Sara lawrence-lightfoot
"Change, growth, and new learning" - there's a cultural shift in America, says Sara lawrence-lightfoot. This Friday, Bill Moyers speaks with one of America's leading educators and author of The Third Chapter: Passion, Risk, and Adventure in the 25 Years After 50. Sara lawrence-lightfoot is the first African American woman in the history of Harvard to have an endowed professorship named in her honor. She's been on the faculty for 37 years, and her career as a scholar has won her the prestigious M
Biology and Biologists: Overview
This video is an introduction to Biology. It explains the interrelation between biology, technology and society. There are examples of the problems caused by one area and that can affect the other.
Projet Jean Rouch ? J5.3 : Communication 1 (version française)
LE PROJET JEAN ROUCH ? : VERS UNE CONNAISSANCE HORS TEXTE, CROISER LES REGARDS, PARTAGER LES INTERROGATIONS. 14 – 20 novembre 2009
Évènement organisé par le Comité du film ethnographique en collaboration avec la Bibliothèque nationale de France, le Centre national du cinéma - Archives françaises du film et le Centre national de la recherche scientifique.
Battle of New Orleans, In 1814
Fun pictures to accompany the song written by Johnny Horton's song, the Battle of New Orleans. A good example of what students can do, but beware of copyright laws. This video could be used as an introduction to the battle in history classes.
William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold Speech
By the early 1890s, the Populist Party and figures within the
Democratic and Republican Parties advocated "free silver" (a
silver-standard currency at a high price for silver that would bring
inflation). The Populists represented an alliance of rural interests
and silver mining interests. Free silver advocate William Jennings
Bryan became the Democratic presidential candidate of 1896, delivering
the famous "Cross of Gold" speech denouncing the gold sta
Titanic Deconstructed: An Animation
An excellent two-minute video that shows the ship and what it was about and the numbers that became part of its history. A good introduction to the study of transportation.
The Basics of Right Triangle Trigonometry
Learn all about right triangles: a very important foundation to build trigometric knowledge upon. Go through constructions and important vocabulary including : planar triangle, standard position, terminal side, legs, hypotenuse, alpha, beta, gamma, and theta. Do you understand all those terms? This video will help you understand these definitions.
The 15 Amendment
A vague explanation without any history or cause and effect. At best a brief introduction.
Pre-Calculus Functions and Polynomials
This clip (which is part of a larger video segment) provides an introduction to Functions and Ploynomials in Pre-Calculus. Run time 3:22
Introduction to Compound Interest
This is an introduction to compound interest. The instructor uses computer software for instruction. The explanation is clear and understandable. This is a Khan Academy video.
Beginner's Guide to HTML
Whether you're looking to change the layout of your blog, or simply want to insert some funky effects into your website, HTML has long been the standard way of doing it. We're going to go through a little basic code to help you get going. You need to open notepad to work through this process.
Sid the Science Kid Exercise -
This short animated video is an advertisement for "Sid the Science Kid" on PBS. Sid talks about exercise in this video and talks about how your heart beats faster when you exercise. This would be a great introduction to a study of exercise.
The Civil War: A Explanation by a Historian
A talking head video with some good statistics in the 1:34 video. Good for advanced students. Offers insights into the effects of the war, too, but mainly a weak tool for the study of this war.
The Underground Railroad
This short video gives basic,introductory facts about the Underground Railroad. It briefly mentions Harriet Tubman. This video would be a great introduction lesson for students on slavery. (1:26)
Intro to Humanism: Values and Ideals of Humanism Part 4
Part 4 of the 6 part Introduction to Humanism. This segment focuses on the 4 most important values of Humanism, including the Dignity and Worth of Individual Humans, Compassion, Free Thought, and Personal Responsibility.
Intro to Humanism: Humanism and Religion part 3
Introduction to Humanism Part 3: covering Humanism's conflicts with religion.
5 K's (Sikhism)
Simple and very basic introduction to the 5 k's (Kesh, Kanga, Kara, Katchera, Kirpan) which all baptised Sikhs wear.
The Zen Mind
This video is an introduction to the Zen Mind.
Praefectus Classis (HMS Pinafore, Gilbert && Sullivan)
versabar iuvenis ego
procuratoris in domo;
verrebam muros et solum,
osti poliebam capulum,
poliebam plane capulum -
et nunc praefectus classis sum.
J.S. Bach: Life and Works - 1/2
 Stunningly filmed in locations throughout central Germany, "J.S. Bach: Life and Works" sets a new standard for artful filming of music performance. A rare DVD featuring excellent performances of a variety of Bach works in the context of locations the music was intended for: churches and castles. Includes the first filmed performance on the recently reconstructed Wender organ in Arnstadt where Bach worked early in his career.
