Interview with Children's Poet Bobbi Katz
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to the Poet's House, a library in New York City, to meet award winning children's poet Bobbi Katz. Learn about the various forms of poetry and what goes into making a poem. Explains the form of poetry called pantoon.
Links to fun websites and a Learning Corner of questions and extended activities for kids. (6:51)
Interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Part 1)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, winner of the ASPCA Roger Caras Award. In this section, she answers the question, "What started your career as a writer?" She answers: because her parents read to her and her siblings with meaning. (0:26)
Interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Part 2)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, winner of the ASPCA Roger Caras Award. In this section she answers the question, "What inspired you to write Shiloh and the other books in the series?" In her answer she describes how she and her husband found a dog in by a creek in West Virginia.
Interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Part 4)
In this section Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, winner of the ASPCA Roger Caras Award, answers the question, "Which is your favorite among the books you have written?" She comments that answering this question is really hard, but if she had to give an answer it would be Shiloh. (0:39)
Interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Part 5)
In this section, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, winner of the ASPCA Roger Caras Award, answer the question, "How did you feel when you learned you won the ASPCA® Roger Caras Achievement Award?" She answered that the award is relatively new and she had to look it up to see what it was for. The award is for a person or organization that promotes animal welfare. She says getting the award was a thrill. (0:24)
Interview with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Part 6)
In this section, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, winner of the ASPCA Roger Caras Award, answer the question, "Are you working on a new book? If so, can you tell us something about it?" She answers that she is working on many books for her different audiences. (0:45)
Commercial Arts Project - Digital Billboard
A third level design student at the Seminole Vocational Education Center, describes how she came up with her award winning design idea. The last 45 seconds of the video is a ad for the Vocational Center. Slides and live action shots. (1:45
Speaking for Islam
This week’s podcast features an exclusive interview with one of the world’s leading experts on Islam and its relationship with the West.
Professor John Esposito, Professor of Religion and International Affairs and Professor of Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC, visited The University of Nottingham to deliver the Firth lectures in the Department
Professor John Esposito
Beacon for green research
Helping the world's fastest growing economy develop greener building methods, the University has launched the Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies at its campus in Ningbo, China.
In this podcast Professor Jo Darkwa, director of CSET talks about this eagerly anticipated centre and how it will house some of the world's leading experts on sustainable energy research.
Professor Jo Darkwa
Mind games
Doing something you don't want to do requires plenty of focus and mental energy, whether it's quitting smoking, studying for an exam or doing a maths problem.
In this podcast psychologists Dr Martin Hagger from The University of Nottingham and Dr Nikos Chatzisarantis from the University of Plymouth, explain why ego-energy is so crucial, and why motivation co
Dr Martin Hagger & Dr Nikos Chatzisarantis
CDC director reveals new incident with bird flu, widespread safety lapses
An internal probe at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed a new safety breach involving the dangerous avian flu. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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Cyber-Bullying
This video is one of the Merit Award winners in the School Digital Media Awards 2009 (Singapore). It was inspired from Project Digital Citizenship, a Cyber Wellness Project by Mr Kwan Tuck Soon.
According to experts, cyber-bullying is becoming increasingly common all over the world and it is no different in Singapore, where over 70 percent of students have access to the internet at home.
Cyber-bullying is when someone repeatedly makes fun of another person onlin
Barroso makes the case for conclusion of Doha Round
The world should embrace free trade and repudiate protectionism, urges José Manuel Barroso, European Commission president, adding that completing the Doha Round on global trade would send a “very important signal” that free trade is vital in lifting the international economy from the current deep recession.
The promise of India
The day before she was to launch her new company, Maya Hari found that she was expecting her first baby. She decided to put the launch on hold. Two years later, in August 2008, Stylkist was set up, but this came just days before Lehman Brothers went under and the financial meltdown began.
Special Exhibition: Guitar Heroes: Legendary Craftsmen from Italy to New York
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Month in Review - Valparaiso University
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How Earthworks Trains Teenagers to Grow Food
John Burrous shows you around the Earthworks training program for teenagers, a program that teaches them to grow organic vegetables and gain skills. Run time 04:35.
Facts About the Pyramids of Egypt
The pyramids of Egypt were built originally as tombs for Pharaohs, but no one is sure exactly how they were built. Learn more about these wonders of the world with answers from an experienced history teacher. (1:19)
Listening Quiz #9
Improve English listening skills with a short story that is read called
"Johnny the Trouble Maker" There is a blank screen during the reading of the story. After the short story is read the presenter asks five questions to test listening skills. Questions and answers can be found at: www.eslmastery.wordpress.com
