KCPT’s Learn360 Overview
Learn360 is an interactive media-on-demand service for the K-12 educational market that provides educators and students the power to meet and exceed 21st century educational expectations across all curriculums. Through streaming video, audio and accompanying support materials, Learn360 supports web-based learning by providing an online collaborative environment where users can share information and ideas 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Content is correlated to state standards, provincial standards and 21st century learning initiatives and can be further adapted to meet the demands of local school districts and individual teacher curricula.
Learn360 is dedicated to captivating and retaining the attention of students to improve the overall learning experience, as well as supporting educators in their efforts to engage today’s students. The technology Learn360 provides enables teachers to address the unique learning styles of individual students through multimedia formats while fully incorporating differentiated learning into the curriculum. Coupled with Learn360’s virtual classroom platform, students become more actively engaged in their education and are inspired to learn in school and at home.
Learn360 allows teachers to personalize their virtual classroom through My Learn360. With My Learn360, teachers can develop lesson plans, create content, craft assignments/projects, prepare and deliver quizzes and tests online for work at home or in the classroom. Students can access the classroom webpage to complete assignments, view video clips, research subject matter, take tests and communicate with teachers and classmates via class blogs and discussion boards.
A search engine feature allows teachers to search over 8,900 digital video titles, and 27,000 video clips as well as a comprehensive set of speeches, images, songs, research articles and activities from top educational publishers such as A&E, History, Bio, Encyclopaedia Britannica, PBS, National Geographic & Sunburst Visual Media. Teachers can search by subject area, grade level, media format, and state standards.
Learn360 currently serves more than 8 million students in 12,000 schools across the United States in both rural and urban areas. Backed by a superior customer service team and extensive online help center, customers are always ensured exceptional training and ongoing technical support. Continual functionality upgrades and capacity improvements enable Learn360 to be implemented quickly and seamlessly, regardless of the district size or location.
KCPT’s Learn360 Content Library
Learn360’s library provides an array of multi-media assets that have been selected for their educational content and top-quality production. Bringing classroom material to life and helping educators engage today’s students is easier than ever! Learn360 provides 24/7 access to the most current media library for the K-12 market—a library featuring a combination of media from over 60 top educational producers.
Award-Winning Media!
KCPT’s Learn360 offers a variety of media assets across all Grade Ranges…
Learn360’s library represents the highest quality of educational content production, demonstrated by the numerous awards and accolades given to our partners. Just a few of the awards and achievements received include Academy Awards, Emmys, Parent’s Choice Awards, Kidscreen Awards, Cine Awards, Telly Awards, Academy of Television Arts & Science Awards and the Writer’s Guild of America Awards and more. The library content covers all grade ranges and subject areas, as well as a vast array of media formats to meet the needs of today’s educators:
* Over 9,300 full digital video titles
* Over 28,500 video clips
* Over 25,000 Encyclopedia Britannica articles
* Audio, images, newsreels and speeches
* Thousands of teaching resources i.e. Lesson Plans, Worksheets, Teacher Guides
* 80% of video content from 2000-present
Notable Series Include:
* Reading Rainbow
* Modern Marvels
* Arthur
* Auto B Good
* Real World Science
* Berenstain Bears
* Between the Lions
* Cyberchase
* NOVA
* Dr. Seuss
* X Power
* Hollywood Film Clips for Character Education
* This Day in History
* Freedom: A History of US
* History’s Mysteries
* Just the Facts
* Ken Burns’: The West, The Civil War, Baseball
* Math Mastery
* Music
For more information or a free trail demo, contact Gary Brock at gbrock@kcpt.org or call 816-398-4321
