PBS LearningMedia website provides resources for both students and teachers to enhance learning and provides access to lessons and informative media that is appropriately categorized for both grade level and content area. The website is easy to navigate, and it's provided through PBS so it is ad free. Each lesson and link includes a thumbnail for visual identification and the site is simply designed but visually appealing with a color scheme that is easy to view. Font size is large and easily readable. Each lesson also includes a list of accessibility including visual,auditory, etc. Drop-down menus allow you to access information by subject, grade and standards. There is also a search bar available to enter in search requests. Most lessons include an introductory video connected to the lesson for greater accessibility, though surprisingly they do not seem to include closed captions. Supportive materials are also included for teachers as well as worksheets and other activity sheets for students. The standards connected to each lesson are outlined on a separate tab as well.
This resource is free for teachers and includes tools for creating lessons and assessments. Links are available to share through social media, class assignment through PBS's integrated classroom management tool or quick assign codes for students to access as well as Google Classroom and Remind. Looking through some of the lessons available for the art classroom, resources including lessons seem to be designed age appropriately with vocabulary that may be challenging, but accessible for most students. The resources are reasonably accessible with video and images to aid in navigation. The information is engaging and should be enjoyable for students. Additional language support could be useful for ELLs and closed captioning on the videos provided would give greater access both to ELLs as well for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Check out these other reviews for PBS LearningMedia from other education sites: We are Teachers Common Sense Education Argument Centered Education
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