You Have the Right to Remain Silent...(Miranda v. Arizona, 1966)
This is an excellent presentation concerning this famous court case. The presentation is done in lecture style with images that accent the lecture. (08:34) This is a clip from a larger segment. This video talks about the Miranda warning.
Searching the Internet
Instructional PowerPoint on best practices for searching the Internet. Target audience upper elementary and middle school. No sound-slides that can be paused for discussion or notes. (1:38)
Internet Search: Tutorial 2: Site Operator
How to use the site operator to reduce search results when searching online. This video discusses using Google to search domains to narrow your results.
Bernd Kestler - Tutorial 1: Quoted Search
This shows how to use a quoted search to refine your results. Quoted searches look for the exact phrase in the quotations.
How To Search In Internet Explorer 7
StepByStepIE7.com - Searching in Internet Explorer 7 explained...
Search Engine Basics 101, Including Basic Computer Skill Tips
In this video you will see how you can go over to the right corner on a Google search page, hover over the search term and it will give you the defination for each term.
Reading URLs
When you travel the internet the URL is the address of a specific site. It is a resource found on the internet. A collection of sites is searched to give you results. When you find what you are looking for question is the site valid? Look for the Author, is he/she an expert in their field, what evidence is there to support that the information is true? (1:21)
Understanding Google Squared
Product Manager Daniel demonstrates Google Squared, a new experimental search tool that lets you customize your search results in a table. (0:34)
Greek Tragedy
Animated film about Greek tragedy. (6:26)
Elizabethan Drama and The Globe
A Brief Introduction to Elizabethan Drama and to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to be used in my British Literature classes. (4:23)
Visual Backgrounds of Shakespeare and his Theatre
Shakespeares plays record many aspects of the physical environment in which he lived, as illustrated by surviving examples of Elizabethan art and architecture. This extract is taken from the DVD Shakespeare and the Globe, distributed by Films for the Humanities (7:06)
Shakespeare: The Globe Theatre
Shakespeare's theatre as seen throughout it's history including a discussion of what it would have been like to be in attendance. (2:21)
Renaissance Theatre
An introduction to renaissance theatre. Part of an online history of theatre class at Columbia Gorge Community College. English Captions. (4:06)
Theatre-7-The Physical Theatres
The Physical Theatres History & Basic's of the Theatre Stage This 18 part series goes threw the History, Elements, Types and functions of the Theatre Stage. This discusses the elaborate court theaters.
The History of Western Drama
The History of Western Drama(2:18)
Money Manipulative
This manipulative uses United States currency, both coins and bills. Images of bills include a circled number to identify their value: one, five, ten, twenty, or fifty dollars. The coins (pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and half dollars) should be easily identifiable, but it may take a little practice. There are more instructions on the right side of the Java applet.
Number Line - Virtual Manipulative
This virtual manipulative can be used to picture whole number operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, carried out on a number line. There are more instructions on the right side of the Java applet.
Number Line Bars - Virtual Manipulative
This is a versatile tool that can be used to illustrate a variety of number operations. The background of the workspace is marked by light gray grid lines. The default step-size of the grid lines is 1 unit. There are more instructions on the right side of the Java applet.
Number Line Bars - Fractions - Virtual Manipulative
This is a very versatile tool that can be used to illustrate a variety of number operations. The background of the workspace is marked by light gray grid lines. The default step-size of the grid lines is 1/10 unit. There are more instructions on the right side of the Java applet.
Step size
The Place Value Number Line - Virtual Manipulative
A number line is a common representation of integers used to teach concepts of positive and negative numbers, zero, place-value, and arithmetic operations. The Place Value Number Line manipulative is designed to introduce, practice, and test skills in representing place value on a number line. There are instructions on the right side of the Java applet.
