Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian civilization is one of the greatest in the ancient world, Ancient Egyptian, Greek, Macedonian, Roman, Persian and few other civilizations match the accomplishments of these residents of the Nile River area. A good overview of the gods and the culture. (03:09)
The Birth of Ancient Chinese Civilization, Part 1 of 3
This video is suitable for older middle school or high school students and offers a history of the evolution of ancient Chinese civilization and culture.
Aqueducts of Palenque
This installment of "Wonders of Latin America" takes a look at the rise of the Mayan palace Palenque as well as the Mayan King Pacal.
Persepolis Recreated-Part 4 of 5
Persepolis once stood where present day Iran is located. This documentary is suitable for high school students. "Archaeological evidence shows that the earliest remains of Persepolis date from around 515 BC. André Godard, the French archaeologist who excavated Persepolis in the early 1930s, believed that Cyrus the Great chose the site of Persepolis, but that Darius the Great built the terrace and the great palaces" (Persepolis, Wikipedia, 2009).
Southaven High School Choir Practice
In this video, the Southhaven, MS High School choir practices for an upcoming concert. (2:19)
Water Cycle Rap Song
A rap about the Earth's water cycle. The song raps about rain, evaporation, and condensation. The music video is from a Bill Nye episode on water. (01:30)
Pythagorean Theorem Proofs
The Pythagorean theorem is one of the most well-known theorems in mathematics and is frequently used in Geometry proofs. The Pythagorean theorem states that in a right triangle the sum of its squared legs equals the square of its hypotenuse. (5:06)
President George Washington, Part IX
Final installment of the animated biography of the life of President George Washington. This Discovery Education video is aimed at elementary school children.
Life of Andrew Jackson (pt. 2)
This film is a History Channel depiction of the life of the seventh President of the United States. This is part II of the series.
Franklin Roosevelt Biography
Franklin D. Roosevelt's life is explored in this fast paced video. Students may have to have polio explained to them. The Second World War's impact is shown, but not much about his promotion of improving the country's economic achievements.
Teaching Skip Counting by 2's
Teach kids kindergarten math, skip counting by 2s, by using the old cheerleading chant: 2, 4, 6, 8 who do we appreciate? Helps students count even numbers. Run time 02:04.
Computer Basics Terminology: What is a Hard Drive, What Is RAM?
First, the lecturer offers a brief introduction, then, discusses two commonly confused computer terms. A hard drive stores all your information and RAM stands for Random Access Memory. (10:00)
IPICK - Selecting Books that are "Just Right!"
When we are selecting books to read in our 2nd grade classroom, we remember the acronym, I PICK. Listen are we explain what each letter means. (1:57)
Choosing a Web Browser on Vimeo
In this video we talk about a few different web browsers you should check out. What do you currently use to browse the web, whether that is at home or on the go? Firefox is the browser that is recommended in this video. Firefox is open source and works very well. Flock is good for social media. Safari is now out for Windows and Mac.
The Writing Process: You Can't Write Well Without It PowerPoint
This PowerPoint presentation is a review of the steps in the writing process. It talks about prewriting, brainstorming, outlining, drafting, word choices, revising, proofing, and presenting. This video itself is quite simple, but the information presented is very thorough.
How to upgrade the Apple Mac Pro - Upgrade Memory, Hard drive, PCI-e card on Vimeo
In just 5 minutes, Guy Cochran from the DVeStore shows how to upgrade three key components of the Apple Mac Pro. Memory (RAM) Hard drive PCI-e card are upgraded in the video. Each step is demonstrated as Guy talks you through the process. (5:33)
Tip 03: Keyboard Shortcuts
Watch Tip 03: Keyboard Shortcuts. Give your mouse a rest. Mac OS X gives you dozens of simple keyboard shortcuts and makes it just as easy to customize your own keyboard shortcuts.
iTunes
This video discusses all the things you can do on your iPod and by using iTunes. You don't need an iPod to use iTunes, iTunes are completely free.
Quickly Play Random Songs from iTunes
This tutorial shows you how to use QuicKeys to assign an hot that plays random songs from on your iTunes playlists. It’s really simple to do using this AppleScript script: tell application "iTunes" tell (some track of playlist "title of your playlist") to play end tell This automation can also be done using Automator, using the Services template.
Meet Michelle Obama Interview
A brief biography, and some insight into the life of Barack Obama's wife, Michelle from campaign files.
