This is a good tool to gain a basic introduction on a subject you are going to teach. I used this with my special ed students.

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Sia P.
Media specialist/librarian
Spring Wood Middle School (Hanover Park, IL)

My Grades 6, 7, 8

My Subjects English Language Arts

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My Rating 4

Learning Scores

Engagement 4

Pedagogy 3

Support 4

Classroom feedback

My Students Liked It Yes

My Students Learned Yes

I Would Recommend It Yes

Setup Time Less than 5 minutes

Great for Knowledge gain
Teacher-led lessons
Whole class

Great with ELL
General
Low literacy
Special needs

How I Use It

Videos are short, so they are great to add engagement to a lesson. We deepened understanding after the video. It is a great start.

My Take

I think that this website can take complex ideas and break them down for kids. It usually provides a simple definition of a concept, along with a few details that can be expanded on during instruction. The website offers quizzes and some other bells and whistles, but I wouldn't use this as sole instruction on a topic.

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This is a good tool to gain a basic introduction on a subject you are going to teach. I used this with my special ed students.

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