I think that Ted-Ed can be so helpful for teachers and students. I love learning about all of these Web Tools. I find myself going to videos quite a few times when I need to look up something I have a question about. Teaching students to use the tools at their fingertips is an important aspect of their learning. Teachers in all grade levels can create lessons on Ted-Ed. I specifically thought of third grade and fourth grade writing lessons and fifth grade science lessons.
Writing really begins at the same time as reading. Students’ reading and writing levels should be the same, but unfortunately, a lot of us fail to keep the writing levels the same as reading due to the daunting task of teaching reading. If we teach writing simultaneously, teaching reading will not be as difficult. I thought that a Ted-Ed lesson on commonly misspelled words such as when to use their, there, and they’re can be created in order to help students remember. I think that videos are a great way to get the students’ attention because a teacher can repeat herself a million times and the students still do not remember but a video may be what will help them to remember the rules of when to use the words correctly. Using these lessons in third grade and incorporating more writing in the lower grades will help our students be better writers.
For fourth grade writers, Ted-Ed can be used for all kinds of writing references. There was a video on great introductions that could help fourth grade writers to hook the readers’ attention. There were a number of literature videos that can be used throughout the writing process to help support writing lessons that the teachers may be providing. The video lesson I shared was one that a fourth grade teacher can use.
I thought about using Ted-Ed for a fifth grade Science lesson as well. Fifth graders will be taking their STAAR Science test and lessons on states of matter to moon phases to food webs can be found on the videos. Engaging the students with one of these videos or following up a lesson with a video lesson will only help to solidify what a teacher is teaching her students with the media that students prefer.
The use of Ted-Ed lessons will help students to enjoy the learning process in any of the content areas.
Susie,
ReplyDeleteI saw many videos that explained the difference of me, myself, and I and when to use it. I think it is the same with the words: there, their, and they're. I think we should teach these differences because they need to understand when to use each word. Writing is crucial in every day life so it is our responsibility to teach our students how to write effectively.
Hello Susie,
ReplyDeleteAs an English teacher I can say that the hardest part of my job is helping students to develop their writing skills. All of our students are at different writing levels, which in turn results in their needs/areas of development being different. Your idea to use TedEd video lessons for your students to work on developing the different parts of writing an essay (intro, body, conclusion) is excellent! This is a great way for students to see how to structure each part of an essay as well as practice doing so. Thanks for giving me resources I can use in my classroom!
Hi Susie,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the video that you shared with us. I too, enjoyed watching educational videos and learning about everything. I like watching TedEd and Ted videos. Your ideas of top use videos in your class are great and your students will greatly benefit from them. Thank you for sharing.
Susana,
ReplyDeleteI like how you created your Ted lesson to support your final project. I think they will be easy to connect and used to support each other. Writing is such a difficult area for me to teach, so I am always looking for new and interesting ideas! I look forward to seeing your final project!
Jessica
Susana,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to know that your ideas include a writing lesson for students. I agree with you about how a video can provide students a way to remember key points of the lesson. It is great to use videos as a hook at the beginning of a lesson. I think that TED Ed lessons help students reinforce their leaning and analyze the content.