New Media and Education: Streaming Media

Streaming refers to the way content is delivered to the viewer. When a show is streamed, that means it is delivered continuously from the source over a wired or wireless internet connection. Streaming is an alternative to downloading, in which the user needs to obtain the entire content file on their device before watching or listening to the content. Streaming allows users to access content without taking up storage space on their device, unlike downloading. 

From Wikipedia, Streaming Media and Verizon 

Streaming service spotlight: Films on Demand 

Films On Demand [FOD] is an online collection of high quality, educational videos made accessible to the faculty, staff and students at Madison College. FOD's library includes over 10,000 titles from top notch producers such as PBS, BBC, Meridian, National Geographic and more.

For additional information, see our library's Films on Demand guide! 

Streaming service spotlight: Kanopy

Kanopy provides on-demand access to films, TV shows, and documentaries. Check out their Oscar winners category and Essential Campus Collection.

In addition to Films on Demand and Kanopy, consider these other streaming sites: 

• Academic Video Online - ProQuest 
• Academic Video online - Alexander Street

"TED-Ed is TED’s youth and education initiative. TED-Ed’s mission is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Everything we do supports learning — from producing a growing library of original animated videos, to providing an international platform for teachers to create their own interactive lessons, to helping curious students around the globe bring TED to their schools and gain presentation literacy skills, to celebrating innovative leadership within TED-Ed’s global network of over 650,000 teachers. TED-Ed has grown from an idea worth spreading into an award-winning education platform that serves millions of teachers and students around the world every week."

From Ted-Ed 

There are so many streaming services—how do you decide which ones you want to to subscribe to? Check out this guide on the best services of 2023 from Tom's Guides. 

Below are some popular streaming services that require a monthly subscription fee. 

Crash Course was started in 2012 by Hank Green. It features educational videos and tutorials covering a vast range of subjects. Teachers frequently use these videos in their classrooms to help students understand complex topics in simpler terms. 

Visit the Crash Course Channel on Youtube.