From humble beginnings back in 1984, TED has become a global sensation, offering talks on almost any subject to inform and inspire. To the delight of educators worldwide, TED has just launched an education-focused YouTube channel. What’s more, the bulk of the content is captioned.
Google has just announced a number of enhancements to closed captioning across its video service, YouTube. Given YouTube’s presence and influence across the web, these changes radically enhance the accessibility of online video for users who are Deaf or hearing impaired.
As the use of audiovisual resources in mainstream classrooms increases, so does the need for captions to be used as a learning tool for all students. A number of school-based campaigns encouraging teachers to turn on captions have been successfully launched around the world and continue in 2012.
As a reminder that cap that! resources are available for teachers to use every day of the school year, we’ve summed up a couple of our favourite primary school ones for you and your teaching colleagues.
