Beginner's Guide to Rugby
Rugby is a popular sport in the United Kingdom, descending from soccer and resembling American football. Learn how to play rugby, including rules and skills. (2:53)
Digital Storytelling 101
This brief slideshow (which has no sound) gives some guidelines and resources to get you started on digital storytelling. Some of the slides have a lot on information on them...you may have to pause to read entire slides.
Digital Storybooks With Audio
This brief slidecast was created by a college student. The student gives a definition of a digital book, how an e-book 'works', briefly discusses e-Book Readers, and the benefits to teachers and students. The sound could be better.
Mental Health Tips : How to Cope With the Death of a Loved One
When coping with the death of a loved one, sometimes keeping a journal of the person can help significantly. Learn about ways to cope with the loss of a loved one with advice from a psychologist in this video on mental health. Run time 1:04
Robert B. Hernandez, PsyD, received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001.
Filmmaker: Paul Muller
Dealing With Death : Dealing With Grief After Death
Grief is a process with no time limit or prescription that people must go through after the death of a loved one. Discover how to deal with grief after death with tips from a hospice community development director in this video on dealing with death. (0:24)
Sandi Sunter is the director of community development for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
3D Timeline of the Revolutionary War
A simple but effective 3D timeline which illustrates the sequence of the major events of the Revolutionary War.
Computer Typing Lessons : Memorizing Keys on the Keyboard
Learn how to memorize keys on the computer keyboard in this free instructional video. Expert: Jenifer Cononico. (2:31)
The Threat of Animal Species Extinction
This short but informative video describes the startling risk for extinction that many species are facing, and how many of these species are at risk because of human activity. Video is set to music while information is written on the screen. Run time 0:51.
History of Morocco
A video on a brief history of morocco. Pictures and music on the culture and history of Morocco.(Amateur video that has text that doesn't always match the slides)
Curious George Helps Teach Shape and Volume
In this video from Curious George, students are engaged in a classroom activity that introduces them to volume. Using cubes, the students learn that volume is the amount of space that something takes up and that, no matter how they are configured, objects made using the same-sized parts will have the same volume. Closed caption included. Run time 01:27.
Learn About William Shakespeare's Retirement
William Shakespeare's Retirement - Learn about William Shakespeare's retirement in his later years. (06:48)
Brainstorming! by the Imagination Movers
While this video is mainly for young children, it adequately explains the first step of the writing process, brainstorming, in a way that is fun and easily remembered. With lyrics like "there's no bad ideas when your brainstorming," even young, reluctant writers will enjoy this step. (0:55)
How to Use Single Quotation Marks
Use single quotation marks any time that there is a quote within a quote. Put double quotations on the outside of a quote and single quotations on the inside of the quote. Get examples of when to use single quotation marks. (01:16)
Adding Mixed Numbers with Uncommon Denominators The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to demonstrate how to add mixed numbers with uncommon denominators. One example is modeled using astep by step approach to walk the learner through this process of adding the whole numbers first and then finding the common denominator to add the remaining fractions together.
Discovery Kids - Doki Descubre - Los Planetas
This one-minute animated Spanish video offers information to younger learners about the planets in our Solar System.
How to Read and Make Pictographs
This whiteboard presentation show student how to make and interpret pictographs. The teacher narrator begins with a data chart and shows students how to create a pictograph. In the second section, the off-screen teacher shows how to use a pictograph to solve a word problem. This is a great resource to introduce or to re-teach this important skill. (5:57)
Tally Charts and Frequency Tables
In this whiteboard presentation, the teacher narrator shows how to create a tally chart and then use the tally chart to create a frequency chart. Next, the teacher demonstrates how to answer the word problem using the frequency table.
Preschool Activities For Learning-Hand Eye Co-Ordination Pre K Activities
Preschool activities and pre k early learning development activities for children and toddlers to increase hand eye co-ordination skills.
McCulloch v. Maryland
A Dramatization of the legal case, McCulloch v. Maryland, that set the precedent that states could not tax functions of the federal government.
Cob Web Plot - A Virtual Manipulative
Change variables and observe patterns from this graphing simulation.There are more instructions to the right of the manipulative.
