Did you know Educational Films Can be Rented Through Netflix?
Posted March 5th, 2009 by adminThere is a whole new dimension to Netflix. In addition to usual releases, the world’s largest online movie rental service now offers an array of educational offerings for kids of all ages.
By now, most people know the basics of how Netflix works. You sign up for a membership, and then receive films in the mail. Once you finish watching a film, you simply mail it back and they send you the next one on your list. It’s a great service for people who watch a lot of movies, or for those who tend to want to hold onto their films for a long time before returning them.
As it turns out, Netflix has a wide variety of educational films. Most of them can be found in the “Special Interest” section on the Netflix website, www.netfllix. com.
DVDs geared towards education can be found in the “Homework Help” category. Netflix also offers DVD rentals focused on grammar, trigonometry, science, punctuation, and many other subjects. Additionally, the service has a wide variety of DVDs designed to help teens study for the SATs.
One of the best things about Netflix is that a DVD can be kept for as long as the user wants. This policy is great for children who may wish to hold onto a DVD to study a topic for a few weeks. Also, Netflix DVD rentals are extremely useful for supplementary home schooling material.
I think that the idea of Homework Help DVD’s is great! I wish that Netflix would send out information to schools about these DVD’s. It would be great information for schools to pass along to families. They may even be useful for teachers as well. Teachers need all the help they can get, especialy when it comes to presenting information in different ways. Thanks for posting this article to help get the information out there.
Comment by Teach — March 31, 2009 @ 9:18 am
This sounds wonderful! As a teacher, this is great because you have an arsenal of movies at your fingertips. I have become such a Netflix fan!
Comment by Housewife24 — March 31, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
This is great news. Homework Help sounds like an excellent idea, and it can also be very rewarding when kids and adults for that matter discover educational films among other movies.
When I was browsing the site, I noticed some interesting documentaries ranging from March of The Penguins to The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Comment by Ricardo — April 2, 2009 @ 12:19 pm
Homework Help sounds like a great idea.
I also noticed some very worthwhile documentaries at the site ranging from March of The Penguins to The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Comment by Ricardo — April 2, 2009 @ 12:20 pm
I was kind of disappointed to find that ‘Science Court’ has yet to be released on DVD, but at least they had an extensive collection of Bill Nye, and Magic School Bus too. It’s good to see all these crazy shows I loved when I was younger become available to a new generation.
Comment by maculate — April 3, 2009 @ 3:35 pm
Kids love watching DVDs and if they can somehow help kids with their education I’m all for it. I wish I had something like this when I was in school. It’s a great way to make learning fun and interesting.
Comment by skatss — April 7, 2009 @ 12:08 pm
I wish there was something like this when I was going to school. Anything that makes education fun is a must have. It’s wonderful that Netflix is offering educational DVDs for students.
Comment by skatss — April 7, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
I just gave up my netflix account and I am finding out about all these other things that are offered. I might look into renting with them again, but for now I like Hulu for educational films, especially from National Geographic.
Comment by Twocents — April 7, 2009 @ 11:55 pm
Hmm, I didn’t know Hulu showed National Geographic. Thanks for the heads up, I’m quite fond of their (Hulu’s) documentaries.
Comment by maculate — April 10, 2009 @ 6:59 pm