How to do a handstand
When doing a handstand, the head should be right between the arms, the fingers should be open, and the most important thing is to push forward. Avoid arching the back when doing a handstand with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics and tumbling.
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Video SparkNotes: William Golding's Lord of the Flies summary
This is an excellent ten minute review of this book. It explains the symbols and the human element. There are some words that are used that some students may not understand as well as some of the motives.
The History of Slavery In America (part 1 of 3)
Slavery in the United States began soon after English
colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted as a legal
institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. (Professional video with interviews, slides, and narration.)
The History of Slavery In America (part 2 or 3)
Slavery in the United States began soon after English
colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted as a legal
institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United
States Constitution in 1865. (Professional video with interviews,
slides, and narration.)
Achilles Book One- Life
This is part 1 of the the life of Achilles. Achilles was a Greek hero of the Trojan War, the central character and the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad. Achilles also has the attributes of being the most handsome of the heroes assembled against Troy. His life story is depicted through ancient artwork with text at the bottom about his life with background music.
The American Revolution
On April 19, 1775, the shot heard round the world was fired at the Battle of Lexington and Concord beginning America's Revolutionary War. In this video you will learn what lead to the war, and the things that happened as a result.
"Under Milkwood" by Dylan Thomas
The great Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, reads his famous poem about his homeland, while photographs of Thomas are displayed, tightshot to wideshot or vice versa, throughout the video. The voice is urgent, youthful, articulate: "Listen!" "Look!" "Only you can see...." (4:05)
Upgrading RAM
RAM stands for Random Access Memory. You need to upgrade your Ram if you notice that your computer runs slower because you are running many applications at the same time. If you upgrade your applications it will call for more RAM. This video shows how to find out the type of Ram your computer needs as well as how in install it. (7:00)
The Sound Carnival: OU Blend
In this Electric Company video, students will learn about the "ou" sound through song. This is a great resource to introduce and/or review phonological awareness in the elementary classroom. (0:50)
3D Animation of a Heart Attack
This 3d medical animation illustrates the story of a heart attack from a blocked coronary artery due to th inflammation of blood vessels. Beginning with damage to the endothelial arterial wall, the animation shows how a white blood cell entering the wall of the artery changes into a macrophage, grabbing and digesting cholesterol. As the cell does its job, it transforms into a foam cell, which, unfortunately, becomes part of the plaque within the blood vessel wall. Ultimately, over a period of
Ancient Human Sacrifice
With the Romans closing in, desperate Druids offer the ultimate sacrifice to try to save themselves from annihilation. Human remains from the first century A.D. are found in 1984 and scientifically examined in this video. Not recommended for children under the age of 15 due to the graphic nature of the final scene. (4:31)
Trigonometry Word Problems (Part 1)
The instructor explores the first part of a problem when the captain of a ship goes off track. In an easy conversational tone, the instructor uses the computer screen Paint program)Â as his 'blackboard' and different colors to emphasis his points. For high school students.
Graphs of Trig Functions
In this video the instructor explores the graphs of trig functions. In an easy conversational tone, the instructor uses the computer screen as his 'blackboard' and different colors to emphasis his points. For high school students.
More Trig Graphs
Determining the equations of trig functions by inspecting their graphs. In an easy conversational tone, the instructor uses the computer screen as his 'blackboard' and different colors to emphasis his points. For high school students.
Trigonometric Identities
This video is an introduction to trigonometric identities. In an easy conversational tone, the instructor uses the computer screen as his 'blackboard' and different colors to emphasis his points. For high school students.
Learn English Through Song- Lesson 39- Farming Terms
Learn common English farming terms through the song, "The Green Leaves of Summer" by Brothers four. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. In this slide show the lyrics are shown for "The Green Leaves of Summer
" along with text explanations about the farming terms used in the song lyrics. More songs at learn-to-speak-english-esl.com. Good quality video appropr
The Musculoskeletal System
 LearnHealth presents the first installment of the Human Body series, "The Musculoskeletal System." This video talks about bones, muscles, types of muscles and joints, ligaments, and tendons. Everything is well labeled-video can be paused to take notes.(3:33)
Dance Improvisation
 Been several months since I performed for an audience, and a few since I've done a class so I hadn't prepared at all, but the beauty of improvisation is you can't make mistakes!
This is a dance impro I performed on 6th October 2006 as part of the program for Teacher Appreciation Night, organized by the Baha'i Community of Banyule. It's not hugely experimental, I kept it that way since the majority of the audience was unlikely to have been exposed to any form of contemporary/moder
A Dance Improvisation
Tuomo Railo dancing to a song of a Bollywood film from 50's. (3:38)
Nori Diesel - Modern Dance Improvisation 1
Nori Diesel Potts's modern dance improvisation at Ballet School of Chapel Hill. (1:21)
