Thing 11: Content Area

One of the video resources I could use to enhance learning could be Teacher Tube.
Teacher Tube is very easy to use and has a large quantity of videos for use. I really like that you
can sort by category and then, within the category, sort by most recent, most viewed, and top
rated. The video quality is good and the clips load quickly. I also liked that you could also access
audio recordings, photos, and documents through this resource as well. This is definitely a
resource I would share with other colleagues.
A video resource I think I like even better than Teacher Tube is PBS Learning Media.
PBS Learning Media, like Teacher Tube, is easy to use, and offers a wonderful variety of
categories and types of videos. The videos offered seem to be a bit more substantial than some of
the videos on Teacher Tube and appear to go a bit more in depth. I also really like that you can
categorize by grade level on PBS as well. PBS also offers audio, documents, images, web pages,
and even lesson plans, making it even more appealing to teachers. I would definitely recommend
this resource to a colleague and would send them directly to http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/.
A podcast I would share with my class and colleagues would be This is what its like to
teach in North Korea, from ted.com. As one of my main goals for teaching History/Social
Studies is widening my students scope of the world, this would be a helpful way to augment
their learning about governments around the world by using technology to give them a personal
account to associate with their learning on the content. Suki Kim provides valuable insight into
the nation built on lies and just how limited the government keeps the scope of North Koreans
education. It would also likely be interesting for my colleagues to hear her speak about the
hardship of having to regurgitate the lies she so badly wants to shed light on to her students. Its
very interesting to see education through the lens she provides.
SukiKim_2015.mp3
One of the resources I found through M.O.R.E. is a site that supplements a PBS Point of
View program about white supremacy and hate crimes. The site gives me access to the
documentary, two different lesson plans that correspond to the film, the standards met by the
lessons, and necessary tools and materials. This could be a wonderful lesson to tie in with the
study of civil rights movements to help link issues from the past to issues of today.
http://more.mel.org/index.php?P=FullRecord&ResourceId=5430
Another resource M.O.R.E led me to was http://americanpresidents.org/, a site that
provides a series on the profiles of each of the presidents of the United States. The website gives
me access to the series, resources for the presidents biographical info, and highlights the key
events of each presidency. I would love to use this site for presidential trivia and/or basic facts
that I can quiz my students on during some of our brain breaks, the sporadic little breaks that I
will incorporate throughout my lessons to help students refocus.