I've been a member of YouTube for awhile. My kids love to find fun or funny videos to check out (so far the tagging has been appropriate). I can see how five minutes of fame can be overpowering on judgment, ex: girls beating on another girl just to post a video on the internet (sure you've hear of it - not willing to provide a link to aid to the insanity). There are awe inspiring videos to benefit from: Last Lecture (I've used to motivate teachers, I recommend watching the full version) or Sportsmanship (other searches NCAA softball) or something for fun Two Guys (a friend of mine's daughter on a spring break trip with some really fun kids), my 7 year old daughter has it posted on her website through weebly.com (free website Web 2.0 site).
Youtube is not banned from my office, but I believe it is banned for teachers. Student safety is primary in a school building. I truly believe kids know and use this site much more than parents and educators could fathom!
I've checked out TeacherTube previously, I think it will become a great resource for educators, as they become training on using the technology available to them to use in their classroom. How do we get them to try these tools? How do we get the districts to invest in teacher training? With 23 Things available, there is not a lot of risk - just try it - this needs to become a benchmark for educators, but is administration and the state willing to support in?
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