Why You Should Incorporate a TV into The Classroom

If you’re a teacher or a concerned parent, you may think that having a TV in a classroom environment is a bad idea. There are negative connotations surrounding children and TVs, with some people suggesting they hinder a child’s development and act as a distraction, rather than an aid for their education.

Here at Electronic World, we understand why people may presume this, but, when you look into the facts and what you can do with a television in the classroom, it becomes clear that it doesn’t need to be the case.

In today’s blog, we’re going to be exploring how you can incorporate a TV into your classroom by explaining the benefits that a television can bring, as well as which technical features are best for classroom use.

The Benefits of a TV for Educational Purposes

There are an abundance of uses for a TV besides using it to watch your favourite shows and movies. Let us explain a few ways in which you can use a TV in the classroom and the benefits they provide for children’s education.

• Learning about current events and different cultures. Why not start the day by watching the morning news with your class? Depending on their age, choose a news station that is appropriate. High school children and older students would benefit from any standard news station such as BBC News, ITV News, or Sky News, whereas primary school students would be much more suited to children’s news channels such as BBC’s Newsround. After you have finished watching, you could discuss the events, which will help spark debates and shed light on important current issues.
• Visual explanations. As a teacher, you understand that each child learns differently. Some will pick things up quickly through verbal explanations; for others, physical and practical ways work better, and, for some, visual explanations are the best way to learn. Our graded TVs can assist with this, by acting as the mouthpiece for all your visual explanations, whether they be animations, videos, cartoons, or something similar.
• Educational shows and movies. There are plenty of fantastic educational movies and TV shows for children. Some are available on standard TV, and others are made for use in classrooms only. Your school will no doubt have a vast collection, so either hook up a DVD player, or use a HDMI cable to connect a laptop if the content is online and use the time your students are engrossed to get some marking done.

• To aid technology education. Think about the television more literally; what can you do with the unit itself. While you don’t want to let the children loose with the wires at the back or start trying to get them to mount it to the wall, you can teach them about the set up of the TV and some of its settings and features. Kids and teenagers are extremely tech savvy and pick up this information quickly – you may even learn a thing or two from them!
• Entertainment. Don’t feel guilty about having some down time and letting your students enjoy a fun movie or TV show. By choosing one of our discount smart TVs, you’ll be treated with all your favourite streaming services as standard, with the option to download more from the built-in app stores. You could use it as a reward on Friday afternoons, or even have your student write reviews afterwards to get some writing practice in.

The Best Features of a TV for Children

When you choose a TV from our fantastic range of cheap smart TVs available on our website, as mentioned, you will receive a television that is ready loaded with streaming services and apps. These are great for the reasons discussed above, but which other TV features are beneficial for classroom use?

• LG’s webOS. Teach your students about the set up of your television with the helpful guidance of Bean Bird, LG’s cute, animated character. Bean Bird will talk you through your settings, engaging children in the technological side of TV. Take a look at our range of discount LG smart TVs to start shopping.
• Language settings. If you’re a language teacher, then why not change the TV settings to the language that you’re teaching? If you’re watching a movie or show in class, change the subtitles to the language that your students are learning. This will help thempick up little bits of conversational language without realising.

Parental controls. If you’re using a TV in the classroom, it’s essential to enable all parental controls on the unit itself and in whichever apps you are using. These are usually found within the settings of your TV, but, if you can’t find them, take a look at the product description of the model on our website, or, additionally, get in touch with our team – we are more than happy to help.

Why You Should Choose Electronic World as Your TV Retailer

We hope this has convinced you that a TV is an essential part of any classroom. Whether your students are just starting their education, or are studying for their GCSEs, by utilising a television, you’re giving them access to a wide range of content that isn’t available on any other platform.

By choosing Electronic World as your TV retailer, you have the choice of all the top brands such as Samsung, LG, Sony, and more. Our graded stock means that these brands’ units are available at staggeringly low prices. Explore our range of discount TVs today and bring your classroom to the next level with Electronic World.