Blog Review: TED-Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing

Blog Review: TED-Ed - Lessons Worth Sharing
Reference: http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/

Review/Summary:  This article focused on the creation and use of TED talks resources in the classroom.  TED-Ed is an outreach from the people who create the TED talks used in a variety of areas to inform people about issues and technology in our world.  TED-Ed is an attempt to take this information and make it student friendly especially for elementary and middle grades.

Reflection:  I have never used this resource in my class but it does seem interesting.  In addition to providing content in an interesting way, it also is very useful for brushing up on content before teaching.  The videos are somewhat similar to a subscription that we use in our county called Brain Pop but this has two advantages.  First, it is free to use.  Second, the videos can be saved indefinitely on your computer.  The only disadvantage is that the videos are hosted through YouTube.  For our district this is not a problem as teachers can access and display the page; however, in other counties this cannot be done.