A teacher who frequently visits the library looking for videos and DVDs for her classes was in the other day, and there wasn't a whole lot on our shelves in the subject area that she needed. Since an Interlibrary Loan was not possible, I suggested that she try Youtube for clips to use. She thought that would work since she could connect her laptop to the classroom television.
Lacking any hilarious library stories from that day, I told Mrs. Refman about the episode when I got home, and she knew of a few educator-approved online video sites that might bear mentioning to teachers hunting for videos in the future -- TeacherTube and Discovery Education.
Started by a veteran educator, TeacherTube's goal "is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos." It has the look and feel of Youtube, and is totally free.
Discovery Education is produced by Discovery Communications (it's in the Discovery Channel corporate family) and is subscription-based. The site "is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students and parents that make a positive impact on student learning."
2 comments:
Does Mrs. Refman have a blog? She seems very knowledgable. I think you should consult her more often.
I second that motion.
:-)
And, BTW, thanks for such an excellent blog.
Surly Librarian
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