Dear Subscribers...

亲爱的订阅者......

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Bedirhan Cinar

Dear subscribers,

翻译人员: Yixiong Zhu 校对人员: Geoff Chen

亲爱的订阅者，

there are over 250,000 of you now,

现在你们已经超过25万人了，

a critical mass

这是一个临界点，

at a critical time.

在一个临界的时间。

We have the cumulative potential

我们积累的潜力

to impact global education.

已经可以影响到全世界的教育。

I've been assembled and given a voice for this video

我被召唤并为本视频配音，

to describe one way to do just that.

就是要描述一个这样做的方法。

Please allow me 2.5 minutes to explain.

请给我2.5分钟来解释。

My name is TED-Ed

我叫TED-ED，

and I am a symbol for both the TED-Ed website

我既是TED-Ed网站的象征，

and the billions of videos available to you for free

也是YouTube上过亿的

on the website known as "YouTube".

供您免费观看的视频的象征。

Today I invite you on a journey

今天，我邀请您与我踏上旅途，

on which you will learn how to use

带您了解如何使用

ed.ted.com to create a lesson

ed.ted.com围绕网上众多的视频

around the vast majority of videos on the web.

来创建课程。

When I say, "create a lesson,"

我所说的“创建课程”，

I mean that you may use the TED-Ed website

是指您可以使用TED-Ed网站

to search for any video on YouTube.

搜索YouTube上的任意视频。

Once you find the perfect video,

当您找到您理想的视频，

the one that really blows your hair back,

那种能够让您醍醐灌顶，

helps you understand,

帮助您理解，

or that makes you pause and say,

或者让您暂停并感叹

"My goodness, the universe is a fascinating place!",

“我的天啊，宇宙真是太神奇了！”的视频时，

you may use TED-Ed to enhance that video.

您可以使用TED-Ed来强化那个视频。

You might use the "Let's Begin" section

您可以使用“Let's Begin（开始）”功能

to set context for interpreting the video

来设定阐述该视频的情景

or to define a learning objective for your students.

或为您的学生设定学习目标。

Or, you might use the "Think" section

或者，您可以使用“Think（思考）”功能

to add multiple choice questions

来添加多项选择题

with time-coded video hints

并附带用于提示的视频时间段，

or open answer questions

或者添加开放性问题

that beg for thought-provoking, written responses.

来邀请发人深思的书面回答。

Or, perhaps you'll use the "Dig Deeper" section

或者，您可以使用 “Dig Deeper（深入了解）”功能

to expand upon the video with articles,

来用文章、

references,

or links to an application,

引用材料，

或程序链接，

or maybe even your blog.

甚至您的博客来扩充视频信息。

If any feature is not your cup of tea,

如果您对某种功能不感兴趣，

just click "Exclude".

那就请点击“Exclude（排除）”。

And this new feature, "Discuss,"

还有这个新功能，“Discuss（讨论）”，

it lets you create riveting discussions

这个功能让您围绕您最喜欢的部分

around your favorite bits.

开设引人入胜的讨论。

Learners, you can engage with lessons independently.

学习者们，你们可以独立地参与课程。

The site will save your answers, notes, and ideas

这个网站能记载你们的 答案、笔记，以及想法

to your personal profile

到您的个人档案中

and track your learning over time.

并随着时间推移追踪您的学习进程。

New lessons are added every day.

每一天都会有新的课程加入。

Teachers, as you build or distribute customized lessons

教师们，在你们建立或共享定制课程给

to individuals or to groups,

个人或团体时，

you may use the site to track the progress

您可以使用该网站来追踪单个学生

of single students or your entire class.

以及整个班级的进展。

And no matter who you are,

而不论您在哪里，

if you take the time to create a particularly stunning lesson,

如果您花时间建立了 一个特别出色的课程，

please also take the time to nominate it.

请一定花时间对该课程进行提名。

We will systematically feature

我们会系统性地在

the best community-made lessons

不断增加的TED-Ed目录中

within the ever-growing TED-Ed library,

突出最佳的社区创设课程，

free for the world to learn from,

供全世界免费学习、

to customize and to share.

定制，和分享。

The possibilities of this tool

这个工具的潜力

are as infinite as YouTube itself.

如同YouTube本身一样无穷尽。

And, we will be adding new features regularly

还有，我们在接下来的年月中

in the months and years to come.

会定期增加新功能。

To join me and many others

如果想要加入我和其他人

in building a library of lessons worth sharing,

来建立一个值得分享的课程库，

simply click on one of the features that interests you.

请点击您感兴趣的功能。

Thank you for your time.

感谢您所花的时间。