On Sunday morning I was composing in a bit of a rush and stopped working to see a mistake in the title of my post about using the netstat command to see the connections a computer system is making to external sites and devices. I know the distinction and have actually taught the difference to trainees for as long as I can keep in mind.

Making videos about homophones can be an excellent way for students to remember and discover how to use them. On Next Vista for Learning youll find this student-produced video description of the distinctions between their, there, and theyre.

GCF Learn Free provides this 90 2nd video description of when to use there, theyre, and their. The video utilizes little GI Joe characters to describe the appropriate use of each word. Judging by the YouTube remarks below the video the majority of people like the approach of the video but some do not like the use a military style for the video.

If you see it in other places, it has been used without permission. Sites that take my (Richard Byrnes) work include CloudComputin and WayBetterSite.

Free School offers this brief, to-the-point description of homophones. The video isnt going to win any awards for creativity, but it is efficient in its delivery of the rules for using their, theyre, and there..