You tube has created the opportunity to upload and view videos that can be up to 15 minutes long. Once uploaded to YouTube people from all around the world can view them and leave their comments and rate the video. Each time a video is viewed it is counted therefore showing the most popular videos to watch.
Being a very public website means that anyone can upload videos this has contributed to the huge numbers of videos you can watch. These videos on anything and everything are now becoming useful on a daily basis. YouTube is increasingly being used in education, with people uploading lectures or teaching sessions for others to learn from.
The most prominent area that YouTube appeals to is the entertainment industry. Songs and their video clips, TV shows, movies and their trailers are all entertaining clips to watch on YouTube. Often this entertain may not be on purpose and individuals are entertained by others misfortunes. The prime example of this is “Charlie bit my finger” which is the most watched video clip on YouTube.
A major topic of interest for me both in my personal life and in the area of OT is music.
YouTube offers many opportunities around music and is the area that I use the service for the most.
The first of these uses for YouTube is for learning to play music. Playing an instrument is a valued and engaging occupation which can be both a leisure activity and vocational work. There are many clips for instrument players of all abilities they can range from just learning to count the beat in beginner lessons to leaning advanced beats that challenging the player.
Another occupation that is involved with music is simply the listening to it. YouTube enables anyone with internet connection to listen to music and view music videos. What I find to be the real positive of listening to music on YouTube is that once you listen to a song it recommends other songs by the same artist or genre that you may like, and it isn’t limited to new and popular music, you can search music in different countries.
This is one of my favourite music video clips and the song is pretty good too!
YouTube is used by many to try and start a career for themselves in music. Going from a spare time activity to making a living off music is harder said than done, some pull it off others don’t.
For my placement last year I was lucky enough to go to the Blind foundation. In my group sessions music was hugely valued so running a music quiz was a successful way of getting everyone involved and having fun. The idea was taken from quizzes I had seen on YouTube.
Now that you know more about YouTube create an account and have a go uploading movies yourself. Happy YouTubing!
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I really enjoyed watching these videos..some funny ones in there and some good music. It's interesting to see the different types of videos that can be posted onto YouTube.
ReplyDeleteGeorgie, I really enjoyed reading this post and watching your videos. Interesting to see that you had a placement at the foundation for the blind also! What an experience this must have been! keep up the good work:)
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