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Watch, Know, Learn is a site for finding videos to use in school. All of the videos on the site have been reviewed by educators, and you can find out about the content of the videos through summaries. In addition, the site is organized by grade level and subject area, easing finding videos.
The collection of reviewed videos on Watch, Know, Learn is increasing. For instance, in looking today, I noticed close to 6,000 offerings are available for language arts. One of the best features of the site is that you can easily find out about the videos in advance and see their ratings. There are also resources for teachers and parents.
Although some of the videos listed are viewable through YouTube, which might be blocked in schools, other sites are also used to access the videos. Also, YouTube videos can be downloaded from the site to use off the site. So even if you find the video on YouTube, there are ways for you to show it in the class without using YouTube.
The About section of the site offers this background on Watch, Know, Learn:
"Free educational videos delivered over the Internet. Viewed any time, from anywhere.
We believe that everyone should have the same opportunity to learn. The best way to make this possible, we believe, is to organize into one, super directory the hundreds of thousands of good videos currently available on the Internet. To make this a reality, we invite teachers, instructors and educators to suggest videos for inclusion into our directory, and then to review, approve, and assign those videos into appropriate categories using a wiki framework and philosophy. The videos are the highest quality found on the World Wide Web, cover all major educational topics from elementary to secondary schools (or age range 1 – 18), and are Kid Safe!"
If you find a video of interest, let us know. Also, let us know of other video sites intended for school usage that you have heard or used. Overall, what do you think of the Watch, Know, Learn site?
5 comments:
This looks like a very useful site. Within one minute I found a very useful animated video about forming the present progressive in Spanish. The video starts with Spanish examples and then the animated instructor proceeds in breaking it all down. She gives the proper uses of the progressive and the differences between when they are used in English and Spanish. The video goes on explain how to make the progressive in Spanish. This is a youtube video, but it's something that would be very useful in a classroom setting. Colin
This website would be very helpful for me in my classroom. After clicking on the language arts section I immediately found a video called "Betsy's Kindergarten Activities: Happy Earth Day." This video is told from the point of view of a kindergartener which would have made it useful to me this year. Using this video would give children more information about Earth Day in a way they could understand. I will be using the resources on this website next year!
This seems like a great resource for teachers. It is a convenient way to search for informative and appropriate videos for the classroom. I think I will share this with a friend who is a first grade teacher. I also think it would be a very helpful tool to have and would save educators a lot of time since everything is right at their fingertips. There is an extensive selection of videos to choose from to find the right one for your class and the lesson you want to teach. There is so many tools available for teachers,
June 16, 2012 10:06 PM
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This seems like a great resource for teachers. It is a convenient way to search for informative and appropriate videos for the classroom. I think I will share this with a friend who is a first grade teacher. I also think it would be a very helpful tool to have and would save educators a lot of time since everything is right at their fingertips. There is an extensive selection of videos to choose from to find the right one for your class and the lesson you want to teach. There is so many tools available for teachers,
June 16, 2012 10:06 PM
Thank you very much for letting us know about this site. So often, I become overwhelmed with using the Web because I do not know where to find the information. Having one location to find "school appropriate" videos for usage in the classroom is very helpful!
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