Recently I have been getting a lot of emails requesting that we unblock youtube. Whether it is for a specific movie that a teacher would like to show to her students or just because they feel that youtube has so much to offer. I understand the idea of unblocking but I also see the flip side, the vast majority of the videos on youtube are not educationally appropriate. It is a great resource but it is not going to be unblocked anytime soon so what do educators do in lieu of this site?
All schools in Marietta City have Safari Montage and United Streaming. These two sources have great age appropriate educational videos for teachers to use with their classes. In addition there are other sites that are not blocked and today I want to share with you one called SnagLearning. According to the site it, “is dedicated to bringing high quality, award-winning documentaries to an online audience around the world — all for free”. The site has been grouped according to subject, age, or channel. The channels are PBS, National Geographic, Sundance, etc. There are over 1600 films that teachers can use with their classes…and they are not blocked.
Thank you Free Technology for Teachers for the technology tip.
Check it out today: http://learning.snagfilms.com/