Learn360- Our Video Streaming Subscription

It's getting to be the end of the year and thus, I'm not going to throw a bunch of new stuff at you.  I'm sure you've heard me try to get you to use Learn360 in the past, and here I am again!  Our district has purchased this streaming service for us so we should put it to good use.  Learn360 has thousands upon thousands of multimedia assets at our fingertips.  If you aren't using it yet, here's how:


First, you will need to log in.  I sent the username and password with this week's email so check back for that.  There is a teacher log-in and a student log-in.  Once you've logged in, it can be a bit overwhelming.  You can certainly just search for a topic in the search bar, much like YouTube, but there are many more aspects of this service.

When searching, you can search by subject, producer, or even by standard. Next to your search query, you will see the number of results.  Learn360 used to be only video, but not anymore!

I did a search for "global warming," and you can see that the results given list "videos" and "other media."  Other media can be science experiments, diagrams, photos, maps, anything other than video that corresponds to your search.  The results given can be narrowed by type, grade level, and subject.  You can save your search at any time or export the list of titles to a spreadsheet.



If you know you are going to use content from Learn360, you can create a folder for your class.  To do this, start by finding your first video.  Under that video, select "add to."  I would create a folder titled "YourNameClassGrade."  Then, within that folder you can create individual playlists for different lesson topics.  Some videos are available for offline viewing.  This would be a good option if you know you will use the video every year/semester.
Students can also log-in to Learn360.  This would be a great thing for them to do on days when you have a sub.  You can post the video into Google Classroom for them to watch individually with earbuds, or you can have a student AirPlay it for the whole class.

If you have students that get an error about Silverlight, have them try a different browser (Chrome instead over Safari or vice versa).

Clear as mud? This tutorial is the in-depth version of what I just told you.



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