We all know YouTube to be a place to upload and view videos. But, did you know that it could be a place to help you market your video. The reason is there's a feature in YouTube called Insight which monitors the statistics of your video. They include the age groups, how your video is being viewed (mobile device, youtube search, facebook, e-mail, etc), where the video is being viewed. Also, as soon as your video is uploaded you can set YouTube so that it'll automatically post it on Facebook as soon it's uploaded and processed. All these to me are a great as far as being able to determine marketing methods to get your videos out there.

Environmental Inspiration

By Leah Henderson
National Geographic is an amazing website of education and entertainment for people of all ages.
Whether your passionate about the environment, people, places, animals, or photography National Geographic is sure to have something that catches your eye.
Through amazingly descriptive writing and mind blowing photography National Geographic takes you on tour of our world and beyond. Your tour can be personalized by browsing the site and choose from many different maps, videos, photographs and even activities.

National Geographic even has a specific place for kids to visit and explore their world. Child friendly, facts, photos, videos, activities and even games that help children broaden their knowledge of the world, it's inhabitants and beyond.
National Geographic also offers a broad spectrum of educator resources on their Education tab. Here educators can find maps, news, photos, audio/video and newsletters and much more.
Go to National Geographic and begin your very own amazing tour!

Notely (Shannon Doherty)

Notely is a Web 2.0 tool that allows students to take notes and store them online in a type of digital notebook. A major advantage of this tool is the ability to access class notes from any computer with an internet connection. Also some students will find it faster to type up their notes rather than hand-write them and will feel it's easier to organize them on the computer. Furthermore, used over time this tool can create a digital storage locker or portfolio of notes that a student has taken during the course of his or her academic career, allowing for easy reference and a look back on prior classes taken. Notes saved with Notely are also fully searchable, which can save time when you are unsure of which lecture the desired information was presented. Highlighting and pictures can also be inserted into the notes. And for the environmentally conscious and those wishing to go paper-free, the use of Notely means the use of significantly less paper!

Notes stored with Notely are easily downloadable as pdf files, Microsoft Word Documents (.doc), and simple text files (.txt). They can also be emailed to anyone, for example a student who missed class. And if you need a paper copy, printing is easy!

While its name may be deceiving, Notely actually boasts a lot more features than a basic note taking tool. A particularly helpful application allows you to list your "to-dos" and tasks, such as homework due dates, study reminders, test dates, or group project meetings. A fully functional calendar tool is available so that a student can glance at his or her upcoming assignments or tests.


Contact information of classmates can be stored for easy access when you have a homework question or want to organize a study session. This is currently a free tool, so it wouldn't be a financial burden for students or educators.

I believe the application of a note-taking Web 2.0 tool, such as Notely, with additional time-management features, would be a powerful tool to keep students on track and organized and also present a unique, easily accessible digital notebook for students to store and view their notes.

And for those on the fence, Notely offers a complete video tour of their websites, including video instruction of how to use the service. They also have a demo account that anyone can log into and get a feel for the tool before signing up!

(Images from Notely's website.)