What to Avoid When Studying for Exams
A one minute video that quickly reviews some ideas on how to prepare for a test. Some of the information is just the presenter's viewpoint, but it does provide some commonly held beliefs such as a quiet place to study.
How to Take Research Notes
A 1:34 minute video about taking research notes, take general interest notes before going out and finding sources for a research paper. Suggests student start by relating topic to their own interests.
How to Speed Read
A three minute video that starts with getting a starting reading rate. Next it explains scans, and what not to read. Many good points practiced. Well worth showing students.
Making Writing Meaningful
When teachers introduce subjects that matter to middle school students or allow them more freedom to choose and develop topics, the task of writing gains new meaning and purpose. In this session, participants examine how five middle-level teachers help their students connect to writing and understand its capacity to transform their own lives and the world around them. (58:25)
13.03.2011 - Langsam gesprochene Nachrichten
Trainieren Sie Ihr Hörverstehen mit authentischen Materialien. Nutzen Sie die Nachrichten der Deutschen Welle von Freitag – als Text und als verständlich gesprochene Audio-Datei. TOKIO: In der von dem verheerenden Erdbeben beschädigten japanischen Atomanlage Fukushima I sind neue Probleme aufgetaucht. Nach dem Ausfall des Kühlsystems im Block 3 drohe auch hier wie am Samstag im ersten Reaktor eine Wasserstoffexplosion, sagte ein Regierungssprecher. Dabei könne der Reaktorkern aber intakt
Wealth Strategies: Data since July has no effect on election
Nov. 2 - Decision Economics' Cary Leahey says the better-than-expected October jobs report will slightly benefit President Obama, but points out that data released after July will have no effect on the vote.
Peer Responses
Throughout the writing process, peer response can help young adolescents develop as thinkers and writers. In this session, participants explore strategies for structuring peer interactions and for teaching students to respond positively and productively to each other’s work. (58:25)
Cornell Notes
This video is about the Cornell Note-taking System. It is a parody to
"California Gurls" by Katy Perry. The music may be a turn-off for some.
Test Taking Strategies for the SAT
What are some general test taking strategies? This 1:36 video is about some of the proven ideas on how to take the SAT test or any multiple choice test. Good for most age levels.
Traits of Top Students
This video highlights the 4 quadrants that students end up in and gives
you some tips that the “top students” already follow. The student who
knows exactly what to focus on and precisely what action to take. This is an eight minute video. The audio is weak and the explanations may need more examples in the classroom to gain a better perspective of this method.
How To Take Good Notes in Class
A 1:40 minute video that goes through tips on what notes to take in class. It includes understanding what the teacher wants, using personal notetaking, and rewriting the notes. Good for all ages, but moves too rapidly and so the teacher may want to review it twice.
Ainu, First People of Japan - The Original and First Japanese
Ainu, First Peoples of Japan. The Ainu arrived in Japan maybe 14,000 years ago, 10,000 years before the Japanese. They were killed, enslaved and driven off their lands, taking refuge in the northern islands of Japan where they now number less than 25,000. This video slideshow is accompanied by native music and is narrated by words on the screen. (07:23)
Habitat Destruction
Habitat destruction is when a natural habitat is altered or destroyed so that it can no longer support the species that lives there. A habitat is commonly defined as the environment where a particular species lives and habitat destruction can cause the migration or extinction of a species. Causes of habitat destruction include things like human activity, climate change, natural disasters and geological processes. (02:36)
How to Study for a Math Test
This 2:30 minute long video is about how to study for a math test, review as much homework as possible, be familiar with
the terminology and do a self test out of a text book to practice
solving math problems. This is a college level video, but useful for most all grade levels.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the amount of variety of organisms in a particular area and is typically used to measure the "health" of an ecosystem. Biodiversity usually encompasses genetic diversity (variations within individual populations), ecosystem diversity (within ecosystems) and landscape diversity (range of differing ecosystems within an area). (03:46)
Natural Resource Depletion
Natural resource depletion is loosely defined as when resources are used up in an area. Non-renewable resources (things like oil and trees) will eventually be depleted while renewable resources (things like wind and sun) typically are not entirely depleted. (01:23)
How a Nuclear Reactor Works
In this short video you will learn how a nuclear reactor works. The narrator tells the sequence of events that are involved. (00:50)
Population Density
Population density is loosely defined as the number of organisms in an area divided by the amount of area. Population density is typically measured in kilometers squared. High population density can cause increased competition for resources while low population density can cause problems with finding mates and inbreeding. (01:37)
Dispersion
Dispersion is the spreading of a population or organism away from its parents and happens when organisms are looking for additional resources or as an adaptation to environmental changes. Dispersion is influenced by various environmental factors such as temperature or terrain. Animals disperse by moving, while plants have seed dispersal.
Population Growth
Population growth is loosely defined as the change in the amount of individuals of a specials in an area over time. To find the growth rate of a population, we take the number of individuals moving into an area and subtract the number of individuals moving out of an area by taking the birth rate, adding the immigration rate and subtracting the death rate and emigration rate. Two types of population growth are exponential and logistic growth.
