The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman reviewed by Emily
The book, The Graveyard Book is reviewed. She tells her views on what she thinks about the book and the characters in the books.
How To Calm a Crying Baby
This 2:41 minute video provides several ideas on how to calm a crying baby and also what causes a baby to cry. Lots of good information here for both parents and students.
Goal Setting - Kids Need It
Help your child learn how to set and achieve goals.
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Rotation of Figures
A video showing how to rotate a figure "x" degrees around a point. A demonstration is shown on a computer monitor.
Solving Rational Equations
The instructor in this video (12:57) discusses how to solve rational equations. He uses computer software for demonstration. The viewer may want to open the video to 'full screen' because the instructor has a lot of small writing on a black screen.
How to Find the Perimeter of a Triangle
This is a very brief tutorial that focuses on solving the perimeter of a triangle. The teacher uses a small whiteboard for instruction. (01:51)
Learn About Domestic Animals
This simple animation (with the help of a talking elephant that drives) introduces young learners to animals that live on farms and in homes.
Ferdinand Magellan
This video is a biography of Ferdinand Magelland (1480-1521), the commander of the first ships to sail around the world. Of the five ships and more than 270 men that set out on that famous venture, only one ship was to complete it, with only eighteen men aboard, but Magellan was not one of them. Watch this video to learn of the events that lead up to this. The video is set to music with still pictures in the backgrou
Writing and Using Inequalities, Part I
In this video, Sal Khan explores how to write inequalities using a single word problem. Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors) to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009 Microsoft Tech Award in Education. There are English captions at the bottom of the screen. (04:37)
Writing and Using Inequalities, Part 2
In this video, Sal Khan explores how to write inequalities using a word problem (that involves a phone texting plan). Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors) to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009 Microsoft Tech Award in Education. (06:40) There is a lot of information on the screen--the viewer may want to open the video to 'full screen.'
Writing and Using Inequalities, Part 3
In this video, Sal Khan explores how to write inequalities using a word problem (that involves a touring band). Mr. Khan uses the Paint Program (with different colors) to illustrate his points. Sal Khan is the recipient of the 2009 Microsoft Tech Award in Education. (02:01) There is a lot of information on the screen--the viewer may want to open the video to 'full screen.'
Advanced Algebra part 1
Advanced Algebra Concept Exam #7 (concepts 9-13). This video discusses direct variation, linear modeling, graph and translate absolute value functions and inequalitites, graph linear and absolute value inequalities, and solving linear systems: substitutions and eliminations. (14:42)
Advanced Alegebra part 2
This video shows graphing linear inequalities, linear programming, solving systems in three variables, matrix addition and subtraction, and using matrices to represent translations. (10:37)
War Birds of World War II
A video montage of the War Birds of World War II. Dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Air Force, the War Birds of the world, and the brave pilots of World War II. (04:12)
WWII Plane Dogfight - History Channel
A video shows what planes dogfight during WWII was like. There is dogfight representation and you can hear the machine guns. There are images from inside a plane and a WWII pilot narrating his experience. There is information about the speed of the planes and technological descriptions.
WWII Veteran Interview
WWII Veteran Interview. This video helps to give a picture of what it was like to be a soldier in the European theater during WW II.
Engineering An Empire - The Aztecs - part 5
'Aztec is a term used to refer to certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who achieved political and military dominance over large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries...' (Aztec, Wikipedia, 2009). This History Channel documentary is suitable for older middle and high school students and is narrated by various scholars.
The Last Aztec 10/10
Booker Prize winner DBC Pierre returns to the Mexico of his youth to explore the downfall of one of the world's greatest civilisations -- the Aztecs ruled by the emperor Montezuma II who were defeated by a small force of Spaniards under Hernán Cortés. Suitable for high school students. Educators/Parents: Some segments speak of human sacrifice.
Diabetes Symptoms
This three minute video notes that one-third of diabetics don’t know that they have the condition and what are the symptoms. Important considerations are family history of this disease, being overweight, extra thirst, weight loss quickly, blurry vision, and others that need to be discussed with all students. There are some sexual related problems related in this video so a review of the content is recommended.
#36 How to Perform; Getting over Nerves when Playing at a Performance, Tips and Tricks to a Successf
In this lesson I cover the topic of performance. Most people DREAD performing piano infront of people. In this lesson I cover some approaches to dealing with your nerves and letting the best performance come out when you're up on stage. Music performance should be FUN! Performing is a thrill not torture.
