High School and University Level Video Assisted Learning with Educator.com

The many technological wonders of 21st century and the way they continue to shape education never cease to amaze. Students today find themselves flooded with information alongside an intense expectation from educators and parents to retain that information and outperform their peers. I would even say homeschoolers... if not, especially homeschoolers are guilty of this. We not only want our children to be employable, but to outshine their peers (maybe outshow traditional brick and mortar students) and be ready for whatever career path they hope to pursue.

High school and university students sometimes find the pressure to keep up with a fast paced course regimine exhausting, if not impossible...  especially if they struggle to grasp a concept or task, or aren't as left brained as the other students in the classroom. No two brains are alike after all.  Some of us need to revisit a concept or procedure multiple times and have it explained in more than one way. We can't rewind that university teacher's lecture, and it can be difficult to learn if that instructor or professor doesn't speak English as their first language, or isn't patient enough to work with you outside of the classroom.

Having said all that... I love the idea of finding a little extra help outside the classroom, from top teachers, and in video format. I am currently sampling a few videos at Educator.com on a variety of topics. A big thanks to Educator.com for sharing their exhaustive video library with me! I could have used this resource when I was in college back in the early 90's and honestly, even though I'm not currently a university student, think I can use this resource now.



Educator.com offers video lessons in college and high school level mathmatics, science, language, music theory, computer science and even offer AP class assistance. It's the computer science courses that have my eyes popping! My kids are too young to benefit from the hundreds of courses at Educator.com, but I'm sure not. I've often contemplated going back to school, but as you likely know, it's rather expensive. Whether or not I actually take that step towards my master's degree, I still have the desire to learn and learn I shall!

How will I use Educator.com? I'm beyond thrilled to find hundreds of hours of tutorials on Wordpress blogging! I gave Wordpress a shot a few years ago, only to abandon it a year later. At the time I didn't personally know anyone who could show me the ins and outs of using Wordpress, and since I had to pay for hosting in order to use that blog the way I'd hoped to, I ditched it after the 3rd time I took a major mistep in my cpanel. Going back to Blogger was just easier for the novice that I am. Nothing against Blogger... after all it's free, but Wordpress is recommended by professional bloggers and is said to be the safer way to go... if you want to secure your blog posts over the long haul. I believe website optimization is also made simpler in Wordpress... or at least that's what I've been told. There are also lessons on Internet Marketing... which is another animal I'd like to tackle. What a find!
 

I've snipped an image of a video lesson on how to use the Wordpress cpanel above. This image will give you a feel for how a lesson might look. On the left is the visual portion of the lesson, while on the right is your instructor. This is a still shot of a video. You can pause when you wish, replay as many times as needed and consequently learn!

I invite you all to take a look at Educator.com today. They offer affordable monthly rates and if you like what you experience at Educator.com, you may even decide to subscribe long term and save a few dollars.

Disclosure: In exchange for my honest opinon of my experience at Educator.com, I received a one month free trial to the Educator.com website and a small compensation for my time. All opinions expressed here are my own. I would recommend this website to a friend and do plan on using this resource to increase my own knowledge of Wordpress, internet marketing, web design, and html.


Wendy Lindsey

Wendy is the blessed mom to a 10 year old son with Asperger's Syndrome, a beautiful 9 year old daughter, & 6 children (miscarried) in heaven. She's temporarily given up homeschooling to give her son the peer modeling he was missing at home, essential for proper development in a child with autism. Currently she works full-time with special needs children as a para-educator.

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