节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-05
难易度:High
关键字:conduct, comprehension, linguistic, distraction, learning disability
We're back here at Studio Classroom.
And we have been talking about BrainPOP.
Yesterday we talked about BrainPOP, what it is.
And I'm sure you know that it's an online educational service with many videos.
But today we're talking about why we should use BrainPOP.
And the first thing that we said was what?
That it worked!
It worked.
Studies show that it works for students, and not only native English speakers
but other language speakers as well.
Let's read more today and go into the second reading.
(Music).
BrainPOP.
They find it helpful because it integrates pictures into its presentations
instead of relying solely on language.
Similarly, a school in the U.S. for students with learning disabilities has
found BrainPOP very effective at keeping students engaged and encouraging them
to participate.
Teachers said that BrainPOP's quick pace and humor helps students ignore
distractions and continue to focus.
The kids love the character Moby, a robot that cannot speak but communicates
with facial expressions and beeps.
Teachers think this may be because the students can relate to the robot's
limitations.
For more than 10 years, BrainPOP's fun, clear and educational materials have
helped students learn - and enjoy it.
(Music).
Well, before the break we found that an award-winning Canadian school is making
BrainPOP available to all of its teachers.
They find it helpful because it integrates pictures into its presentations
instead of relying solely on language.
You see those words.
When you "rely solely on" something, that means you only use that thing.
It's the most important thing.
You don't use anything else.
You rely solely on something.
How else can you use that phrase, Nathanael?
I think about doing group projects, and you should not rely solely on your
partner.
When you're working on a group project, you have to do some of the work yourself
too.
That's true.
And of course, if you're the one doing most of the work, it's important that
they're not relying solely on you.
How else do you use this phrase?
Well, you could also say that to wake up in the morning, I rely solely on my
alarm clock, or I rely solely on my mom to call me and wake me up.
Nice. So there's different ways to wake up in the morning.
Maybe you shouldn't rely solely on one thing.
You can also switch those words around: to solely rely on something.
It means the same thing, solely rely on something or rely solely on something.
And of course, if you are learning something in class, maybe it's not good to
solely rely on a textbook or on language, but you can use something like
BrainPOP.
Similarly, a school in the U.S. for students with learning disabilities has
found BrainPOP very effective at keeping students engaged and encouraging them
to participate.
Well, many different people are benefiting from BrainPOP, this award-winning
Canadian school and a school in the U.S. for kids with learning disabilities.
What's a learning disability, Nathanael?
Well, there are several different things that are considered learning
disabilities.
It's something that keeps students from learning as well as other students.
But they'll all problems that students can overcome.
One that I think of is ADHD where students have problems paying attention to
what is said in class.
All right.
ADHD is an example.
Maybe dyslexia, where you sometimes confuse words or get them mixed up when
you're reading.
Um, actually yeah, BrainPOP keeps students engaged.
So I can imagine that really helps students with ADHD.
It keeps them engaged.
And if you have... if you are a teacher and you want students to participate,
sometimes you know, it's not that easy to get students to participate, to really
want to join in.
Have you ever had an experience like that where it's difficult to get people to
participate?
Sure, all the time really.
Like if you want to have an activity, and people aren't very excited about it,
it can be a little difficult to convince them to join you.
Right. It can.
That could be quite a challenge to face.
You want people to participate in something that you are leading.
And of course, BrainPOP is helping people to do that.
Students are engaged, and they're encouraged to participate.
Well, we have another video to watch right now about BrainPOP.
I think it's starring our friends Tim and Moby.
Alright, Moby, where do you want to go?
(Background Noise).
OK, science!
Here are BrainPOP's science units, but you can also browse through all of our
individual science topics at once.
Let's see... How about Dinosaurs?
This is a topic page, where you'll find a movie and its related features...
(Background Noise).
Keep your shirt on, I am getting to the movie already.
To watch the movie, you can just click on it.
Or, you can use the "full-screen" button, which is neat!
This is especially helpful if you're watching BrainPOP with a whole class, like
on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector.
Yup, you can also turn on closed captioning, and read along!
While you're watching a movie, you can pause at any time to start a discussion
or just have the class jot down some notes.
By the way, you don't need to download or install anything to use BrainPOP.
As long as you have the free Flash Player installed in your computer - and you
probably already do - it'll play automatically!
(Background Noise).
Right. Every movie has a quiz that goes with it.
You can take the quiz before the movie, to see what everyone knows already, or
afterward, to see waht everyone's learned.
Well, that was a cool little video.
You can learn a lot with Tim and Moby at BrainPOP.
And teachers said that BrainPOP's quick pace and humor help students ignore
distractions and continue to focus.
Well, "distractions," that is one of our big words today, a Word Bank word.
A distraction, something that takes your attention away from where it needs to
be.
How else can you use that word, Nathanael?
Distractions... well, I think Carolyn seemed a little distracted during that
last little bit that you said.
What were you thinking about, Carolyn?
Really, Carolyn?
Well, sorry. I was... I was just thinking about what I was going to do when I
got home today.
Hmm? What? What did you say?
I am sorry. I was a little bit distracted with a text message on my phone.
Did you say something important?
Oh, no. No, not at all. No.
Don't worry about it, Gabe.
It's fine.
Well, we seem to be very distracted today, you and I.
Nathanael, are you distracted by anything?
No. I am very focused.
Ah, good!
The opposite of being distracted - very focused.
Of course, you want people to focus when you are teaching; and BrainPOP can help
with that.
If there are a lot of distractions, you want to get rid of them.
So the kids love the character Moby.
You just saw Moby, a robot that can not speak but communicates with facial
expressions and beeps.
Facial expressions... what kinds of facial expressions are there, Nathanael?
Well, sometimes you have an expression when you can't think of something or when
you're a little confused... maybe that's an example?
That's good.
You just looked confused.
What's another example of a facial expression?
Well, I like to smile because smiling means that you're very happy.
And if you're not happy, you might frown.
Hmm, or become really angry.
Well, there are so many different facial expressions.
And people think that this may be because the students can relate to the robot's
limitations.
For more than 10 years, BrainPOP's fun, clear and educational materials have
helped students learn - and not only learn, but also enjoy it.
Well, we're going to enjoy some time with Michelle right now.
(Chinese).
Back to you, teachers.
For the past two days, we've been learning about BrainPOP, a wonderful
educational website that really makes learning fun,
and can help us not be so distracted during class.
Did you ever have a really fun class, Nathanael?
I did have an interesting English class in high school.
My teacher always wanted us to sit in a circle together so everyone could see
all the other students and the teacher.
And we would discuss the material that way.
Wow! That sounds like a really great way to make learning even more fun.
What about you, Gabe?
Sometimes my teachers would have us do role play.
That means we would act like different characters; and that would help us to
learn the subject even better.
And of course, I like acting, so.
That was a lot of fun.
Um, what are some ways that you made interesting... or made learning fun?
Well, I think that when I'm learning Chinese, it's really fun for me to take on
a new activity and learn it in Chinese, so.
I really liked to learn Tai-Chi in... completely in Chinese.
OK. So now you know all the terms that you need to know for Tai-Chi?
Right.
That's great.
Well, that's a great way to learn a new language.
Anybody who's learning English out there with Studio Classroom, of course you
can try the same thing.
Practice using English terms for your favorite activities.
Well, we've learned a lot about BrainPOP, and it has been fun.
And we hope to see you next time right here at Studio Classroom.
Bye-bye.