Digital Animation
A BrainPop video discussing digital animation. Some key vocabulary words include Computer Generated Imagery, 3-D, 2-D, Flash, stage, layers, keyframes, and tweening.
PART 2 - Learn To Write the Alphabet N-Z
PART 2. PART 1. Kids learn how to write upper case letters of the alphabet. Finger strokes are shown making each letter and the narrator says the sound it makes and an animation is shown of something that starts with that letter.
Words Beginning With "sh" and "ch" - Hooked on Phonics
This video lesson presents words beginning with ch and sh. First, the sound of ch is presented, then 12 words that start with ch are shown on the screen. Next, the sound of sh is presented, and words beginning with sh are shown on the screen. The second time through, there is time for the viewer to read the words before the narrator says them. (6:05)
Computer Skills; Shortcuts : How to Add a Watermark to a JPEG Image
Adding a watermark to a JPEG image with Gimp software will allow distribution or advertising the image without giving a high-quality copy away for free. This shows you step by step how to add the watermark. Text is displayed as Tim is speaking so notes are easily taken.
Excel Trick
Easily compare numbers in Microsoft Excel. Excel creates a tally chart to visually compare data. Walks you through the steps-easy to follow. (1:32)
Mopheme Mastery Part 1
In this clip you can learn what information you is need to do well on a morphemes test. The beginning of the clip shows how to split a word into parts with lines and then write the names of the word parts. Later words are shown on a slide and students are asked to divide the word into parts.
First-Grade Home School Reading Lessons : Syllable Reading Lessons
Have you decided to homeschool your child? Learn how to teach syllable reading lessons for homeschooled first-graders in this free education video.
Matt Moskal is a free-lance artist with a BA in Elementary / Special Education. He has taught Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Philadelphia School District since 2003.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
First-Grade Home School Reading Lessons : Reading Lesson Word Cards
Have you decided to homeschool your child? Learn all about using reading word cards for home schooling first-graders in this free education video.
Matt Moskal is a free-lance artist with a BA in Elementary / Special Education. He has taught Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Philadelphia School District since 2003.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
First Grade Home School Reading Lessons : Time Management
Have you decided to homeschool your child? Learn all about time management for home schooling first-graders in this education video.
Matt Moskal is a free-lance artist with a BA in Elementary / Special Education. He has taught Kindergarten through 6th grade in the Philadelphia School District since 2003.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
First-Grade Home School Reading Lessons : Word Endings
Have you decided to home school your child? Learn how to teach word ending reading lessons for homeschooling first-graders in this education video.
Homeschooling: Getting Started
Getting started with homeschooling requires a slow start and
incorporating a child's interests into the curriculum. Get started
homeschooling a child with tips from a homeschooling mother in this
video.
Teaching Kids Simple Special Consonant Blends
Learn how to teach simple, special consonant blends like: ch,
sh and th, when home schooling kids in this free education video clip
taught by an expert teacher.
The Giza Pyramids
Video shows the pyramids at Giza. Discusses their history and Egyptian beliefs concerning the dead.
Ghana Slave Dungeon
Built by European traders in the 17th century, Ghana's Cape Coast Castle was the point of departure for the countless numbers of Africans who were sent to the New World as free labor for the colonies. Join Explore founder Charles Annenberg Weingarten on a virtual tour of the slave dungeon, and witness the horrific conditions the captives were forced to endure while waiting to be sent across the Atlantic. Run time 04:31.
Slave History of Charleston
The old slave quarters of the Aiken family reveal many stories of slave life and culture in Charleston in the 19th century. Ironworking and the ability to cultivate rice are two of the many technical skills the slaves brought to the United States, contributing to Charleston's economic and rich cultural development. (05:28)
Slave Memories, Part 1 of 2
The written memories of slaves are performed by professional actors. There are scene re-enactments and actual vintage photos of some of the slaves. (08:00) Part 2 is not included here.
Timeline of the Origin of Slavery in America
 Slavery and its legacy have shaped American history, from the Civil War to Reconstruction in the 1860's and 1870's to the struggle over civil rights a century later. This short video gives a timeline of the origin of slavery (Running Time 3:01).
The Abolitionist Movement
This short video discusess the development of the American Anti-Slavery Society by abolotionists and introdices you to Nat Turner, a slave who led a revolt against his owner. (0:36)
Slave Ships
This three minute video explains how a slave ship captain, such as Luke Collingswood, had the power to do whatever was necessary to maintain control, while bringing ships of slaves across the ocean for trade. This video shows how the British people finally found out what the slave ships was like and those that testified against it, including a clergyman who was once a slave captain and later wrote Amazing Grace, John Newton.
Origins of Slavery in America
n 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America,
planting the seeds of a slavery system. About 20 years later slavery became legal. This video is a nice overview of how slavery became part of America's life style. It does not tell about slavery in other countries. The video should be reviewed first due to images. (03:01)
