It's getting to be the end of the year, so I'm doing a lot of reviewing in my classes to get the kids ready for the SOL. It's a busy time for me. One way I've saved some time is by using Netflix. I teach a history elective called Combating Intolerance and we watch a lot of movies/films about instances of intolerance. In the past, I've had to borrow the videos from colleagues, the library, wherever...which can be a bit time-consuming. However, my husband signed us up for Netflix this year and I've discovered that I can show these movies from my laptop to my projector, so rather than wasting time hunting down the videos, I can stream them to my class. It even saves the video at the exact correct spot, so I don't have to worry where we stopped off.
Even better, Netflix has a pretty good number of History Channel videos in their Instant stream collection. I'm hoping that they'll add more and maybe advance this feature more for education. It seems like this would be a great way to sell Netflix to school districts. You can try Netflix free. I think we spend ~$10/mo. and I would say it is definitely worth it.
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