Zen Buddhism
This video shows another part of the interview to Gen Lakma. She talks about the reasons why she became a Buddhist in Great Britain. There is reference to the meaning of Faith for Buddhism, to enlightenment and to doubt.
Spanish Lesson - Preterite Regular -IR Verbs
Learn how to conjugate regular IR verbs in the Preterite tense. Speaking in the past tenses is an intermediate level topic that will help greatly expand a learner's vocabulary. The video is in lecture format with the instructor standing in front of a black screen. The black screen includes written examples of the lesson. Run time 03:39.
Spanish Lesson - formal vs. informal
A very basic introduction to the difference between tú and usted. Figure out how to use different levels of formality along with some good examples in Spanish. (The quality could be a little better.)
Colors
This children's video teaches kids to recognize colors and
By presenting several objects of varying colors, children learn to
generalize the notion of a color. In the video pictures are used of pool balls, airplanes, and cars to represent the colors. Lesson page:http://xoax.net/childrens/Colors.php
Que Hora Es - What Time Is It?
Learn the vocabulary and grammar associated with asking for and giving time in Spanish. You need to already know your numbers 1-30 before working on this lesson. Run time 07:27.
¿Cómo Eres? – Describing Your Personality
Use the verb ser to answer the question, "¿Cómo eres?" or what are you like? In addition to talking about the grammar behind this concept the video also introduces a bunch of vocabulary words that can be used to describe yourself. Run time 05:53.
Action,Helping, Linking Verb Song
This video teaches action, helping, and linking verbs with a song. The words of the song appear on a green board and each type of verb is defined in the song. ( 4:14)
Presidential Fun Facts
The Oval Office has been filled with extraordinary presidents, but did you know about these not-so-famous firsts? This video gives you some fun facts about the Presidents. Information and images are set to music. Run time 01:21.
Counting from 10 to 20 (Song)
In this simple song, children hear and see how to count from 10 to 20. Graphical images of the numbers are shown - as the singer sings each number - while the song progresses.
Ancient Laodicea
A video clip on Laodicea which is located in the Lycus River Valley of western Asia Minor, near the influential, ancient cities of Hierapolis and Colossae. A good video to show the history of this area and its people.
Prepositions of Place - AT, ON, IN
In this lesson, 3 common prepositions of place are looked at. This lesson teaches how to use AT, ON, and IN. The narrator shows examples on a whiteboard of preposition to improve grammar, as well as written and spoken English. There is quiz for this lesson at http://www.engVid.com/
Presidential Inaugurations Throughout US History
Production of Mojo.com on Presidential inaugurations throughout US history. It includes trivia including that until the passage of the 20th amendment Presidents were not sworn in until March when the weather was better. Exceptions to the 20th amendment have come due to the deaths of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy as well as the resignation of Richard M. Nixon. (2:57)
Imaging: Irfanview - Collage Project
Video: Imaging: Irfanview - Collage Project Episode 25 (of a 25-part series) This Nortel LearniT tutorial offers a collage project to further familiarize students with Irfanview.
Traveling South America
This is a video of a two year world trip in South America. On this movie it travels from Brazil, Peru, Bolivia to Argentina. Note: There is no sound on this video.
Geography of Africa
This video provides an overview of the geography of Africa and culture of Africa.(Teacher-made video)
Geography of the Western Cape of South Africa
A one minute video that shows the major geographical features of South Africa. Too short to provide much insight, but it does who some of the significant land forms.
Creating a New Page on Wikispaces
Video tutorial showing how to create a new page in Wikispaces and then add navigation to that page. Would make a good review before beginning the use of Wikispaces. 3:35 min.
Simple Machines Song
This is a song written and performed by Science Explosion, a group of science educators. The group created this catchy song in the hopes that it would help children to more easily remember what simple machines are, and their purposes.
Building Simple Machines: A Plant Quencher
How difficult can it be to water a plant? Pretty difficult when your objective is to build the most complicated machine possible to complete this simple task. In this video segment from ZOOM, Jillian demonstrates the use of ramps, wheels, pulleys, and other simple machines to construct her "plant quencher." Run time 01:16.
Kwanzaa History
Kwanzaa is a holiday to celebrate African-American cultural heritage. In this video learn how this holiday got started and the customs and traditions of Kwanzaa.
