A 45-minute High School English/Public Speaking lesson focused on impromptu speaking techniques, brevity, and script revision, using the first YouTube video "Me at the zoo" as a case study.
A media literacy and research skills lesson for grades 3-5 where students verify claims from the first YouTube video, "Me at the zoo," using secondary sources.
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Students explore the concept of digital primary sources by analyzing the first-ever YouTube video as a historical artifact and creating their own museum-style documentation for contemporary digital media.
A lesson for high school Media Studies/History students analyzing the shift from broadcast to social media through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students evaluate the impact of User-Generated Content (UGC) and compare early digital media to modern trends.
Students act as digital archaeologists to analyze 'Me at the zoo,' the first YouTube video, as a primary historical source, exploring how digital artifacts reflect their era and influence the global economy.
A Kindergarten to 2nd Grade lesson where students practice observation and descriptive language by watching the first-ever YouTube video and drawing an elephant.
A sociology and technology lesson analyzing the concept of 'Digital Footprint' and internet permanence through the lens of the first-ever YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students explore the shift from unscripted early internet content to modern curation and reflect on their own digital legacies.
A lesson for Middle School students on digital footprints and online permanence, analyzing the first YouTube video ever uploaded.
A lesson analyzing 'Me at the zoo', the first YouTube video, to understand the evolution of digital communication, authenticity vs. production, and user-generated content.
A writing and speaking lesson for 4th-6th graders focused on concise communication, using the 'Me at the zoo' video as a model for creating 19-second vlogs.
Students analyze the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo', as a primary source to understand the shift to User-Generated Content (UGC) and 2005 culture through a digital archaeology simulation.
A lesson for elementary students exploring the permanence of the internet through the first-ever YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo', teaching the concept of a digital footprint.
A lesson exploring the transformation of media through the history of YouTube, contrasting the simplicity of the first 'User-Generated Content' with modern, high-production digital storytelling. Students will analyze technical shifts and practice scripting for a simpler era.
A lesson for High School Media/Journalism students exploring the shift from raw, unedited vlogs to highly curated performative content on social media.
A middle school ELA/Speech lesson focused on the difference between impromptu and scripted speaking, using the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' as a case study. Students analyze filler words and practice rewriting content for better delivery.
A lesson where high school students analyze the first YouTube video, "Me at the zoo," as a historical primary source to understand the evolution of digital media, authenticity, and the attention economy.
A middle school lesson plan exploring how digital media has evolved from the authentic, unscripted early days of the internet to the highly produced content of today, centered around analyzing the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo'.
A lesson where students analyze the first-ever YouTube video to learn about unscripted oral communication and then perform their own 20-second observational vlogs.
A high school journalism lesson exploring the history of vlogging using the first YouTube video, challenging students to create a concise, unedited 20-second observational video.
A media literacy lesson comparing early internet culture (specifically the first YouTube video) to the modern Creator Economy.
A lesson where students compare the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' with modern content to understand the evolution of social media.