Averages (in Algebra)
Introduction to averages and algebra problems involving averages. This video starts off with a black screen because the narrator uses it as a 'chalkboard'. This video is appropriate for older mddle and high school students.
i and Imaginary Numbers
Introduction to i. Raising i to arbitrary exponents. Factoring quadratics. This video starts off with a black screen because the narrator uses it as a 'chalkboard'. This video is appropriate for older middle and high school students.
Advanced Algebra - Lecture 5 - Complex Numbers and Geometry (series)
College Algebra with Professor Richard Delaware - UMKC VSI - Lecture 5 - More numbers and geometry. In this Lecture,we learn about complex numbers, area formulas and the Pythagorean theorem.
History Channel - Biography: Lord Byron Part 2 of 5
NOTE: Educators/Parents: Because of the nature of Lord Byron's life. this biography is suitable for older high school students only. An episode of the series Biography on History Channel dedicated to Lord Byron and produced in 2004. 'George Gordon Byron, later Noel, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale FRS (22 January 1788– 19 April 1824) was a British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Among Byron's best-known works are the brief poems 'She Walks in Beauty', 'When We Two Parted,' and 'So, We'll
How to Teach Piano to Kids: Basic Beats for Children's Piano Lessons Expert Village video. This lesson is taught by Hope Wells. How to teach rhythm to children, including tips for making it fun. Good quality video.
British Democracy (pt. 1)
Former MP Benn gives a description of Democracy as it exists and describes efforts to take it away and to get it back. (While from a British point of view, it can easily be applied to American democracy.)
Letter "M" Song
In this animated video, students will learn that the letter M is a consonant, will learn its sound, will learn M words, and practice writing M in the air. Man, mall, money, and monkey are some of the words in this video. Lyrics are repeated several times. This is a good teaching resource for the early childhood classroom and/or for special education students. (3:36)
"Letter B" (Let It Be) - Song
A cute Sesame Street video of the "Letter B" put to a version of "Let It Be" by the Beatles. The video gives examples of words that start with "B" as well as the phonetic sound of "B." It is a professionally produced movie of muppet characters. (3:04)
Cookie Monster's Letter of the Day: B
This classic Sesame Street video introduces the letter 'B' through the words 'beautiful' and 'big'.
Sesame Street - B is for Ballerina in a Banana
In this 21-second video, the 'b' words that are spoken are: banana, ballerina, beautiful.
Subjective Pronouns
This is just an excerpt from the entire video. The entire video can be viewed at mindbites.com/lesson/2851. The setting of the video clip is at a candle-lit dinner party with friends. In the clip she talks about the dinner quests and shows ways to shorten sentences by using one pronoun as the subject.
Homophones - The Adventures of Word Boy Part 1 of 2
This is an animated cartoon video for independent learning by students on the topic of 'Homophones'. The objective of this video is for students to be able to identify homophones and to use homophones in context. Many examples are provided. Worksheet type activities occur in the video that allow children to practice what they have learned.(9:16)
Homonyms
Video discusses homonyms and then students play a game using homonyms. A sentence is made, but rather than using the homonyms they read the sentence with the word "porcupine" where the homonym goes. For example, The sky is porcupine. Everyone stared when I porcupined my nose. Then someone needs to guess the homonym, in this case it is blue/blew. Other examples are given. Good video and good idea of the game played, could be played at home or in th
Homonyms (part 1) This video has Wordboy helping a child learn about homophones. In this video students are given a sentence and they need to fill in the appropriate homophone to complete the sentence. Video can be stopped, student can work through the sentences and the video restarted. End of video gives a review of what homophones are: words that sound alike, have different spellings, and have different meanings. More sentences are given with w
The Prefixes UN and RE
In this very brief 'Between the Lions' video, the prefixes UN and RE are addressed. Suitable for second through fourth grades. The video is slightly blurry.
Review of Comparative Suffixes Sort 3, -er, -est, -ier, -iest
This video is set up as a screen on the computer, narrator goes through suffixes and put words in the correct columns and explains the new meaning. This would be a good idea for a classroom that has a smartboard. Video is good quality and good for all students as a review or initial learning of the topic.
Suffix - Adding ion and ian to base words
This video is set up as a screen on the computer, narrator goes through suffixes and put words in the correct columns and explains the new meaning. This would be a good idea for a classroom that has a smartboard. Video is good quality and good for all students as a review or initial learning of the topic.
Between the Lions: "Cliff Hanger, the Mole, and the Rope "Long o" words offer hope that, at long last, Cliff Hanger will be able to escape his perch hanging from a root on the side of a cliff. Video is in cartoon form and in good quality. Some words in the video are shown printed out on the screen, this would be good for early readers. Video also describes words with long “o” sounds. Video is good for students learning or reviewing the long “o” sound and early readers.<
Mohatma Gandhi Biography
Mahatma Gandhi, the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement, is the subject of this video. This fast paced work is a biography of his later life and how he worked to advocate non-violence as a way for change. The video shows the power of civil disobedience. A religious radical kills Gandhi. (04:12)
Taoism - an Introduction (Part 1 of 2)
An introduction of the Chinese Religion, Taoism. This video explains the active and opposing forces and the principals of yin and yang within the religion, as well as Taoism's influence on acupuncture and health. Run time 06:00.
