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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ752515
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 5
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"Cool" Engagements with YouTube: Part 1
Trier, James
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v50 n5 p408-412 Feb 2007
This article discusses the participatory potential of YouTube, a social website that allows users to upload, view, and share video clips. The author provides examples of how YouTube was incorporated into a course as part of a "mosh-pit" pedagogy that involved both students and teachers in engaging with a variety of YouTube videos.
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Internet, Videotape Recordings, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Participation, Shared Resources and Services, Cultural Context, Educational Strategies, Mass Media Role, Relevance (Education), Discovery Processes, Time Management, Parody, Technology Uses in Education
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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