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| To waken interest and kindle enthusiasm is the sure way to teach easily and successfully -- Tyron Edwards Those who make a distinction between education and entertainment don't know the first thing about either. -- Marshall McLuhan Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater. -- Gail Godwin |
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The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Audio-Visual (A-V) Learning Materials by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Whether you're looking for pre-recorded lectures, fast-paced video clips, or educational videos and documentaries - there are a multitude of A-V resources available to homeschoolers. Because many A-V materials can be used at home, in the car, in personal players, or on a laptop, they are good choices for homeschoolers who travel and for families who tend to do their homeschooling away from home. Pre-recorded lectures on video or audio tape are a great approach for children with an auditory learning style, while educational videos and documentaries may be a better solution for children with a visual learning style. Fast-paced A-V materials are sometimes useful for holding the focus of a child with attention issues. Educational TV, such as Public Television, The Science Channel, Animal Planet, The History Channel, etc have a high entertainment value... which can be helpful when homeschooling a "reluctant learner" or a child who is recovering from a negative school experience. Don't overlook the educational value of the visual and performance arts. Field trips to view art museums, photography shows, children's theater, live music performances, orchestras and operas, ballet, and other forms of dance can all be springboards to learning about different cultures, languages, time periods, and geography. Curriculum Suppliers and Other Resources: The suppliers listed below provide educational A-V resources on audiotape, audio CD, VHS videotape, and DVD. Also visit the "Computer Based Learning" section for a list of software and other A/V curricula for the computer. Several institutions listed in the "Distance Learning" section teach by using video-taped lectures. Also visit the "Homeschooling by Subject" section for more resources listed by subject area. Library Video Company - whether you buy from this company or simply use their website to identify video options, this is a very helpful site for finding out what is available by topic Teacher's Video Company -- lists videos by category to help you find the topics you are interested, online previews available for many titles -- Brain Pop - thousands of educational animated cartoon segments on topics in all subject areas, humorous and fast-paced, subscription, free trial available Schlessinger Media (a division of the Library Media Company) - over 1000 educational videos (many of them award-winning) on all topics and for all grade-levels, often available thru public libraries - Discovery Education - educational videos from the Discovery Channel School, also, see United Streaming Homeschool for online digital video-based learning. All subject areas. Teaching Company Video Lecture Series - strives to ignite the passion for lifelong learning by offering great courses taught by great professors, great teachers from the Ivy League, Stanford, Georgetown, and other leading colleges and universities have crafted over 200 courses for lifelong learners, available on DVD, video, audiotape, and CD, the adventure of learning, without the homework or exams. School House Rock - (K - 6) fun educational videos with catchy tunes to help with memorization Songs for Teaching -- educational songs in all subject areas, free sample clips, pay for downloads Standard Deviants - (6 - 12) fun, humorous, fast-paced educational videos for all subjects Little Mammoth Media - award-winning videos of "real-life children's adventures", video field trips to 15 locations MediaSite.com - this website has a search tool that locates educational video segments and lets you view them online for free Annenberg Media - (K - adult) educational videos can be viewed free online using "Video on Demand" , or purchased thru their website Discovery Learning Connections - over 30,000 educational video segments (search by topic) and "brain games", subscription-based, with a free 2 week free trial Explore Learning - a collection of short math and science leaning modules called "Gizmos" available thru subscription, free trial available United Streaming - a subscription-based "Video on Demand" supplier of over 30,000 educational videos, used in schools, discounted homeschool yearly subscriptions available A+ Educational Video Rental - only carries educatonal/instructional videos - Math, Science Language Arts, Social Studies, Humanities. Has favorites like Bill Nye the Science Guy, Discovery School, Families of the World series, and School House Rock. Netflix - online DVD rentals with large selelction of educational titles AHA Movielovers -- created for movie lovers!...the best new movies, the best old videos, share your favorite movie moments, discuss background details, and yes - even how movies can be used in homeschooling Be sure to check the Homeschooling by Subject section for more A-V resources! |
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