Thing #20

During my methods class, I used YouTube videos in my PowerPoint presentations. I had to embed them with the YouTube downloader in order for them to play correctly, but I could not have had the success I had teaching the Romantic Period if I had not used the videos.


I found a video from YouTube that I could use for similes and metaphor in my classroom. Students retain knowledge when material is relevant. This video shows students that some of their favorite films or rap artists use figurative language. If you stick around long enough you will see my boyfriend, Will Ferrell surrounded in similes and metaphors.





This is my own video that I uploaded into YouTube. It really has nothing to do with school, but it is a video of my son, Evan, repelling out of a Blackhawk helicopter in May. He is the second man out the door.