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Weird Wisconsin Mini-Tour
A whirlwind tour of just some of the weirdly wonderful Wisconsin sites you'll find in the book "Weird Wisconsin." They go to such sites as; The House on the Rock, Nick's Grandview, LaCrosse, WI and some more. Video is good quality and good for all students.
Ascaris Dissection Video
Dissection of a parasitic worm. Overview of the process and identification of the major features of the Ascaris. Would make a good pre-lab video or a comparative video for use with an earthworm dissection. The video uses lecture format (for background information) and a lab demonstration. 6:30 min.
Cornelia Funke Interview
This interview is with Cornelia Funke, bestselling author of the Inkheart Trilogy. She discusses how she was bored as an illustrator, so she decided to write her own stories. She discusses her book "Inkheart" and she really wanted to do away with one of her major villians, but he gets away! At the time of this interview she is working on four different projects. She said the one piece of advice she can give is to write down all the ideas you have, anywhere, just write them down. Then you need to
Call for Papers for OCW Consortium Global Conference 2011 The OpenCourseWare Consortium invites session proposals for its 2011 global conference, Celebrating 10 Years of OpenCourseWare. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a worldwide community of universities and organizations committed to advancing OpenCourseWare and its impact on global education. The OpenCourseWare movement has grown significantly over the last decade; today there are 13,000 courses published by 150 universities.
We encourage submissions for sessions that highli
Between the Lions: What's Cooking? -Tickled and Pickled Rib Chefs Cleo and Theo cook up one of their most famous delicacies, "tickled and pickled ribs," in this tasty episode. In this episode Chefs Cleo and Theo teach the “short i” sound. Video is good quality, it is short, but shows words and helps children recognize “short i” words and the sound it makes. Video is good for early readers.
Embracing Autism
This six minute video is about a working with autistic children. Video promotes a book on this subject, but the ideas, problems, and hopes are all valid. Good for teachers and parents. Run time 06:30.
Toot and Puddle: Trip to the Beach
This brief animated cartoon video shows book characters Toot and Puddle enjoying time at the beach. Incomplete. Prefaced and followed by advertisements. (1:04)
Moira's Birthday, picture book by Robert Munsch
This cartoon animation of the Robert Munsch picture book includes music, dancing, a yard full of cakes and pizza, kids on the roof of the house. This was part of a TV series called Bunch of Munsch, produced in the early 1990s. Screenplay by Stephen Ashton, storyboard by Craig Wilson. (10:21)
To Kill a Mockingbird Book Review
This is a book review of To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. A True American classic. and a beautiful depiction of life during Harper Lee's era.
Tesseracts and Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time
Tessering is describe in this video. This is a concept L'Engle explored in the book, A Wrinkle in timecalled was tessering. Tessering is a method whereby people could traverse great distances in the universe by "folding" space and time. Although they don't behave in exactly the way L'Engle describes, tesseracts do exist, and serve as important and elegant examples of multidimensional space.
Neil Gaiman Interviewed about Graveyard Book
New York Times Bestselling Author Neil Gaiman sits down with Wired.com to discuss his latest literary creation, The Graveyard Book. (4:54)
Reading of Junie B., First Grader by Barbara Park
A young boy reads from the book Junie B, First Grader in this clip. Junie B. Jones is a fictional character in a children's series
written by Barbara Park and illustrated by Denise Brunkus. Junie B.
Jones is the main character in the comical series. Junie B. Jones is
first introduced as a kindergartner and is currently a first grader.
Junie B. Jones exemplifies many of the comical aspects of childhood:
fear of monsters, grammatical errors, dealing with siblin
Book Walk of Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed
A Book Walk through Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed by
Barbara Park. Junie heard her parents say there are no monsters, but
what if Paulie Allen Puffer is right? What if the monster thinks her
toes look yummie? (1:14)
Concepts About Print for Beginning Readers - The Napping House
A librarian reads The Napping House by Audrey Wood to demonstrate concept of print for beginning readers. As the libraian reads to 3- and 4-year olds, she shows the parts of the books, how to hold the book, turn the pages, and track print from left to right and top to bottom. (1:52)
Dangerous Book for Boys Part Deux
Connand Hal Iggulden's book is not a stereotypical children's book. It is focused squarely on quintessential boyhood. It teaches how to tie the five knows every boy should know, how to navigate and how to make invisible ink. The video trailer introduces this unique book. Even the most reluctant reader will be intrigued. (2:22)
The Big Book of Gross Stuff: Making Distinctions!
Bart King, a longtime middle school teacher, began writing to get reluctant readers hooked on books. The Big Book of Gross Stuff explores the international standards of grossness, while delving into history and science. This trailer introduces the book. Visit http://ultragross.blogspot.com for more gross stuff! (:42)
Reading About the Busy Frog
HighScope shows strategies for reading a nonfiction book with preschoolers. Uses strategies to support literacy and develop language skills. Sound quality is average. (3:04)
The Iliad - Book XVIII (Age of Mythology)
This is a video . ade for an English class project. It is Book 18 of The Iliad by Homer, recorded in Age of Mythology using CamStudio. Cepstral was used for the voices (and the roar is from Sinistar!).
The Odyssey ( KCLS Book Trailer Contest Entry)
This video is a trailer book review of the Odyssey of Homer. This was used as an entry for the KCLS Video Book Review Contest on the The Odyssey by Homer.
