I want to tell you about this webpage called Sli.se.
It is a webpage which offers a broad spectrum of online videos and listening programs. If your school or municipality is connected to a media central that has this service you can get access to the content of this webpage. You can read all about the media centrals in you area on the homepage.
Once you get access to the page you are able to make an account. You can do one for your self and you can also make students accounts. The account is free. There are many selections available so you can find programs that is preferred for a specific subject, choose which age you want the program to fit, language, length, texted or not texted.
To get to the webpage, write www.sli.se. You can also download it as an app, go to Apples App-store or Google Play and search for SLI.SE Play.
If you want to stream a program you must be sure that you have a good internet connection, or else could the program stop or not work at all. You can watch these videos and listen to the programs on computers, Ipads or smartphones, basically anything that has a good internet connection. It is good to know that if you are watching something from the webpage on an Ipad or smartphone the function with underline texts does not work. If you instead are using the app, these functions does work.
For some of the programs there are tutorials for the teachers about how to use the program in the class before or after watching/listening to something at the webpage. These tutorials you can download.
I use Sli.se as an complement to the teaching since I believe that everyone learn in different ways, and that this is one alternative. Some students maybe learn best when the teacher is writing or reading, but some also has to have something more concrete like watching and listening.
If you want more information or need help please visit www.sli.se/help
Kajsa B Nässlander
Sounds like an interesting website, I do agree that there is a lot of resources that could complement teaching in the classrooms. Using different ways can be a good way to reach out to more students. Video games can be one kind of task that will capture at least one student's interest. Following questions are raised when reading the blog post: I wonder what kind of video games do they have on the website? Are the games connected to literacy or all subjects? Up to what age group is the website for?
ReplyDeleteBefore I, as a teacher especially, would subscribe to a website I would want to know before hand if it is going to be useful more me and what exactly it will offer. It seems like the website has gathered short movies, news from other platforms/sites in one place if I understood correctly when visiting the website.
I believe it is good the website has tutorials for teachers´, since even though you might be skilled with technology it does not always mean that you understand all websites and apps that are out there.
All the forms reading, writing, and listening should be used when for example learning a new language. I believe it will help to understand and learn more. As you mentioned this website could be helpful for those who use their listening skills to learn.
//Tone Blomberg
Thanks for your comment Tone! They don´t have any video games on this site, it´s only for watching videos and listen to programs. You can watch and listen to both long and short programs. The age groups are from pree school to adult education, I have listened and watch programs myself just because I felt they were interesting. /Kajsa
ReplyDeleteAt our schools in Simrishamn we also use SLI and I think it is an excellent service to us teachers. You know that the films and programs are of good quality. It is easy to find what you need, and especially nowadays when most of it is streaming. The office holders at the school management thought it was to expensive to use SLI, and said we could use e.g.YouTube instead. The teachers protested hugely against this proposal and they had to maintain the contract.
ReplyDeleteI have not made any student accounts yet, but will do now when New Muzzy has started.
SLI in our area also offer boxes with books with different themes, and with different historical things in cooperation with museums.
The website is easy to use and I like that you can star your favourites.
//Ulrika
At our schools in Simrishamn we also use SLI and I think it is an excellent service to us teachers. You know that the films and programs are of good quality. It is easy to find what you need, and especially nowadays when most of it is streaming. The office holders at the school management thought it was to expensive to use SLI, and said we could use e.g.YouTube instead. The teachers protested hugely against this proposal and they had to maintain the contract.
ReplyDeleteI have not made any student accounts yet, but will do now when New Muzzy has started.
SLI in our area also offer boxes with books with different themes, and with different historical things in cooperation with museums.
The website is easy to use and I like that you can star your favourites.
//Ulrika