TED Talks
TED: Lessons from my father, Alexey Navalny | Dasha Navalnaya
Dasha Navalnaya is the daughter of Alexey Navalny, the politician and leader of the Russian opposition to Vladimir Putin. Sharing the story of her father's poisoning, persecution and current imprisonment, she details what it was like...
Crash Course
Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History
Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film became hugely important. Russian filmmakers...
TED Talks
Shashi Tharoor: Why nations should pursue soft power
India is fast becoming a superpower, says Shashi Tharoor -- not just through trade and politics, but through "soft" power, its ability to share its culture with the world through food, music, technology, Bollywood. He argues that in the...
TED Talks
Nanfu Wang: What it was like to grow up under China's one-child policy
China's one-child policy ended in 2015, but we're just beginning to understand what it was like to live under the program, says TED Fellow and documentary filmmaker Nanfu Wang. With footage from her film "One Child Nation," she shares...
Crash Course
Influence & Persuasion: Crash Course Media Literacy
We’ve mentioned already that there’s a lot of money in media and a huge chunk of that money is spent on trying to get you to do something – buy something, vote a certain way, change a behavior. How does advertising work? And what’s the...
Crash Course
The Dark(er) Side of Media: Crash Course Media Literacy
Propaganda! Misinformation! Disinformation! Today we’re talking about the dark – or, shall we say, darkER – side of media. Understanding these media bogeymen is essential to being a more media literate citizen.
TED Talks
Raghava KK: Shake up your story
Artist Raghava KK demos his new children's book for iPad with a fun feature: when you shake it, the story -- and your perspective -- changes. In this charming short talk, he invites all of us to shake up our perspective a little bit.
The Daily Conversation
Putin's Blueprint for Dictatorship
New ReviewHow Vladimir Putin implemented his blueprint for controlling every aspect of Russian society.
Curated Video
Propaganda Techniques
New ReviewThis Civics and Government instructional video discusses propaganda techniques.
Curated Video
Recognizing Propaganda
New ReviewA video titled "Recognizing Propaganda" that explains how to identify propaganda in writing.
Curated Video
The Holocaust
New ReviewThis World Cultures instructional video discusses the rise of the Holocaust
Curated Video
Fascism Rises in Europe
New ReviewThis World Cultures instructional video discusses rising fascism in Europe
Curated Video
Propaganda
New ReviewA video entitled "Propaganda" that discusses the different techniques used to spread propaganda.
Curated Video
Atom Egoyan on the 'campaign to vilify' The Promise
The Toronto filmmaker, who made his own movie about the Armenian Genocide, weighs in on the online backlash behind The Promise
Curated Video
Why fake news has spiked
There's big money to be made in misinformation. Two college grads are laughing all the way to the bank
Curated Video
2200-ST-NICHOLSON-OPEN-SOURCE-UKRAINE
Investigative journalists at Bellingcat are among the army of online fact-checkers helping maintain the digital defenses against Russian President Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine.
Curated Video
U.S. officials say Canadian-owned media channel paid millions in Russian campaign to sway election
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed an indictment against two Russian nationals, accusing them of setting up a conservative media outlet as a front for pro-Kremlin propaganda. Details in the indictment point to Tenet Media, founded in...
Curated Video
'Animal Farm': reading Chapter 4 and considering Snowball as a leader
Pupil outcome: I can explain what happens in Chapter 4 of ‘Animal Farm’ and consider Snowball’s role in ‘The Battle of the Cowshed’. Key learning points: - The pigs position themselves as leaders and take advantange of the other animals'...
Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol': a hopeful tale
Pupil outcome: I can analyse the extent to which 'A Christmas Carol’ is a hopeful tale. Key learning points: - ‘A Christmas Carol’ can be considered a hopeful tale about redemption. - The novella teaches us about the importance of social...
Curated Video
'Animal Farm': reading Chapter 2 and exploring the three pigs
Pupil outcome: I can explain the events of chapter 2 and the role of the three pigs Key learning points: - Napoleon, Snowball and Squealer are emerging as the most powerful animals on the farm - The three pigs all have different...
Curated Video
Considering the relationship between the poetry of WW1 and the context
Pupil outcome: I can explain how the experience of World War One might be reflected in the poetry of the time. Key learning points: - Men from every part of the British Empire fought in the war. - War poetry is not exclusively written by...
Curated Video
World War One: propaganda and trench warfare
Pupil outcome: I can explain why propaganda about World War One was so effective, and understand the differences between this wartime propaganda and the realities of trench warfare. Key learning points: - Wartime propaganda was used to...
Curated Video
Comparing experiences of war in poetry
Pupil outcome: I can explore reasons why poets write about war and begin to make connections between the poems in the Edexcel ‘Conflict’ anthology. Key learning points: - Poets have been writing about wars for hundreds of years. -...
Curated Video
Reading the opening of Orwell's '1984'
Pupil outcome: I can read and analyse the opening of Orwell's '1984'. Key learning points: - Orwell's '1984' is a dystopian novel with a vision of an authoritarian future. - Orwell creates an effective opening by beginning with...