Select appropriate points to stop the tape. Pause, stop or rewind the videotape to focus your students on target vocabulary, new concepts or developments in the plot. Some teachers stop the tape briefly at key points to test recognition or understanding of new words. Since July 1993, all televisions sold in the United States with screens 13 inches or larger have built-in decoder circuitry. Please contact The Caption Center for an updated list of where to buy decoders.
Educators have a wide range of captioned materials to choose from.
Most children's programs are also captioned. The list of captioned programs in syndication, on cable, in home video and instructional programming increases daily. Most television programs may be recorded and shown for educational use within seven days directly after broadcast without infringing on copyright restrictions. If you don't see any of the closed caption symbols on the packaging or in the catalog, call and ask the distributor if the tape is captioned. This would be a great time to let distributors know that you plan to use captions in your classroom and that captioning is a factor when you purchase videotapes for your school.