Melting of Ice Glaciers in the Polar Regions
Melting of Ice Glaciers in the Polar Regions - Fifteen percent of the earth is covered with snow. In this episode you will learn about the global sea level rise due to the melting glaciers all over the world.
Dallas ISD Opening Speech
A school-age boy gives a powerful opening speech to Dallas school employees in 2008. Dalton Sherman was a 5th grade student at the time. His speech begins... "I believe in me. Do YOU believe in me?" (08:04)
Central Limit Theorem: Central Limit Theorem for Sample Means (Averages)
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Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D.
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Common Core Website Tutorial Video
This three minute video is about how to use the Common Core website.
Een modem installeren: via website instructies leren hoe je een modem installeert
Op het einde van deze les kun je de verschillende stappen die doorlopen moeten worden om een modem op je computer aan te sluiten, in de juiste volgorde plaatsen.
an artistic underground railway: a text about understanding the underground railway and art, in Fren
At the end of this lesson you can understand and answer questions from a text about the Montpellier tram.
Traveling to Morocco
Morocco is an Arab speaking country with French as the unofficial language and is renowned for its beautiful architecture. This 1:30 travel video does show several sites and would be good to show students who are not familiar with this country for a compare and contrast type assignment.
24.00 Problems in Philosophy (MIT)
The course has two goals. First, to give you a sense of what philosophers think about and why. Here we look at a number of perennial philosophical problems, including some or all of: how knowledge differs from "mere opinion," the objectivity (or not) of moral judgment, logical paradoxes, mind/body relations, the nature and possibility of free will, and how a person remains the same over time, as their bodily and psychological traits change. The second goal is to get you thinking philos
How To Lose Weight Quickly - 3 Tips for Massive Results
This 2:15 long has these tips listed. There isn't any sound so you have to read and apply these 3 tips and you can lose weight, according to the website. Always consulate a doctor first.
Using Foreign Language as a Bridge to Learning
This is a 6:49 minute video about a Japanese language program that uses immersion and pairs up students as part of a school exchange program that includes life skills.
PediNeuroLogic Exam: Newborn: Normal: Tone - Neck Tone
The tone of the neck can be assessed by passively rotating the head towards the shoulder. The chin should be able to rotate to the shoulder but not beyond the shoulder. If the chin goes beyond the shoulder then there is hypotonia of the neck muscles, which is associated with poor head control. A neuroscience tutorial focusing on those aspects of the pediatric neurological examination that are unique to the child's nervous system, with an emphasis on important neurodevelopmental milestones.
Ten Tallest Buildings
This short video features images of these buildings and their heights. Would be a good project for art or math classes.
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An Introduction to Atoms
This project will help you learn about atoms, what they are and what they are made of.
Mark Behrens
Professor Mark Behrens reviews in more detail and touches on key elements of his research that the students in video (Student Presentation #5) discussed. In describing his work, Behrens offered "think of looking through color filters." The filters eliminate any unnecessary or unforeseeable data, and when you combine all the filters together, the yield reveals amazing overlaps and patterns.
Wall St nervous about debt deadline
July 25 - New Yorkers heading into work in the financial district expressed concern about Washington's debt negotiation impasse, but some remained confident a deal will ultimately get done without much damage to Wall Street sentiment. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Contraction Rap
Mrs. Mourer's first grade class performs a rap about contractions. This video contains examples. (1:20)
Using Synchronous Audio or Video in Social Studies Classrooms
With tools such as instant messenger, Facebook chat, and G-chat readily available, students have become accustomed to speaking with friends through the internet. While these tools are often used for social purposes, they can also be effectively employed in classrooms in order to connect students to other peers, teachers, and mentors throughout the world. Synchronous audio and video applications such as Skype allow students and teachers to share ideas with people living all around the globe at no
Seminar 16- USAWC Distance Education Class of 2011
One more challenge faced the senior officers as they celebrated completion of two years of internet-based studies at the Army War College's distance education program. The largest graduation class in college history received their diplomas on a day of record-breaking heat, July 22, at historic Carlisle Barracks.
