Spark your students’ imagination by using video in the classroom

Video content provides an effective and innovative way to engage your learners (even the reluctant ones!), and Education TV can provide a vast range of material across all curriculum areas and age groups.

Audio visual material in the classroom is certainly not new. What has improved immeasurably, however, is the technology that brings it into your classroom and the vast range of video material that’s available to you on demand.

ETV is the largest online video platform for educators in New Zealand, with more than 150,000 videos recorded during the last 13 years We have a particular focus on New Zealand based content, making the resources relevant to all curriculum areas and age groups, from Early Learning to Tertiary.

Impressive range

Programmes are captured daily from freeview channels, Sky TV and legitimate online sources, such as YouTube. From movies, documentaries and current affairs to recent events such as the Te Matatini festival, the range of material available is impressive. Teachers are also able to request any upcoming programme by using the Request Recording button on each page of ETV. Our digital librarians will then capture the programme and upload it and advise that it’s ready to be used in your classroom. And the bonus is, once we have it on ETV it will never disappear, as frequently happens with YouTube.

It’s well known that learners will readily engage with video, reaping the benefits of its ability to communicate on both a cognitive and emotional level. Textbooks take a linguistic approach, while audio-visual utilises sight, sound, colour, and movement, inspiring deeper learning, better retention and reinforced motivation.

Video annotation tools also come free with an ETV subscription. Annotations can be added to pop up at any point in a video, from labels and text to single/multiple choice and true/false questions, creating a unique resource for sharing with both learners and colleagues.

Article by Martin Drew, General Manager, ETV

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