but in reality it is just better to save it in a organized place for ease of access in the future. Finally, I learned through my exploration of YouTube that you can save other user's playlists to your YouTube library. This is a great time-saving feature to use when finding playlists that fit what you are looking for, and it also is a great feature to use to share playlists you have created with fellow coworkers and colleagues.
Click on the links below if you are interested in viewing or saving any of my playlists to your library.
- Web 2.0 Tools
- Teaching and Learning with Technology
- Twitter & Twitter Tools
- Future Library Media Specialist
- Special Education: Resource Math
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