Community reviews for TED-Ed

TED Ed is an invaluable asset to both teachers and students. Many of the speakers are young people who have literally changed the world somehow, and students need to see and hear that that is possible. When you couple this with the fact that the videos have lesson ideas corresponding with the content of the talk, the value of the site only goes up.

I find that my honors class students are more receptive to TED talks. They maintain focus on the speakers and reflect on the videos at a deeper level than the regular classes. I feel the talks are not applicable to lower level students and would be lost on them without a lot of teacher explanation.

I like that the videos are short and relevant, and the lessons are customizable. These are very helpful for homebound students. The videos can be stopped and restarted as needed.

Overall its Good, but it can be better New lessons are coming on regular basics. In this website I love videos produced by ed.ted. it help me to teach better because some time I need visual to explain some process on that time these great videos help me a lot

This tool helps the teacher with a simple-to-use platform to flip the classroom. You simply have to find and select the video you want to use and the platform will allow you to play with multiple features aimed at helping kids learn better. One of the best tools to flip the classroom!

I love using Ted Talks in the classroom. The only problem that I found with the Ted Talks was that they weren't always on the level that I needed for my students. Ted Ed is a great way around that! It can be a great hook for a lesson or a wrap up summary. The fact that it comes with questions at the end is even better to make sure the students stay on task! Many of my students do not have the background knowledge before we read articles in class. This allows them to make connections to the material before we even get started with it! It makes them feel more empowered and aware of the outside world.

The best thing about Ted Ed is the exposure students get to real scientists. It is a quick way to access scientists, great thinkers, and great ideas. The talks are short and fit easily into a regular class period. They are very engaging, lead to excellent discussions, and higher order thought processes. There are also lessons associated with many of the videos. It is very easy to create a lesson around these videos.

Students prefer engaging videos and to be challenged to think, discuss, and debate topics.

When I started teaching, TED Talks (the digital video series) was just beginning to be a resource and has since become not only culturally popular but an education source as well. TED Ed, in my experience, is nearing the cusp of that development as well. As a teacher, this is a great source for introducing, expanding, or transitioning topics in the classroom. Students, as I rated above, have responded well to the short, thoughtful videos. As I've used TED Ed, I've found it an excellent supplement for lessons, but not necessarily a substitute. On the other hand, I would recommend for flipped classrooms. Students would have the ability to follow up with discussion questions and further recommended sources listed next to the video. The website is organized well, my suggestion would be that the categories under "Lessons", like Literature and Language, need more options and perhaps better labeling. It can be tricky to find exactly what is needed, and the "Series" collection can have confusing labels like "Click Your Fortune." Also, I can imagine it could be easy for students to get distracted or off their topic when browsing the site. That being said, with more videos and better labeling, TED Ed is poised to be an engaging source for students.

TEDed is a great resource for finding engaging videos on a variety of topics. As an 8th grade American history teacher I have used several clips this year to help introduce a topic in my class. I also admit to sometimes just looking through the different videos and watching something that looks interesting in other subject areas.