Cómo actúan los campos magnéticos (en español)
Se llama campo magnético a la zona que rodea a un objeto imantado y en la cual se manifiestan sus propiedades magnéticas. Si alguna vez te has preguntado cómo funciona un imán cuando atrae objetos metálicos, este vídeo te explica de una forma sencilla. Perfecto para niños. (1:15)
“All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals”
A talk by David Scheffer, Director of the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University. As senior adviser to Madeleine Albright and then as President Clinton’s ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, David Scheffer was at the forefront of the efforts that led to criminal tribunals for the Balkans, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and
Who Comes to the Feeder?
Young children can learn a great deal by observing the world around them. In this video from KET, students learn a few basic facts about the types of birds attracted to a simple backyard feeder. (2:30)
The Naked Underground: Female Samurai
In this video clip from The Naked Underground, Don Whitman is in Japan. He is dressed in a samurai suit, and participates in medieval combat with a female samurai. In the end, his loss means he has to pay honor to the female samurai.
Advanced Audio Blog S5 #4 - Top 10 Japanese Holidays: Shichi-Go-San/Seven, Five, Three
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Your friend tells you that today is an important holiday for many children in Japan. When you ask your friend to explain the significance of this Japanese holiday, he tells you about its history and symbols, and then he asks you whether you can see a pattern of holidays on the [...]
Fionn Wordsearch
Printable wordsearch based on the story of Fionn and the Fianna. Answers also included.
Alamo: Deconstructed
It has become the site and symbol of the battle for Texan independence. Constructed in 1744 as a Spanish mission the Alamo soon became a military outpost and was the site of one of the most memorable battles in the fight for independence. In a battle that lasted 13 days, Americans were unable to withstand the large Mexican army. This video clip contains text to guide the construction and the events that happened at the Alamo. (2:47)
Peppery Furrow Shell--An Overview
This short video gives excellent real life, close up footage of a Peppery Furrow Shell in its natural environment in the sandy bottom of ocean. The peppery furrow shell (Scrobicularia plana) is a bivalvemollusc with a thin, flattened, rounded shell. The outer surface of the shell may be white, grey or yellowish, and has fine concentric lines, while the inside is always white. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections betwee
Quiet Transformation at an Embattled School
This 6:33 long video is about a school that had a considerable amount of violence in and around the school and the ideas and techniques that were tried in an effort to take control the atmosphere and learning. Stress is the main point of this idea and how meditation was used. A good overview and worth watching.
Without Geometry, the Dog Would be Free - Part 2 - Area
This series of videos was created to help middle school and early high school students understand the concepts and math of perimeter, area, and volume and how they can be used in a real life situation - in this case, a brother and sister want to build a new dog pen for their new puppy. This series of videos was created to be colorful, animated, and funny, so that students will want to watch the videos. This video concentrates on finding the area of the floor of the new dog pen, so the brother an
White House 3D Tour
This video takes the viewer on a 3D tour of the White House. A narrator identifies and provides background information on key areas of the White House. ( 7:40)
Lloyds bonus clawback limited - Breakingviews
Feb. 20 - Breakingviews assistant editor Chris Hughes argues that any arbitrary application of the bonus clawback principle would be problematic.
Team work
Sacred Geometry in Art History
There isn't any sound, but the eight minute video does show geometric figures in many of the world's most famous paintings. There is some nude images in the painting and so the teacher should preview and, perhaps, select those paintings which offer the best lessons.
Best Practices Weekly--Teaching Math Vocabulary Effectively
In this Best Practices Weekly video, teacher Elliott reviews an article about effective ways of teaching Math vocabulary from Teaching Children Mathematics. Some key strategies include previewing or changing new context vocabulary words, leading students without first introducing difficult math vocabulary word (example-multiplication), having conversations with students about words with non-math meanings, and reviewing terms daily. This is a great resource to help teachers improve mathematics in
Bekende Belgen Dit presentatie kan gebruikt worden bij de les 'Leven in België', 'België en Belgen', 'België en zijn bevolking'.
Anna Vignoles - 'Parents' skills and children's cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes'
Anna Vignoles from the Institute of Education speaks to Saskia Walcott about her paper 'Parents' skills and children's cognitive and non-cognitive outcomes', presented at the CMPO conference 'Early life interventions and intergenerational mobility' in October 2011. Previous research has suggested a positive intergenerational relationship between a parent's childhood cognitive skill level and their own children's skill levels. Yet we also know that individuals' skill levels change during childhoo
Finding the right institutional fit
Rice ADVANCE
Panel discussion presented by Rob Griffen and Jennifer Rudgers at the 2011 NSF ADVANCE Workshop: Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position, A Workshop for Underrepresented PhDs and Postdocs in […]
C++ AMP: Yossi Levanoni - Architecture and Design C++ AMP (Accelerated Massive Parallelism) is a small set of open specification language extensions (two of them) and a single library (amp.h) that makes general purpose GPU programming (aka GPGPU) a first class, seamless experience in modern C++.
You've been able to experiment with C++ AMP since the VS11 Developer Preview
Defrag: Windows Search, Delaying Windows Update, Reboot Requirements Microsoft tech troubleshooter extraordinaire Gov Maharaj and I help walk you through troubleshooting solutions to your tech support problems. If you have a problem you want to send us, you can use the Problem Step Recorder in Windows 7 (see this for details on how) and send us the zip file to DefragShow@microsoft.com. We will also be checking comme
