Posts tagged with movies

On the web: No Science Teacher Left Behind

Here are two websites with helpful resources for science students: At http://cassiopeiaproject.com/ the goal is to make science education videos available to all who want them. Short clips can be found on biology, chemistry, evolution and other science topics. At http://learn.genetics.utah.edu  students and teachers will find well organized and clearly written information on the basics of DNA, stem cells, cloning, [...]

YouTube to you can use in school

Here’s a perfect way to share those YouTube videos at school that you are normally blocked from… Our district (like many) block YouTube access, but SchoolTube is allowed (it’s moderated). You can now grab the URL of any YouTube video and “upload” it to SchoolTube. Now while at school we have a way of showing [...]

NOVA in your classroom

At http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/, search or browse through over 60 video segements from Public Broadcasting’s NOVA. You can also link to dozens of online NOVA learning activities at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hotscience/.

“American Experience” resources

www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/teachers/index.html Start here to search or browse  through 10 American Experience Web sites — including timelines, primary sources, teacher’s guides, maps, galleries, interactives, video, and more — to find history, civics, and other social studies resources for your classroom.

Math movies

 www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html Here’s a collection of movie clips in which mathematics appears.

For American Govt & History teachers

The Ease History web site allows users to view (and compare) up to 4 short video segments at once. Choose video of 2 different presidential news conferences, 3 political campaign ads or 4 examples of First Amendment issues. Show them to your students to make a point — or tell your students to use them to make their points [...]

Discover United Streaming

To access this amazing collection of videos and other interactive resources, go to: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ Login using your user name and password. If you are a new user, you need this passcode: 9929-27BA Search by grade level or subject and look for a video that you may want.  DO NOT PLAY THE VIDEO DIRECTLY FROM THE SITE!  Click on [...]

How to tell a PhotoStory

Photo Story allows you to combine photos, music, narration and motion to create simple movies that bring your images to life.  Since the program is a part of Windows, it can be downloaded & installed for free on most computers. In addition to the program itself, before you can create your project you need to gather [...]