Hinterland Who's Who of the Wolf
A one minute video that helps people understand the many wrong views of the wolf that has recently being delisted as an endangered animal by the Department of Interior depsite being few in numbers. This is a great video as it shows the nature of the wolf. There are also more videos listed on the site about other types of animals. Run time 01:02.
Sea reptile birth - Walking with Dinosaurs
CGI is used to examine what a birth in the water must have been like for Dinosaurs dependent on both sea and air. The video explains how vulnerable both the mother and her pups could be during the birthing process.
The Threat of Animal Species Extinction
This short but informative video describes the startling risk for extinction that many species are facing, and how many of these species are at risk because of human activity. Video is set to music while information is written on the screen. Run time 0:51.
National Geographic-Rare Clouded Leopards
A small glimpse of the life of the clouded leopards.Video explains how zoos are assisting to breed these rare animals and taking care of them. Running Time is less than one minute.
Save Endangered Animals A to Z
Photos of endangered animals around the world presented in alphabetical order. This 2:25 long video does not teach about the animals, but does present students with an idea of the variety of tremendous numbers that are endangered. If they wish to take action such organizations as the Defenders of Wildlife have free materials
http://www.defenders.org/index_v2.html
A Good Site for Searching PDF Files
PDF Search Engine http://www.pdfsearchengine.in
This is a brief slideshow (6 slides) that shows students how to get Faster, more Relevant results if searching for PDF files. This search engine returns results from these search engines: Google, Bing, and Yahoo!
(There is also another website: pdf-search-engine.com which is powered by Google.)
Ultimate Success Vocabulary: Lesson 5
Increase and improve vocabulary with this clip.
Vocabulary words are defined. Each slide shows the word, definition and and an example of the word used in a sentence. A narrator reads the word, definition, and sentence.
Ultimate Success Vocabulary: Lesson 8
Increase and improve vocabulary with this clip. Vocabulary words are defined. Each slide shows the word, definition and and an example of the word used in a sentence. A narrator reads the word, definition, and sentence. More vocabulary words at http://www.ultimatevocabulary.com (5:21)
Nature's Perfect Predators- Mountain Lion
Think killer cats only hunt in Africa? This predator can run 35 mph and leap over 30 feet. Run time 03:48
Long Word Song-Syllabication
Learn how to read multi-syllable words by listening to this song and watching how they divide the word into syllables on the screen. (1:17)
Between the Lions: Gawain's Word - jig Sir “j” and Sir “ig” bring an Irish flavor to Blending Fields, as they charge together at high speed to make a word “jig”. Host Gawain is on hand to bring you all the action. Video is average quality, it is short, but shows how sounds are put together to make words. This video would be good for preschool/kindergarten children.
Choosing an MP3 Player
Watch this video about how to choose an MP3 player on HowStuffWorks. Andy and Sean from LabRats.tv show you the pros and cons of flash vs. hard-drive storage on MP3 players. Learn how MP3 players work in this video from LabRats.tv (12:12)
~Video begins with a short Ad~
George Handel- Watermusic (Minuett I-II-etc)
G.F.Handel- Watermusic (Minuett I-II-etc). (4:24)
The Concentration Camps in World War Two and Roosevelt's Death
In this five minute video students learn about the German concentration camps and shows the piles of bodies left in the camps. This video has many disturbing images and is NOT for younger students. A teacher review is a MUST. However, this video does show exactly what the Germans and others did to the Jews. The video ends with the death of President Roosevelt and its impact.
Media Smarts: Kids Learn How to Navigate the Multimedia World
Students in grades 3-12 spend eight-1/2 hours daily using media. (Generation M., Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010) Filmmaker/George Lucas Educational Foundation chair George Lucas thinks it's time to change "English" class into "Communication" class. National Association for Media Literacy Education members believe, "By learning to skillfully interpret, analyze, and create messages, media literacy empowers people to be both critical thinkers and creative producers of messages using image,
Plants Cells Slide Show by StudyJams
The cells of plants include several parts, such as the cell body, cytoplasm, mitochondria, nucleus, vacuole, cell wall, and cholorplasts. Only plant cells have plant cell walls and chloroplasts. Learn more about the plant cell with these detailed images from StudyJams. The pictures are set to music with information written under each photo. A short, self-checking quiz and song are also included on this link.
Special Education Teaching : Definition of Special Education
Special education is the provision of free and appropriate education to children who have special needs. Find out how the problem-solving method is used in special education teaching with help from a special education teacher in this video on special education.
Expert: Julie Peebles
Bio: Julie Peebles graduated from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor of Science in special education and learning disabilities.
Filmmaker: Rendered Communications
'Kangaroo's Visitor gets a Surprise' a self-published picture book by Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor reads. with Australian/British accent, his self-published book, Kangaroo's Visitor gets a Surprise, illustrated by Gail Breeze. The words do appear on the screen, but they are too small to read easily, and do not appear at length on the screen, which focuses on the illustrations (wide-to-tight and tight-to-wide shots). (8:24)
Sesame Street: Al Roker: Family
Today Show meteorologist, Al Rocker, shares pictures of his whole family.
One of the Six Pillars of Zeus - Citizenship
Students show examples of good citizenship. An amateur video of students acting as they are Greek gods.
