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Youtube has numerous bloggers who provide perspectives in the days of their lives. They talk about what they eat, what they do for a living there, what their house looks like, and also some discussions of cultural shocks. "Simon and Martina" are bloggers who lived in Korea in the past and now live in Japan. They talk about their teaching experiences there as well. This would be an interesting way to compare the two cultures side by side. I would use this in a language class to teach my kids about the culture and then I would have them create their own blogs about a day in the life in America to possibly share with a pen pal classroom in an Asian country.
In general, students love to watch real life daily living situtions involving other people, as it shows what life, be it education, work, health, or other situations, is really about. I really liked watching this informational video because it gives true insight into the very situations that the students here occur. These videos give insight into different aspects of the culture; food, clothing, music, transportation, and city and country life. They also give insight into the education of students; the buildings their classrooms are in, their teachers, the materials, curriculum, social events, behavior and discipline, and other concerns. Academic information presented in books and other resources via pictures, charts and graphs, and other resources, is always valuable, but information having a "personal" touch that shows exactly what is going on, is always valuable. I think student s will really enjoy these videos and will be encouraged to discuss them. My students are on their phones all the time and this will be something that they can access individually.
Thank you for sharing this link. Watching them follow a Sushi Chef Saito as he gets his fish for the restaurant. It great to see the process that Chef Saito has to follow to create his mouth watering sushi. Great video to show how sushi is prepared the traditional way. I saw another video of Simon and Martina titled "Tokio Mario Kart in Real Life" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOchAw1Cwg4 . well to make the story short now I am subscribed. My students will love watching it!! Because my students are 4th graders, I will make sure to always preview any blogger videos, before sharing them with my class.