I was looking after my sick daughter today and we stumbled on My Story, a BBC TV programme aimed at young children.
I really liked the format, particularly how it makes the story relate to a book. We watched the farm episode and also the one about pandas, both through iplayer. It is a great introduction to oral stories and personal history.
I've been using iplayer in class this week when learning about WWII, note taking and non fiction texts. We we using episode two of Wartime Farm.
It's such an a amazing resource to have in the classroom and almost makes up for not being able to view YouTube through the school web filtering. We were able to stream live and can search easily. Visual learners really responded well and it was a great way of learning for children who had more difficulties accessing text.
The downside is that it is only available in the UK and many programmes are only available for a limited time. However, since September, the BBC has allowed viewers to download programs to iPads and tablets so they can be viewed offline for up to 30 days.
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