Open Yale Courses

Open access to courses from Yale University

http://oyc.yale.edu/courses

The lecture videos might be a good way to provide a "visiting lecturer" for some high school classes. (ie Poetry, Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, etc.) Each lesson is delivered in video format with notes. Teachers might find ideas that they might use in their own course content.

"Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn."

"Each course includes a full set of class lectures produced in high-quality video accompanied by such other course materials as syllabi, suggested readings, exams, and problem sets. The lectures are available as downloadable videos, and an audio-only version is also offered. In addition, searchable transcripts of each lecture are provided."

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Physics - PhET Simulations

Interactive simulations of physical phenomena

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/physics

"PhET provides interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena. They enable students to make connections between real-life phenomena and the underlying science, deepening their understanding and appreciation of the physical world."

"PhET simulations animate what is invisible to the eye through the use of graphics and intuitive controls such as click-and-drag manipulation, sliders and radio buttons. In order to further encourage quantitative exploration, the simulations also offer measurement instruments including rulers, stop-watches, voltmeters and thermometers."

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Geometry Playground: Activities and Links

Geometry Activities for Educators http://www.exploratorium.edu/geometryplayground/resources.php

Hands-on activities that will help spark students' interest in geometry. Designed for classroom use, they can also be done by families or other groups.

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Five-Minute Film Festival to celebrate Earth Day

A playlist of Earth Day videos

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/film-festival-earth-day-environmental-education

Video playlist, lesson ideas and other links

"Earth Day has deep roots in education. The first one was in 1970, held as a "national teach-in on the environment." It was groundbreaking in that it brought together people with different beliefs and backgrounds to fight for a single cause. We celebrate on April 22nd, but you can teach your students about sustainability and environmental stewardship all year round. It doesn't take much for kids to feel like they can make a difference for our planet, mobilizing them to be life-long environmentalists! "

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BBC - Languages - Spanish - Mi Vida Loca

An interactive video drama and Spanish course

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/

"Mi Vida Loca takes you on an intrigue mystery adventure to Madrid and beyond in 22 episodes, each 10 min, covering basic learning points for Spanish absolute beginners. A learning section complements each episode. Go through the vocabulary and grammar in more detail and at your own pace, then complete activities for practice. (Created by the BBC.)

Select the interactive version (video-only version is for the UK only.) It may take a few moments to load.

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Elementary French 1 Online - Open and Free

An interactive video-based French course

https://oli.web.cmu.edu/jcourse/lms/students/syllabus.do?section=66b0d32880020ca600f8091d7eb380e3

French Online is an interactive video-based course intended for use by university students and independent learners on the Internet.  The first-semester course is divided into fifteen lessons of one week duration in a university context, for a total duration of fifteen weeks.  The beginning of each lesson is always a set sequence, from simple recognition of language in a video dialogue to written and spoken production of variations on that language.

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BBC - Languages - French - Ma France - video clips

24 interactive video units

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/flash/#

"Ma France will help you improve or brush up your basic French with the help of Stéphane Cornicard and 24 interactive video units. The language you'll learn is spoken and up-to-date. It will help you to deal with a range of practical situations and conversational topics: Directions, dating, house-buying, food and wine etc. The idea is to follow the units in order but you can just dip into them."

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For FSL - French Podcast by Linguistica 360

"News in Slow French"

On iTunes

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/french-podcast/id427774337

From the Website

http://www.newsinslowfrench.com/

Learn French online with us! In our course we emphasize all aspects of language learning from listening comprehension, rapid vocabulary expansion, exposure to French grammar and common idiomatic expressions, to pronunciation practice and interactive grammar exercises. In our program we discuss the Weekly News, French grammar, and French expressions, and much more in simplified French at a slow pace so that you can understand almost every word and sentence.

To get all the features (quiz, lesson plan etc.), you will need to subscribe to the site. The iTunes content is free. Some expressions are European rather than Canadian.

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Smarthistory: a multimedia web-book about art and art history

A multi-media survey of Art History web-book.

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/

Smarthistory.org is a free, not-for-profit, multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook. This multi-media survey of art history web-book features works of art found in standard art history survey texts, organized stylistically and chronologically, with added text and still images.

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shakespeareanimated - Playlists

BBC's Animated Shakespeare

http://www.youtube.com/user/shakespeareanimated/videos?view=1

Aired between 1992 and 1994 on the BBC and HBO, The Animated Shakespeare brings to life 12 famous Shakespeare plays. Leon Garfield, a well-known British children's author, wrote the scripts, mainly using Shakespearian language. (Watch many of his plays in animated format with original text.)

