Art Institute of Chicago Musecast: November 2009
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How to Use Facts & Statistics in Essays
How to Use Facts and Statistics in Essays. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to incorporate facts and statistics in an essay in this 53-second video on writing essays.
How to Write the Body of an Essay (Introductory Video)
How to Write the Body of an Essay. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to start to write the body of an essay in this video on writing essays. The lighting could be a little better. (58 seconds)
ISS Update - Dec. 30, 2010
The International Space Station video update for Dec. 30, 2010.
Smoking ban in Spain to take effect
A ban on smoking in public places will take effect in Spain in the New Year.
Leadercast: Patrick Kron, CEO of Alstom
In what has been called one of the more successful corporate turnarounds of all time, Patrick Kron, Chairman and CEO of Alstom reveals how he managed to deliver the previously-troubled company from a commercial crisis.
Concept Mapping: How to Start Your Term Paper Research
How do we start our research for a term paper? One way is to map out our ideas and identify some of our key concepts to develop our research question. (04:58)
Isaac Asimov on Changes in Science Fiction after 1949
Legendary SF author Isaac Asimov discusses the transformation of science fiction from the 1950's to 1971 (when this interview occurred). This interview is t...
Why Are People So Forgiving of Government Failure? Once upon a time, I developed a theory that we have much lower expectations for public-sector performance than we do for private-sector performance.[1] We saw this in accounting standards that — when applied to Enron — resulted in market forces shutting that firm down, while the Department of Defense l
How To Tell Time
This DVD video teaching aid, presented in under 2 hours, makes it incredibly easy for children to learn how to tell time.
Electronics on Plastic: A Solution to the Energy Challenge, or a Pipe Dream?
As urgency to address climate change mounts, there’s ever greater interest in harnessing the unlimited potential of the sun to replace fossil fuels. This tantalizing prospect has inspired a raft of new scientific ventures, reports Stephen Forrest.
A theoretical field of silicon solar cells that is 1
Chinese Alphabet
While the English alphabet has 26 letters, the Chinese have 29 letters. Learn how to identify and pronounce each letter in the Chinese alphabet in this brief video. A young girl stands in front of a screen while she points to each letter and pronounces it. Run time 07:13.
ED*IT Online : Onderwijs makkelijk gemaakt ED*IT is een educatieve database die toegang biedt tot tienduizenden originele video’s, film- en geluidsfragmenten, artikelen en foto’s uit het Nederlands cultureel erfgoed. Het platform biedt toegang tot duizenden en …
Money talks: January 3rd 2011
In this week's programme - the FCC's ruling on net neutrality, China's king of e-commerce and the mining industry's scramble for Africa
P4 Klartext 2011-01-03 18:00
Klartext handlar i dag om att ett svenskt flygplan tvingades dyka flera tusen meter ned i luften, för att luften i planet höll på att ta slut. Vi berättar också om att det är stora översvämningar i Australien. Du får höra mer när du lyssnar på programmet.
National Pancake Day: Ideas for Pancakes
Celebrate National Pancake Day on September 26th by making some unusual pancakes that the family can participate and enjoy. This video has some interesting photos of these creations they might be motivating. Here is a simple history and some folklore for the class. http://pancakelovers.com/history/Â Â Run time 01:02.
