Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: youtube videos Our school has a policy against watching netflix or youtube videos yet the teacher next door to me is always showing her students them. They are sometimes related to content standard but sometimes it is just to keep the students busy. We are just on the same grade level and are both first year teachers. What should I do? Say something to her that we have all heard several times or tell my team leader? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) This is an important issue because the District has banned sites that we love. YouTube has excellent educational videos as well as good discussion topics, and eye catching images to grab the students attention. However if these videos are banned, I would suggest alternatives. We are all guilty of trying to find ways to keep our students engaged. Teachertube has videos and this site is not banned. Also I would introduce the teacher to United streaming, which has excellent videos as well. As for the students, I would offer my assistance to the first year teacher on ways to incorporate videos into a lesson using guided notes and stop answer and discuss techniques. Finally, I would tell her that there is a proper channel to go through if she/he wants to use a video from a restricted site.