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Videos - In today's world, it is just as important to know how to understand, evaluate, and respond to visual text (multimedia) as it is to written text. Next generation testing includes multimedia. So, where do you find sites with good quality videos that you can use with students?
Practical Tips for Videos:
Visual Text Resources:
Practical Tips for Videos:
- Show clips no longer than 5 minutes.
- Have purpose for viewing.
- Periodically, ask students to go to a certain part of video (time stamp) to answer questions.
- Test on school network
Visual Text Resources:
- NeoK12 (K-12; Aggregator of high-quality educational videos from around the Web)
- PBS Learning Media (catalog of learning media for all ages)
- Time for Kids
- Watch Know Learn (free educational videos...organized):
- TEDEd Math Videos
- Khan Academy
Brain Pop - Learn through engaging animated content. Teachers and students can keep a record of learning accomplishments through quizzes, game play, and activities. Recommended for grades 3-12.
Brain Pop Jr. - Learn through engaging animated content. Teachers and students can keep a record of learning accomplishments through quizzes, game play, and activities. Recommended for grades K-3.
Study Jams - Make math and science memorable. Study Jams has an assortment of animated videos, step by step illustrations, and karaoke (yes, karaoke!) songs to make learning stick.
Flocabulary -Library of songs, videos, and activities for K-12 online learning.
Other Video Sites:
ViewPure - Watch YouTube videos without comments, ads, or distractions.
eduCanon: eduCanon is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube video content (screencasts, Khan Academy, Minute Physics, TED, NOVA, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students. By time-linking activities that students engage with as the video progresses the content is segmented into digestible components - increasing student engagement.
Brain Pop Jr. - Learn through engaging animated content. Teachers and students can keep a record of learning accomplishments through quizzes, game play, and activities. Recommended for grades K-3.
Study Jams - Make math and science memorable. Study Jams has an assortment of animated videos, step by step illustrations, and karaoke (yes, karaoke!) songs to make learning stick.
Flocabulary -Library of songs, videos, and activities for K-12 online learning.
Other Video Sites:
- CBBC (Children's BBC News)
- CNN Student News (CNN news specifically for middle and high schools)
- Disney Educational Media
- Nick News
- PBS News Hour Extra (PBS news for grades 7-12)
- PBS Video (free video from PBS programs):
- ProCon (9-12):
- School Tube (videos from students and teachers)
- Teacher Tube
- Flocabulary
ViewPure - Watch YouTube videos without comments, ads, or distractions.
eduCanon: eduCanon is an online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube video content (screencasts, Khan Academy, Minute Physics, TED, NOVA, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students. By time-linking activities that students engage with as the video progresses the content is segmented into digestible components - increasing student engagement.