What Is Renaissance Art?
Art History Genres. The Renaissance period of art was full of great innovations as artists expanded their technical skills of making super-realistic images both in paint and in sculpture. This 2:22 video is a quick overview of the major artists of this period and the iconic images that were produced during this time. Insights into the reaction of the people at that time is touched upon and helps provide students with a better appreciation of what these men accomplished.
Edward Henry Potthast - "TheShade", ca. 1920
Ira Spanierman discusses Cincinnati-born artist Edward Henry Potthast (1857-1927) who moved to New York in the 1890s. The Shade, ca. 1920, is one of his most famous paintings by Potthast that depicts beachgoers enjoying themselves in the sun. Potthast was famous for his paintings of leisurely scenes at the beach, which he painted almost exclusively. This is a short video, but may have value to understanding the painter and how some of them favor one subject area or location.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A four minute video that details his life by visiting some of the places where the writer might have visited in his time. There is a running caption. The video also helps explain the symbolism used by Hawthorne. Great insights into the meanings of various themes used. A great video to develop a discussion about how writers create ideas for readers to think about.
Adult butterfly anatomy
The butterfly can fly around using its wings and sees where it is going through its eyes. The spiracles allow the butterfly to breathe and the legs are what it uses to walk or crawl around on. The antennae help the butterfly know where it is going. The proboscis is what the butterfly uses to drink nectar from flowers.
Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten – 18.02.2011
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Freitag– als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. BERLIN: Auch im Regierungslager wird von Verteidigungsminister zu Guttenberg eine persönliche Erklärung zu den immer neuen Plagiatsvorwürfen im Zusammenhang bei seiner Doktorarbeit erwartet. Unmittelbar nach seiner Rückkehr aus Afghanistan hatte Bundeskanzlerin Merkel ihn einbestellt und Erläuterungen verlangt.
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Mathematics, Common Sense, and Good Luck: My Life and Careers
Don’t expect to glean any market tips or trading secrets from James Simons, who steadfastly refuses to disclose the method behind his remarkable record in investing. Instead, listen to this mathematician, hedge fund manager and philanthropist sum up a remarkably varied and rich career, and offer some “guiding principles” disti
Albert Bierstadt Painter
This five minute video provides viewers with images prainted by Albert Bierstadt, a painter best known for his large landscapes of the American West. He was the first artist to record these sites, Bierstadt was the foremost painter of these scenes for the remainder of the 19th century. There isn't any narration in this video, just images of the paintings so the teacher needs to provide insights as to the subject and painter's history.
Implementation of e-Portfolio for Sports Physiotherapy Experts
In this paper it is reported an experience about the design and implementation of eportfolio functionality into an existing LMS, in the framework of the SPA Project, sponsored by the IFSP (International Federation of Sports Physiotherapy).
Kurt Vonnegut Obituary
This is a two minute video video that summarizes some of the achievements of Vonnegut, including his remarkable survival of a World War Two bombing. Provides great insights into his character and personality. Would be excellent to show before students read his works.
013 LIBER LATINUS IN USUM PUERORUM
Büsching, Anton Friedrich: Liber latinus in usum puerorum Latinam linguam discentium editus (1769)
Chapter Thirteen
Here is the link to a readable edition of the text on Europeana:
http://tinyurl.com/4r8bl6b
Reading Comenius' Orbis Pictus would be good preparation for using this text.
016 LIBER LATINUS IN USUM PUERORUM
Büsching, Anton Friedrich: Liber latinus in usum puerorum Latinam linguam discentium editus (1769)
Chapter Sixteen
Here is the link to a readable edition of the text on Europeana:
http://tinyurl.com/4r8bl6b
Reading Comenius' Orbis Pictus would be good preparation for using this text.
017 LIBER LATINUS IN USUM PUERORUM
Büsching, Anton Friedrich: Liber latinus in usum puerorum Latinam linguam discentium editus (1769)
Chapter Seventeen
Here is the link to a readable edition of the text on Europeana:
http://tinyurl.com/4r8bl6b
Reading Comenius' Orbis Pictus would be good preparation for using this text.
Bahrain protesters take back Pearl Square
In the Bahraini capital of Manama, protesters remained in Pearl Square on Sunday after taking over the square the previous day to demand radical government changes. Jon Decker reports.
Founding Fathers, Authors of US Constitution Misunderstood
This 3:24 long video is about findings of historians that questions whether some of the Founding Fathers had a belief in religion that was not the same as what some people today believe. Items such as woman's suffrage, slavery, and even Watergate and the Civil War are mentioned. This is an excellent video that shows how religion is treated in the Constitution and the separation of church and state.
Lloyds returns to profit
Part-nationalised British bank Lloyds returned to profit in 2010 for the first time since the financial crisis, even though it took a 4 billion pound hit from bad debts in Ireland.
Les religions - Odon Vallet (video)
Un conférence de L'UTLS au lycée
avec Odon Vallet
Lycée André Malraux (77130 Montereau-Fault-Yonne)
Les religions
Dutch firm's electric Tuk Tuk's
Business is booming for a Dutch company which is the first in the world to produce an electric version of the motorised rickshaw, or tuk tuk, that also meets EU safety rules.
Asian elephant sex
Read more: http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2011/02/time-lapse-video-captures-elephant-sex.html
See the first camera trap footage of Asian elephants having sex
L'imagerie satellitaire : une aide à l'enseignement de l'informatique
Dans cet exposé, Henri Maitre montre comment et de quelle façon concrète les images satellitaires de Google peuvent devenir des objets numériques à forte plus-value pédagogique et comment les utiliser pour des séquences pédagogiques. La notion d'image (pixelique) et de carte (symbolique) font l'objet d'une étude comparative et les grandes méthodes de traitement d'images permettant d'extraire des informations symboliques des images aériennes sont décrites, y compris au niveau des
