PBS-WGBH Teachers' Domain

WGBH, a PBS affiliate in Boston, provides a service through ITunes University called Teachers' Domain. WGBH provides video clips that have been taken from PBS shows such as NOVA and Frontline/NOVA. All of the videos are geared toward science and would be useful for elementary school teachers and middle/high school science teachers.

I watched two of the videos from the 9-12 grades Teachers' Domain resources. Both videos came from the same NOVA episode, "City of Coral", but they were on different aspects of the coral reef. The first video, A Night in the Coral Reef, featured the creatures that come out at night in the coral reef. Marine Animals such as the octopus, sea urchin, and porcupine fish. The second video I watched, Energy Flow in the Coral Reef, explained the process of photosynthesis in the reef. It also showcased a lot of marine life that is prominent in the coral reef during the daylight hours.

I believe this service could be very useful in the classroom. The videos are broken down in to particular subjects, allowing teachers to choose material that is specifically relevant to their lessons. I would use these videos as reinforcement of material taught in class. I would also have students take notes on the videos and then have discussion of those notes afterwards.