I'll start with the last question and yes, you tube is banned in my building. I think it is so banned I couldn't even join with my school email. I never got the confirming email. I used my personal account, and snap, it was there so I was able to comment on "the element song tom lehrer". It was fairly cool until the silicon element was a pair of huge, almost fully exposed breasts. Sighhh, so much for showing my students that video. But see the next thing, because I am going to use it there.
There were some neat things I did learn though by exploring You Tube. I guess there is a new commercial out that uses the theme song from Eddie's Father. I, being the TV junkie I am, remembered this when my daughter's friend started talking about the commercial and the song. I was able to find the song fairly easily in You Tube. I also found out that, apparently, the TV show was based on a movie that starred Glen Ford. I didn't know that.
But as everyone has probably pointed out, it will not get unblocked. And I don't want it to, I don't like being the Internet police. There are enough legitimate educational websites out there that you could find what you want somewhere else.
Even the Teacher Tube had some very poorly produced videos there. I thought I would try to find a multiplication one for my son, an 7th grader, who basically failed math and is seeing a summer school tutor, might benefit from a video. But I couldn't find one after watching about five poor ones, I gave up.
Obviously, RESA has managed to find some good videos and even posted some of yours there as well, but for now, it will be a tool to have fun with not to use for educational purposes.
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