Students learn the foundations of impromptu speaking and user-generated content by analyzing the first-ever YouTube video and performing their own '20-Second Reporter' segment using a simple three-part structure.
A lesson exploring the psychological shift in social media from documenting the world to documenting the self, anchoring on the first YouTube video from 2005.
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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 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 K-1 lesson on making observations and using descriptive size words, featuring the first-ever YouTube video 'Me at the zoo'.
A 50-minute lesson for undergraduate marketing students exploring the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the lens of YouTube's history and its first uploaded video.
A K-2 lesson on making simple animal observations using descriptive words, featuring the 'Me at the zoo' video. Students act as zoo reporters to practice using sentence frames.
A media studies and history lesson exploring the shift from traditional media to user-generated content through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'.
A listening comprehension and preposition focus lesson for ESL/ELL students using the 'Me at the zoo' video.
A vibrant lesson for Kindergarten students to explore and identify seasonal colors through interactive slides, matching games, and creative practice.
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A media studies lesson analyzing the first YouTube video as a historical artifact, exploring the shift to user-generated content and early internet culture.
A lesson for 1st-3rd graders focusing on observation skills and descriptive adjectives, using the 'Me at the zoo' video as a primary source for analysis and imitation.
A Pre-K to 1st Grade lesson on listening and observing, featuring the 'Me at the zoo' video to teach about elephants and descriptive language.
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.
A reading comprehension lesson where 4th-grade students learn about llama characteristics, habitats, and behaviors while practicing comparison skills with their camelid cousins.
A middle school lesson on digital footprints, focusing on the permanence of online content using the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' as a case study.
A middle school ELA lesson on improving descriptive language using the 'Me at the zoo' video as a case study for weak vocabulary.
A lesson for grades 3-5 focused on public speaking and descriptive language, using the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo' as a prompt for students to rewrite and improve a script.
A lesson on analyzing early digital media as primary historical sources, focusing on the first YouTube video 'Me at the zoo'.
Students explore the concept of digital primary sources by analyzing the first YouTube video and creating their own digital time capsule storyboard.
A media literacy lesson contrasting early user-generated content with modern standards, anchored by the first ever YouTube video.