As the title states, the video discusses what a MAC address is, how its written, where to find it, and its function in networking. The video also does a great task of discussing the key distinction between MAC addresses and IP addresses.

This video is one to bookmark and possibly use as a review resource or video-based lesson in a tool like Edpuzzle if you do teach networking.

PowerCert Animated Videos use clear and succinct descriptions of big ideas in hardware and networking. I referred to them fairly often when I was teaching an intro to networking course last year..

Applications for Education.
The majority of readers of this blog site will never ever require to know what MAC address is or how it suits the networking procedure. It is good to understand and can practical to understand how to find it if your IT administrator ever asks for it.