CAP THAT! campaign promotes captions for learning

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Monday, 3 June 2013 10:37am

Media Access Australia’s education initiative CAP THAT! today launched its 2013 campaign, asking teachers nationally to become a ‘Captions Champion’ and turn on captions on classroom videos to improve learning for all students.

By turning on captions on videos used in the classroom, teachers can boost learning, literacy and support inclusive learning for all students, regardless of their hearing ability, understanding of English or learning method.

As Captions Champions, teachers, principals or school librarians receive a free information kit with tools to help them find, use and promote captions within their schools. The cap that! website also provides practical information and resources available to educators all year round, including lesson plan examples, how-to videos, the basics on captions and a guide to websites with captioned educational videos.

Last year, almost 400 educators nationwide committed to using captions in their classrooms and championing captions in their schools. We hope to beat this in 2013 so tell the teachers you know to register for their free kit.

cap that! runs up until the end of National Literacy and Numeracy Week (29 July – 4 August). It is proudly sponsored by the Australian Communication Exchange and supported by National Literacy and Numeracy Week.


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