Charlestown public housing
Footage of the building which houses the offices of the Boston Housing Authority in Charlestown. Footage of rundown buildings in the Bunker Hill Housing Project in Charlestown. Many of the buildings have boarded up windows or broken windows. Trash is visible along the sidewalks and walkways in front of the buildings. Shots of a series of photographs of a meeting between Joseph Timilty (State Senator) and Jimmy Carter (US President).John Vitagliano (Boston Housing Inspection Commissioner) is inte
Valley Forge
looks at the campsite that marked a turning point in the American Revolution. By 1777, General Washington had suffered more defeats than victories. He sought a winter campsite that would allow observation of the British army without exposure to surprise attack. In December, he led 12,000 men into Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, while the British camped 20 miles away in Philadelphia. Nearly 2,000 American soldiers died of disease. But the Continental Army learned discipline and organization.
Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys at ANU
Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys at ANU allows students the opportunity to provide feedback about ANU courses that they've done. This video discusses SELT, and shows how to complete the survey.
For more information about SELT go to: http://unistats.anu.edu.au/surveys/selt/
Detectable Civilizations in Our Galaxy, Part 1
Using a well-known formula, Mr. Khan focuses on a framework for thinking about how many detectable civilizations are out there. He uses computer software for instruction. (13:03)
The Basics of Gravity
This is a brief excerpt from Atoms to X-Rays: Cosmic Voyages through Computer Simulation and Visualization. (02:31) [Show ID: 14994]
JANE Apps - Puzzle-Bubble running at UMA
Puzzle-Bubble is a wireless ad-hoc network application developed with JANE that represents the potential utilization of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs) as entertainment platforms. For more information, please visit: CARLINK
Professional Learning Communities: Concepts in Action in a Principal Preparation Program, an Element
The Professional Learning Community model has moved to the forefront in the field of education as one of the most effective frameworks to improve student achievement and overall school success. “When a school or district functions as a professional learning community (PLC), educators within the organization embrace high levels of learning for all students as both the reason the organization exists and the fundamental responsibility of those who work within it” (Dufour, 2006, p. 3). The resea
Glaucoma
This patient education program discusses glaucoma including the anatomy of the eye, types of glaucoma, symptoms and risks, diagnosis, treatment options, and surgery. This resource is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
Ramsar Sites of Nepal
This article provides an overview of Ramsar Sites of Nepal
Elephants AA098698 LONDON ZOO, Regents Park, Westminster, London. Elephants in London Zoo. This image featured in London Observed by John Gay, published in June 1964.
Information Pioneers: Sir Tim Berners-Lee
This six minute video explains how the world wide web came to be and the rules that were used to start it including everything being free to join. The connections are stressed as well as how the developer is still working on creating a more sophisticated web. A good review of why the web was created as well as how it came into being.
"Fern Goes to Africa"- An Animated Storybook
This computer-animated storybook contains the adventures of Fern the Fox as she travels to Africa and meets a giraffe, lion, baboon, zebra, and several elephants. This video would be helpful for teaching young students the characteristics of those animals. The words of the story appear on each page and are highlighted as they are read. ( 1:52)
The Life and Death of Malcolm X
Beware of the ad at beginning of this five minute video about Malcolm X. It moves rapidly and uses many excerpts of speeches that he gave and why he changed his name to X. He was in opposition to the Civil Rights movement and his comments about President Kennedy. A good video to gain insights into his beliefs. Three Nation of Islam member were convicted of his murder.
TRMM Data Swath Close-up View (TRMM Ride)
This is one of a series of animations created for the TRMM pre-launch package.
Nutritional Health,Food Production,and the Environment
This course provides an understanding of the complex and challenging public health issue of food security and in a world where one billion people are under-nourished while another billion are overweight. Explores the connections among diet, the current food production system, the environment and public health, considering factors such as economics, population and equity. Case studies are used to examine these complex relationships and as well as alternative approaches to achieving both local and
San Francisco SeaWiFS False Color Stills
SeaWiFS false color (chlorophyll-phytoplankton levels) ocean and true color land of San Francisco for 20 dates from September 9, 1997 to August 8, 1998
Zoom into Austin, Texas, using Landsat Imagery (WMS)
The WMS Global Mosaic dataset was developed at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This global mosaic was produced from visual and near infrared bands taken by the Landsat-7 satellite. Using the panchromatic band to sharpen the final image, a final resolution of 0.5 arc seconds (about 15 meters) can be achieved. This mosaic is available through the Web Mapping Services (WMS) protocol at JPL. This series of images was obtained using a software program called the Digital Earth PC which can use
2 Lebenszyklen: activities based on spoken sources Klicken Sie auf den Link für weitere interactive Übungen. Die Übungen sind ein kleiner Ausschnitt der DVD-ROM des Open University courses L203 Motive.
GoNU.TV Interview - Carlos Pena
Former Northeastern baseball player and current Major Leaguer Carlos Pena returned to Friedman Diamond on May 21 to help honor former teammate Greg Montalbano.
GoNU.TV spent time talking with Pena in this exclusive interview.
Pena and fellow teammates returned to Northeastern for a special number-retirement ceremony for Montalbano, who lost a courageous battle with cancer in 2009. [You can read more about the special Montalbano ceremony here.]
Pena, who was in Boston for the Chicago Cubs' fir
