Michelle Obama: Meeting and Falling in Love with Future Husband: Barack Obama
Michelle Obama describes how she met and fell in love with Barack Obama.
President Obama's Life in Pictures
This slide show features images of the future president's life. This would be a good show for younger students and for those who are writing a biography of his life. It would also be good for a compare and contrast essay when viewed with photographs of other presidents.
What is Black History Month? Part 1 of 4
This is the 1st video in a series of 4 that talks about famous Black Americans and their achievements. This video contains information about Sammy Knox who was the first African-American to paint the President's portrait.(1:14)
Use A Cell Phone As A Webcam
This tutorial covers the steps on how to turn a Windows enabled mobile phone into a Webcam that you can stream over the internet. (4:14)
Birth of a Polar Bear - BBC Wildlife
Witness these amazing shots as a polar bear gives birth in this hibernation hole. The scenes are not graphic. The images were taken just after birth while inside a hibernation cave.
Dance Improv!
Speaks for itself. I took suggestions from the audience, then selected a song and improvised a dance routine.
Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Speech Structure This video explains to the audience speech structure, which is the order your speech has. If your speech is out of order the audience will have a hard time following. There are a few ways to have speech structure; chronological, tell them then tell them what you told them. One hint is to have points written down on separate cards and the put them in order; you may have to readjust the cards to get it right. Video is of average q
Chloroplast
This short, animated video is a biology group project where students were asked to make a commercial about an organelle in a plant cell. The chloroplast in this commercial is a restaurant called "Le Chloroplaste". The "chef" explains what ingredients he uses to make gluclose in the process of photosynthesis. Run time 01:04.
National Anthem of Australia- words and music
A video version of "Advance Australia Fair," the national anthem of Australia. Very useful for learning the words - straightforward.
Twelve Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories
Twelve short animated movies showcasing stories from northern Australia. Brilliant website with beautiful animations and the sounds of outback Australia. Has full study guides accompany each story. Glossary includes pronunciation guide Students can create their own version of the dream story in the mash up section.
Buffalo Bill's wild west parade
The film shows a parade down Fifth Avenue, New York. In the foreground many children, both black and white, can be seen following alongside the parade. The participants in the parade include cowboys, Indians, and soldiers in the uniform of the United States Cavalry on horseback and riding horse-drawn coaches. Buffalo Bill can be seen on horseback, lifting his hat to the crowd [Frame: 1397].
Photographed April 1, 1901. Location: Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y.
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Becoming an Actress : How to Audition to Become an Actress
 Auditioning to become an actress requires preparation for different types of auditions, such as gaining improv skills, preparing a musical number or choreographing a dance routine. Find out what is necessary for auditions with advice from an accomplished and award-winning actress in this free video on acting.
What is RTI: A five part series
If you can stand the long introduction and talking head approach, these videos contain the basic of what RTI is and how to get it started. Run time 1:49:20.
Polyominoes – A Virtual Manipulative
Build and compare characteristics of biominoes, triominoes, quadrominoes, etc. There are more instructions to the right of the manipulative.
JS Bach pt.5
 J.S.Bach occupies a pivotal place in the history of music.His compositions reprensents both the height of the Baropue and the beginning of the Modern Age of music .Filmed in Leipzig,London and America,this documentary both fascinating anf authoritative features specialy-filmed extracts with Jonh Eliot Grandiner conducting the Monteverdi Choir and English Baropue Soloists, performing the Mass in B minor,Andras Schiff playing the GoldBERG variations,Jacques Loussier improvising on the Toccata an
Phonic Faces Beginning Reader
Preschooler learns alphabet, letter-sounds and phonological awareness by reading a specially designed Phonic Faces alphabet-storybook learning letter-sounds is a natural part of reading these stories. (2:46)
Demise of the Anasazi
A climate change resulted in the Anasazi being driven by hunger from their homes and their civilization collapses. Lessons that are explained are too many people and not enough resources.
Fire Water Balloon Experiment
Steve Spangler demonstrates a fun experiment that includes a balloon, water, and lit candle. Steve explain how water is a great conductor of heat and does a great job of pulling the heat (from the candle) away from the balloon and into the water. Run time 03:06.
Basic Telescope Types
Don Pensak of Scope City shares the different telescope types and how to choose the right scope for you. Don shows you a reflector, refractor, and compound telescopes. He also addresses computerized vs noncomputerized telescopes. Run time 02:37.
How to Choose a Telescope
Don Pensak of Scope City shares the different telescope types, how to choose the right scope for you and what you can look forward to when using a telescope. Run time 02:16.
