1. My district has a subscription to Learn 360. I come from a district that used Discovery Ed and I was able to attend a few trainings using it. I was biased toward it and did not believe that Learn 360 could compare. It does compare and quite well. I love Reading Rainbow :) I would like to provide a training session for the library staff on the uses of Learn 360. They need to have an awareness of it if they don't already and be able to work with it in order to provide the classroom teachers with assistance. Classroom teachers have the opportunity to have this varied resource which is chuck-full of clips and videos on subjects across the curriculum.
2. Videos on Learn 360 can be played from the site or downloaded for another time. This is probably the best bet to keep them running smoothly. You can search this site by grade level, subject, media format and state standards. Slide shows are another worthwhile resource.
3. Our students have grown up on videos as have we if you count television and film. Video resources are an excellent way to teach and learn for visual learners which most of us tend to be. You see it and you hear it. Auditory files are also an excellent teaching tool for students to create, imagine, and absorb what they are hearing. Students must be provided with a variety of input including audio and visual but not exclusive to.
Aligned to NETS-T: 1.a, 1.b, 2.a, 2.b, 2.c, 3.a, 3.d, 4.b, 5.a, 5.c
Connections to Marzano Strategies: Non-linguistic Representations; Summarizing and Note-taking
They are only one resource however. Audio resources are also excellent for learners that concentrate and retain when they hear something. They allow the learner to use their own creativity to picture and imagine what they are hearing. It is best to have a combination of input, auditory, visual, kinesthetic, etc
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