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Thank You For Viewing My Showcase 1: PBS Learning Media! :)

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Thank You For Viewing My Showcase 1: PBS Learning Media! :)

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Sadly, my video would not upload here due to the file size. Please see Canvas for the video!

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My star rating for PBS Learning Media is a 4.75/5.

One of the largest contributors to this rating is the fact that all things on PBS Learning Media are free for teachers and students.
PBS Learning Media does a wonderful job connecting to both ISTE and TPACK standards, and not even just some of them, but all of both (just some of the ISTE Standards stand out more than others)
Additionally, the variety of resources on PBS Learning Media makes this tool as inclusive as possible, giving opportunities for all types of learners.

The one fault that kept PBS Learning Media from earning a 5/5 is just how much stuff there is on this tool, and the complication in navigating this tool in initial uses.

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The strongest strength of PBS Learning Media is how many different learning needs it encompassed. The ability to adapt to different children's learning needs helps to overcome one of the hardest adversities teacher's face in today's world: accommodating to all students.

Another strength of PBS Learning Media is that this tool could be all encompassing to the teacher's needs, rather than trying to sort through and organize multiple different tech tools day in and day out. With the vast number and variety of resources, this one tool could be a teacher's best friend when it comes to prepping class work and lesson plans.

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One weakness of PBS Learning Media is just how many things there are, which can make navigating this tool a bit difficult, especially starting out. After a while of using this tool, navigating PBS becomes more natural and easy; it's the initial learning process that can be difficult.

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I hope to be able to give my students opportunities to learn the way that they best will learn. If that is lectures and note taking, then I will do that for students; if it's through innovative technology, then this will be a good starting place for that. Additionally, this gives students the opportunity to take their own education into their own hands, in and outside of the classroom. I might assign homework through PBS Learning Media, or have this tool there for students to do extra practice outside of class. I don't want to use this tool to grade students, but rather as a way to check in on students, to get a better sense of if students are retaining information, and which areas and lessons I need to focus more on!

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As a student, in my own experiences, technology was never used much within the math classrooms. I hope to be able to change that, because although I adored all of my math teachers, and they were the primary teachers that solidified my decision to become a teacher, technology would have made my math experiences just that much better!

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How Does PBS Learning Media Help Children?

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How Does PBS Learning Media Help Children?

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PBS Learning Media is a great tool for children, as this tool encompasses different learning styles. The site includes videos, interactive lessons, interactive activities, galleries, audio lessons, documents, web pages, collections, and lesson plans.

For students, this is a wonderful tool if students are struggling to grasp a concept, but don't do well asking questions, or work better on their own.

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How Does PBS Learning Media Help Teachers?

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How Does PBS Learning Media Help Teachers?

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PBS Learning Media is a great tool for teachers, as this tool encompasses different learning styles that students may have. The site includes videos, interactive lessons, interactive activities, galleries, audio lessons, documents, web pages, collections, and lesson plans.

For teachers, this is a good way to get started and ideas on units and lessons, and a good way to scaffold students' learning by giving students the opportunity to watch videos, do interactive lessons, and more!

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One of the best things about PBS Learning Media is that it connects to every part of the TPACK framework!

Technological Content: PBS Learning Media gives the opportunity to learn and master content through the use of technology!
Technological Pedagogical: PBS Learning Media offers the opportunity for teachers to test their student's knowledge through assessments, both individually and interconnected within lessons and assignments!
Pedagogical Content: If teachers do not feel comfortable using PBS Learning Media to assess their own students, they can still use this tool to prepare their students for paper assessments!

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1.1: Empowered Learner: PBS promotes Student’s active role in their education, enabling them to work towards getting the most out of this tool.

1.3: Knowledge Constructor: PBS connected some of the lesson plans to real world problems and information (Covid, Weather, etc…); on the website, students can do research and check the accuracy, credibility, and relevance of this information (time, author, sources, etc)

2.1: Empowered Professional: PBS motivates teachers to incorporate a variety of relevant tools and activities to improve student learning outcomes; teachers are able to adapt to each child's personal learning style and needs by assigning and/or recommending certain types of activities for individual students (some students might be more visual learners, so they might recall information better from videos; some students might be more hands-on learners, so the might recall information better from the interactive activities, etc...)

2.6: Facilitator: PBS includes quizzes and/or “check-in”s throughout the lesson plans. By having these assessments, teachers are able to check-in on students and make sure they are being proficient in their work and learning; if a teacher sees a student struggling, they could help to find them resources and/or have a 1 on 1 meeting to see what's going on.

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PBS Learning Media is an online learning platform that encompasses all grade levels and subjects (Pre-K - 12th Grade). PBS Learning Media also goes beyond the classroom , addressing real world issues as well. For example, they had lessons on COVID, the COVID Vaccine, Masking, and Social Distancing for each age group, making it age appropriate in explanation.