Billie Holiday singing "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" 1958
Billie Holiiday singing live "What a little moonlight can do". Black and white video (3:09)
Billie Holiday Singing "A Fine Romance"
A Fine Romance -- Billie Holiday in 1936
In a second recording date under her own name was made in New York on September 29, 1936. Artie Shaw was replaced by a clarinetist from the Bob Crosby band called Irving Fazola, and pianist Clyde Hart replaced Joe Bushkin, with Bunny Berigan trumpet, Dick McDonough guitar, Artie Bernstein bass and Cozy Cole drums
Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern produced this tune and it goes a little bit like this:
"A fine romance, with no kisses, a fine
Windbags - Cool Science Experiment
How many breaths does it take to inflate an 2 meter (8 ft) Windbag? 70 breaths, maybe? Why even try? With a simple science secret you can amaze your  friends by blowing up a Windbag in one breath! If you don't believe it, try this amazing science activity! Windbags are so light and strong that even the smallest scientist can demonstrate the amazing properties of air!
Johannes Vermeer; A Slideshow
Perhaps best known for his painting, 'Girl With a Pearl Earring', Vermeer was an artist who painted Dutch interiors with a focus on light. This video is a slideshow of his work set to classical music. (1:19)
The Amish
There's a place in Ohio where people live in simpler times. No traffic
jams, limited technology. It's a place where family and place come
first. Our Ohio travels to Holmes County to experience the world's largest Amish community.
Jewish History and Culture in the 20th Century
This is a video of Jewish History. The Story of The Jewish People in The 20th Century (Introductory video for a much longer video series.)
Digital technology in education...will it transform it?
Short video expressing some views regarding digital technologies in the education system and the lack of university instruction.
Italian for Kids: Colors
A kid friendly and fun video where a young girl teaches the colors when the bright colors pop up in the background behind her. The words are also written in Italian on the screen.
Simple Hello and Good-bye
Learn the basic words for hello and good-bye in Italian, and well as expressing how you are doing!
Television Announcement of Death of Dwight Eisenhower (1969)
This is a television report about former President Eisenhower passing away, including a mini-biography. (06:23)
Maggie Lena Walker biography (1)
Maggie Lena Walker was the the CEO of a fraternal beneficial society as well as the first woman to establish and head a chartered American bank.In a time when society sought to limit opportunities for
African-Americans through segregation and Jim Crow laws, Mrs. Walker
achieved remarkable success in business and philanthropy.
Past Participles and Present Participles
This is a four minute video with examples about the use of participles. Some of the examples include walked, walking, ran, run, running, broke, broken, braking, was, be, and being. This would be best used as an introduction or a review. The video is in lecture format with an instructor standing in front of a dry erase board. (04:27)
Is it Alive?
Despite technological advances that have produced machines with lifelike qualities, most people can easily distinguish between what is living and nonliving. Or can they? This video includes some "fuzzy" examples that will make students question the meaning of life. Words are listen on the screen and video is set to music. No narration. (03:02)
The Five Senses
This student-made, informational video aids children in learning the five senses and locating the body parts associated with the senses. Run time 02:51.
The Voice Box
The narrator in this short video explains how the human voice is created.
Human Anatomy - EAR
This is a computer-animated video (03:13)Â that describes the structure of the ear and how sound is received by the ear. This video has English captions at the bottom of the screen. This may be good for the hearing-impaired or for big classrooms where sound may not travel far.
Note: there is a spelling error on the last part of the video where the video is summarized.
Learn About the Anatomy of the Middle Ear
Learn About the Anatomy of the Middle Ear - The middle ear transmits sound picked up by the eardrum to the inner ear. (01:25)
Trompe l'oeil in the village of Camogli, Italy
In the fishing village of Camogli, near Genoa, Italy. thousands of homes are decorated with trompe l'oeil. We meet one artist who still paints with a technique dating back to the 14th century.
J.K. Rowling: A Year in Her Life, Part 3 of
This well-done documentary includes interview clips of Rowling, one of the most popular authors of this era, discussing the clash of good and evil souls in her books, and more. Â (5:11)
Mitosis In Action
Observation of the cell division of C. elegans cells from a 1 cell embryonic stage over a 50 minute time course at 20 second intervals. Black and white with music. Grades 5-12. 54 sec.
