Hi Everyone,
I am posting a blog about a very helpful and easy to use website known as "WatchKnow". "WatchKnow" is a website set up slightly like YouTube, however, WatchKnow is specifically directed at education, teachers and students. I have found this site to be very helpful, as the video clips are only themed around educational topics such as core learning areas, experiments, activities, games, lessons etc.
These clips are greatly insightful and can truly engage a student into learning, and ensures that they are thinking critically, creatively and highly, by allowing them to interactively view what happens in certain situations, posing questions and understanding topics that words sometimes cannot explain. For example: How do radish seeds sprout? (Please refer to the above video).
At times, no matter how many times you verbally explain a topic, a student will still not entirely grasp it. Therefore, 'WatchKnow' allows for Learning Managers to visually and auditory show how, why and what the topic is all about, at the click of a button. Visual and Kinaesthetic learning styles will benefit greatly from viewing a 'WatchKnow' clip. According to G Flemming 2010, for these types of learners, visual tools improve the ability to recall information more competently.
These clips are greatly insightful and can truly engage a student into learning, and ensures that they are thinking critically, creatively and highly, by allowing them to interactively view what happens in certain situations, posing questions and understanding topics that words sometimes cannot explain. For example: How do radish seeds sprout? (Please refer to the above video).
At times, no matter how many times you verbally explain a topic, a student will still not entirely grasp it. Therefore, 'WatchKnow' allows for Learning Managers to visually and auditory show how, why and what the topic is all about, at the click of a button. Visual and Kinaesthetic learning styles will benefit greatly from viewing a 'WatchKnow' clip. According to G Flemming 2010, for these types of learners, visual tools improve the ability to recall information more competently.
An age filter and topic filter can be set, so that your video clips are narrowed down to ensure a quick and efficient search.
Above is a quick video that I have found on WatchKnow, to give you an example of the types of helpful clips that you will be able to find. This video would be great for the 'hook' of a lesson!
Thank you,
Bridie Willis
Courtesty of: http://www.watchknow.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=87 - Radish Seeds Sprouting
Courtesy of: YouTube Clip - From YouTube , produced by DCpages
Reference: About.com - Grace Flemming 2010 "Learning Styles - Visual, Auditory and Tactile". Retrieved from: http://homeworktips.about.com/od/homeworkhelp/a/learningstyle.htm
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