Posts Tagged ‘ Video ’

Spread Great Educators’ Great Ideas

November 16, 2012

TED-Ed’s commitment to creating lessons worth sharing is an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas. TED-Ed’s videos aim to capture and amplify the voices of the world’s greatest educators. Within the growing TED-Ed video library, you will find carefully curated educational videos, many of which represent collaborations between talented educators and animators nominated through the TED-Ed platform. The “Flip This Video” button allows you to turn any useful educational video, not just TED’s, into a customized lesson that can be assigned to students or shared more widely. You can add context, questions and follow-up suggestions. You can distribute your…

English Language Arts Videos for Your Classroom

February 14, 2011

NBC Learn offers over 400 videos that include the following subjects: Writing Mechanics Basic Writing Writing Styles Research Citation How Writers Do It: Advice and Tips Image as Text Charts and Graphs Cartoons, Caricatures, Comics Photographs Drawings and Paintings Animation Video Reading and Writing Topics Debate Issues Society Behavior/Emotions Human Condition Daily Life Communication Miscellaneous Writers Speak Web: http://archives.nbclearn.com/portal/site/k-12 This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the…

A Biography of America

January 4, 2011

A Biography of America presents history not simply as a series of irrefutable facts to be memorized, but as a living narrative. Prominent historians — Donald L. Miller, Pauline Maier, Louis P. Masur, Waldo E. Martin, Jr., Douglas Brinkley, and Virginia Scharff — present America’s story as something that is best understood from a variety of perspectives. Thought-provoking debates and lectures encourage critical analysis of the forces that have shaped America. First-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents reveal the human side of American history — how historical figures affected events, and the impact of these events on citizens’ lives.…

The Arts in Every Classroom 1

January 4, 2011

The Arts in Every Classroom: A Video Library K-5. The programs in this video library show classroom teachers and arts specialists using the arts in a variety of successful ways. The 14 video programs — filmed in elementary schools around the country — along with a print guide and companion Web site, serve as a professional development resource for K-5 teachers seeking new ideas for integrating the arts into the classroom. Teachers featured in these programs include specialists in dance, music, theatre, and visual art, as well as classroom teachers from kindergarten through fifth grade. Programs 2 through 6 show…

Art Through Time

January 4, 2011

Take a trip across the world and back through the ages to experience the art of many cultures and historical periods. Thirteen themes encompass hundreds of paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos, and works in non-traditional media in this vibrant approach to the study and appreciation of art. International artists, scholars and curators from major museums and specialized collections guide the viewer through the millennia of human thought and expression while contemporary artists and their work bring the forms into the present day. An extensive Web site includes sortable images of more than 250 works, as well as online text helping viewers…

Against All Odds: Inside Statistics

January 4, 2011

With an emphasis on “doing” statistics, this series goes on location to help uncover statistical solutions to the puzzles of everyday life. Learn how data collection and manipulation — paired with intelligent judgement and common sense — can lead to more informed decision-making. This series can also be used as a resource for teacher professional development. Produced by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications and Chedd-Angier. 1989. A video instructional series on statistics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 26 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. Web: http://learner.org/resources/series65.html This information is provided as a courtesy for…

Algebra In Simplest Terms

January 4, 2011

In this series, host Sol Garfunkel explains how algebra is used for solving real-world problems and clearly explains concepts that may baffle many students. Graphic illustrations and on-location examples help students connect mathematics to daily life. The series also has applications in geometry and calculus instruction. Algebra is also valuable for teachers seeking to review the subject matter. Produced by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications and Chedd-Angier. 1991. Web: http://learner.org/resources/series66.html This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website…

Democracy in America

January 4, 2011

Democracy in America, a free video-on-demand course in civics, covers topics of civic knowledge, skills and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education. The 15 half-hour video programs and related print and Website materials provide high school students, pre-service and in service teachers with both cognitive and experiential learning in civics education. Web: http://learner.org/resources/series173.html This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with…

Wide Angle: Window into Global History

January 2, 2011

Wide Angle: Window into Global History, an initiative produced by the Thirteen/WNET New York’s Educational and Community Outreach department, is designed to support the teaching and learning of global history in high school classrooms. Drawing on the film resources of Thirteen’s award-winning series of international documentaries, the site comprises a range of standards-based resources intended as a supplement to existing curricula. For teachers, the multimedia lessons provide a flexible resource to facilitate the integration of quality media elements into standards-based classroom instruction. For students, the FREE, downloadable film clips, grouped by theme, include guiding questions. The project inspires an ongoing fascination with…

Interactive Nasa Tour Website

November 6, 2010

This interactive tour of NASA’s first five decades of exploration features virtual pavilions, clickable models and exhibits, video galleries, astronauts, presidents and a robot guide named Automa. Click Here to Visit Web Site This information is provided as a courtesy for BISD teachers and inclusion here does not indicate an endorsement by the district. It is important to thoroughly evaluate a website before using it with students. For help with this please contact the Learning Technologies Coach for your campus.