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=Discussion Question Links Appleton 12 Cohort= Link #1 [|__http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/show?id=649749:BlogPost:177332__] This is a collection of the top 100 best You Tube Videos for teachers. It was posted in Aug. of 2008, so it may be a bit dated, but I found the videos to be well organized by topic and many of them could be used in our 5th grade curriculum. There are also funny videos and inspirational videos.
 * Deb Norton**

Link #2 This is a link to EduTube.org [|__http://www.edutube.org/sitemap__] This site has an enormous collection of videos. A person can see when a video was added, its length, and how many views it gets per day. I like that the videos are well organized and I like the Top 100 tab.

Link #3 [|__http://www.refseek.com/directory/educational_videos.html__] This is a collection of the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. Some of my favorite sites are listed here including BrainPOP and Hulu. As I was checking out a few others of these sites, I found Edublogs.TV very useful and a site I would use to find videos for my lessons.

__[]__ While one must keep in mind that this article is from a DVD distributor, it does have good information on the benefits of using videos and how to effectively use video in the classroom. All of the sites visited stressed that videos must be viewed beforehand to insure appropriate material.
 * **Diane Friday** ||

[|__http://www.kqed.org/assets/pdf/arts/programs/spark/video.pdf__] This article is very informative. It provides ideas for why teachers should use videos in their classrooms. It has ideas for before viewing, during viewing, and after viewing (for both younger and older students). It is clear that to really use video effectively, some teacher preparation is needed; we can’t just view the video without objectives and a plan for learning.

[|__http://video.pbs.org__] I had to mention this site because it’s such a great resource for both students and adults. PBS offers a wide range of videos of some of their best programs. One that I would find useful in my classroom is the Nature series. An entire library of other videos is there for your viewing enjoyment!