The Intel 386 Story for Kids
[Recorded Feb 4, 2009] Today, many American teenagers enjoy a life enriched by an almost pervasive level of technology. Teens live surrounded by laptop computers, gaming systems, cell phones, and DVD and MP3 music players. All of these technologies have been made possible through increasingly smaller, cheaper and more powerful microprocessors often developed and sold by Intel. In this lecture, Professor Richard Tedlow targets his talk at teenagers to explain a part of the microprocessor technolo
Civil Rights Movements
This short video teaches about the meaning of Jim Crow laws and also introduces the students to Homer Plessy, one of the lesser known civil rights leaders. (0:36)
Black History Timeline: An Interactive Site
Starts at 1619 and goes until 2009. The students click on any individual mentioned and gets a paragraph explaining the deeds to that individual. This site would be good for students to get a quick look at some of the most famous Blacks in American history, but is far from complete. Having the students find others to add might be a good class project.
Michael Palin's hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti - BBC
Palin tries the 'Out of Africa Breakfast' and a spot of Hot Air Ballooning on the border between the Serengeti and the Masai Mara in Kenya.
BBC: Michael Palin visits an English country estate in Zambia
Palin visits an English countryside estate in the middle of Zambia. From the BBC - Michael Palins Pole to Pole adventure.
Finding the Surface Area of a Cube The instructor uses an electronic chalkboard to demonstrate how to find the surface area of a cube. One example is modeled using astep by step approach to walk the learner through the computational process.  A definition of the formula is given explaining what s stands for in this formula.
Food Safety - From Farm to Fork
Poor sound quality, but content is important.This unit provides fifth through seventh graders a better understanding of food safety through real-life examples and enjoyable activities. The teacher needs to order the free unit of study first.
The Search for the Baby Bald Eagle - A Shared Story
Inspired by Eric Carle, this story was written. illustrated, and read by the elementary children and teachers in the school. They sing a song at the end of the story: "Fly with me." Illustrations are collage cut-outs with some animation. (4:13)
Publishing Advice for Writers
Writers who seek to be published need to remain professional when submitting work, take rejection well, as it is inevitable, and keep records of where work as been submitted. Get publishing advice from a published author and English professor in this video on writing where he shares his knowledge and insights with you. Great advice for those young writers who would like to start their writing careers while still in school!
How to Write Titles
How to refer to literary works in your own writing using italics, underlining, and quotation marks. The video includes a black screen with an instructor narration. (10:08)
Learn English Through Song- Lesson 27- Four Kinds Of Sentences
Learn English Through Song "Early Morning Rain" by Gordon Lightfoot.
Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. In this clip the the lyrics are shown for Early Morning Rain and text explanations of the four kinds of sentences based on the lyrics to the song.
Learn English Through Song- Vocabulary Items
Learn vocabulary words fom the lyrics of the song Indian Lake sung by The Cowsills. Learn English Through Song helps English Second Language (ESL) students study speaking, conversation, vocabulary, pronunciation, listening and grammar. More songs at www.learn-to-speak-english-esl.com
Contact Improvisation 1
Contact dance is a form where you follow the point of contact to inform the dance. It is unplanned and improvised.Features Dancers Jacob Cino and Ali Robson both based in Canada. (0:25)
Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt
This video explains the political, social, and economic activity of the Ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians. This video provides a introduction to the worlds first civilizations. (Amateur video that has good information and moving very quickly)
Structuring Paragraphs, Part 4
This is a video lecture on how to structure paragraphs. In this segment, Mr. Page discusses the development of a paragraph. The lecturer appears on the right side while images and information appears on the left. (06:26)
Adding Details
In this episode, The Word Chef compares making pancakes to
adding interesting details to your writing. Writing tips for elementary
school kids.
The History of American-Realism
This program that explores the work of of famous American Authors in history. Realism is discussed along with the works of Crane, James, and Howell. Excerpts are read from their literary works.
How to Add Mixed Numbers
This is a slideshow presentation about adding mixed numbers. It is a presentation of how a 5th grade class and their examples of adding mixed numbers. It is set to peaceful music, and provides facts to remember when adding mixed numbers.
The Five Themes of Geography
In this video, students will learn about geography terms--absolute and relative location (longitude and latitude), cultural and physical place characteristics, environment, and more. Very good visuals and examples are given. This is a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections in the classroom. (2:31)
The skyscrapers of New York -part 2
A documentary on how these were constructed. Silent, Black and White film.
