Joe & the Pumpkin Patch
Books is written by Rich and Sal Cundy. Book is about a little boy, Joe, and his adventures with his two dos on Halloween night. (4:00)
Women in Politics
A three minute video highlighting some of the most important women in American politics. Needs more background to be of more value. Just a selection of sound bites, but good insights.
Adverbs of Frequency
Video discusses adverbs of frequency, what they are, examples of them, when they are used, and gives examples of how and when they are used in sentences. Video also discusses "be" verbs and how adverbs are used with them. Video gives many different examples in an interesting way, by interviewing people and discussing the adverbs they use.
Public Speaking Tips: Know the Audience
The audience for a speech will determine the topic and formality
of the speech. Know and analyze the audience for a speech with tips from a communications specialist in this video. Make sure you have a good sense of your audience-they are important for delivery-what is the situation like? Present yourself as your audience expects. (1:29)
Public Speaking Tips: Great Speech Demonstration
Great speakers learn from other public speakers. Learn about
giving great public speeches with a demonstration from a communications specialist in this video.
School Violence
Ways to help your school decrease school violence.
Five Most Common Back to School Fears
A CBS mini-special, this news broadcast goes over the fears that many students have when going back to school. A parent magazine editor goes over these fears and how to overcome them. Just for primary and elementary. Some interesting ideas such as taking a picture of child with teacher. A four minute video. Good for parents as well as teachers who might not have thought of things such as students fear of getting hungry.
First Day of School for Middle Schoolers
Lots of talking, but not many insights on how to deal with this situation outside of talking, talking, talking.
How to Qualify for a National Merit Scholarship With a PSAT
A standardized test prep instructor explains how to qualify for a National Merit Scholarship using the PSAT. He explains that juniors in high school will need to submit their scores and then submit
their SAT scores as finalists before writing an essay and submitting
grades and a course list.
Visual French- Five French words (# 3)
The instructor pronounces 5 words (les mots) of color in this brief video. There is no English, but the actual color appears in a small circle on the screen.
Russian Christmas Traditions
Russian Christmas traditions involve many unique holiday activities.
2008 Christmas Around The World
This short video from 2008 is about how Christmas was celebrated in various places and by notable people. Included are British royals, President-Elect (at the time) Barack Obama, miliary personnel, and the Pope. Bethlehem is included as well.
Math Strategies: Percents and Fractions
A short student produced video tutorial on Finding Percents for Decimals and Fractions.
Alcatraz History Part 7 of 7
This Is An Alcatraz Documentary From 1971 With Howard Duff. This Contains Rare Film And Interviews. Film shows the island and the buildings. Discusses the history of the jail and some of the people who were in the jail. This is an extraordinary story.
Sentence Content for Essays
Sentence Content for Essays. Part of the series: How to Write an Essay. Learn how to improve sentence content in this free video on essay writing.
Presentation Alphabet
This is an alphabet to help with presentations and speeches. (For instance, 'A is for Authentic - Be Real.' There is sound with this slide show. See also: Language Arts -Writing and Composition - Steps In Composition - Drafting. See also: Computers and Technology - Video Production. See also: Language Arts - Broadcast Journalism - Broadcast Scriptwriting.
Take Notes Online With NoteStar
NoteStar is a free internet tool that enables you to take digital notes, organize them, and prepare your bibliography (list of sources used) quickly and easily. Students can:
• take digital (online) notes in index card format and organize them
• track source information, whether it is print, nonprint or online
• create printable notes and bibliography
As a student, you can also register as your own “teacher” so you can:
• create projects and
Sculpting Details of a Horse Mane: Part 2
Learn how to sculpt the details of a horse's mane on a clay horse head sculpture in this ceramic art video lesson with expert Jorge Benlloch. English captions. (2:12)
Bicycle Safety--Smart Cycling
Rules your children can follow to stay bicycle safe.
War of The Century - Part 18
This part of the video refers to East Prussia population that was on the move by mid 1945. There are accounts of the terrible things East Prussian women refugees had to go through to save their lives. There is also reference to those that were glad to see the Red Army as they had previously been war prisoners. However, more suffering was to come. They were taken to camps and treated as traitors. There is reference to the way in which Stalin did his best to enhance his reputation. He ordered p
