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Next time you and your students browse YouTube, try spotting these strategies in action—they're everywhere once you know what to look for.</p><p class="" style="color:inherit;font-size:1em;line-height:1.618em;margin:0 0 1.25em 0;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0;font-family:'DejaVu Sans Condensed', 'Liberation Sans', 'Nimbus Sans L', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;letter-spacing:-.01em;">For detailed examples of each strategy, you can <a href="https://www.threads.net/@rorymarles/post/DDRdPmvtJ2k?xmt=AQGz_Ui-FYITbfN_WiV0KO58MJ9_KRUQEvskoAy61CweOw" rel="nofollow" style="color:#009cdb !important;">find Rory's complete analysis on Threads.</a></p>
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