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Just How Small is an Atom? - TED edu

The scale of the atom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQP4UJhNn0I&feature=player_embedded

In this new video from TED Education, teacher and author Jonathan Bergmann uses colorful analogies to help us visualize the scale of the atom and its nucleus.

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Education 2.0 - OISE Video Project

A reflection on current issues in education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6ydh6v8SU&feature=player_embedded

This stop motion animation was created as a final project for a graduate-level course entitled "Technology and Education" (KMD2003/TPS1447) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.

"Alisa Acosta's video brings together the current educational gurus in a way that makes sense. (I9 minutes long.) Why are kids in school in the first place?"

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Video clips from the writer's site - figmentdotcom

Figmentdotcom's Video Channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/figmentdotcom#g/u

A collection of clips featured on figmentdotcom related to writing. Especially good are the clips by Geoff Herback, a writer and university professor - see a sample below. (Clips are more appropriate for High School students.)

Sample Clip: Cracked Dialogue

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIJMAwb-9aw&feature=channel&list=UL

Author Geoff Herbach ("Stupid Fast" and "Nothing Special") treats Figment Readers to a lesson in realistic dialogue.

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PicMonkey - Photo Editing Made Easy

Loved Picnik? Want the same easy photoediting?

http://www.picmonkey.com/

The world's friendliest photo-editor got a chance to start again. If you loved Picnik, PicMonkey is back in town and better than ever. It's faster, more powerful, and easier to use. Upload your pics, edit, crop, stamp, colourize and download form a simple, elegant web-based application.

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News (Current events) for the classroom

Want places to get current events? with a Canadian focus?

News For Kids

NewsForKids summarizes important stories in language that is accessible to kids. (plus teaching materials)

CBC site:

There are some good materials available via the CBC site, (ie. the "National in 10 minutes".) and check out the CBC archives site for a look back in time.

Local /Regional / National Paper

The 24 hours paper is available in digital format. Each issue is a mix of local, regional, national and international news. Articles are short and often have a Canadian focus.

For a less "canado-centric" perspective:

Gogo News

http://www.gogonews.com/in-depth.html

Time For Kids

http://timeforkids.com/

New York Times for Kids

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/

PBS News for Kids

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/world/

BBC News for Kids

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/news/

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Morse Code made easy

Tap out patterns to send a message!

http://www.nsa.gov/kids/games/gameMorse.htm

Mastering Morse Code means learning the unique pattern for each letter of the alphabet, and each punctuation mark. Being able to "do" Morse Code means that you tap out patterns to send a message, and decipher the taps to understand it.

Use the tutorial (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced) to teach yourself the patterns.

With all the talk about the message from the Titanic, students might want to investigate this further.

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IdeaLabs: Sizing Up the Universe

If the earth was a golf ball...

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/idealabs/universe/index.html

(Flash animation)

In this interactive challenge, you guess relative sizes in outer space, and then do the math to check your guesses. (Won't work on iOS devices.) Very good for giving a perspective on the world, the solar system and everything else. A Googlemap plots the relative sizes of objects in relation to your hometown.

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Kids | Smithsonian

Smithsonian Kids

http://www.si.edu/Kids

From Art to Zoo, the Smithsonian has something to interest kids and students of all ages. Begin your Smithsonian adventure by visiting some of the websites on this page...games, interviews, animations and more

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Video Editor - iPad app

Create video blogs, short films, or video diaries

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/video-editor-for-free/id450722848?mt=8

Video Editor FREE is video-editing tool. It allows users to edit multiple video clips. The app also features a tap function for precision frame-by-frame trimming. Users can choose to combine existing video clips from the camera roll or record a new video.

It will upload videos to popular social networks including Facebook and YouTube. Video Editor is essential for people who love to create video blogs, short films, or video diaries.

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Flipped Classroom - a reversed teaching model

What is the flipped classroom?

http://www.techsmith.com/flipped-classroom.html

"It is a reversed teaching model that delivers instruction at home through interactive, teacher-created videos and moves "homework" to the classroom. Moving lectures outside of the classroom allows teachers to spend more 1:1 time with each student. Students have the opportunity to ask questions and work through problems with the guidance of their teachers and the support of their peers - creating a collaborative learning environment."

TED-Ed

http://ed.ted.com/

Use engaging videos to create customized lessons. You can use, tweak, or completely redo any lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on any video from YouTube. Watch the video to learn how.

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