YouTube Channels for English Teachers

Biography Channel

• Maya Angelou
• Jane Austen
• Princess Di (what about when teaching "Candle in the Wind" to students who don't know who she was?)

The History of English (Playlist from Open U)

"Shakespeare"

"Internet English"

The National Writing Project

• Digital Storytelling Project (making writing authentic)

Nobel Prize Channel

• Poem Read by Derek Walcott (1992 winner, poet)

Rick Mercer Report (not just for the Social teacher - teaching SATIRE!)

• Anonymous - Warning to Vic Toews (fantastic allusion!)
• New Board Game

Vancouver Poetry SLAM (make sure to preview content BEFORE using)

• Shoolie - Video Games - especially for those students who think poetry is just about love!

How I use this in my classroom:

• I frequently use YouTube clips in my classroom - these channels provide useful and related clips that I might not otherwise find

If you want to save clips from YouTube, try KeepVid - paste the URL of the clip into the box on KeepVid and then follow the steps. I usually use .mp4s as they play on the VLC player (free download as well).