PBS
Why learning Latin stays with you forever
What's the use of learning a language that's not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider "dead"? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why it's time to learn Latin.
Crash Course
Natural Language Processing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to talk about how computers understand speech and speak themselves. As computers play an increasing role in our daily lives there has been an growing demand for voice user interfaces, but speech is also terribly...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: One of the most difficult words to translate... - Krystian Aparta
As simple as it seems, it's often impossible to accurately translate the word you without knowing a lot more about the situation where it's being said. Krystian Aparta describes the specific reasons why it can be difficult, citing...
TED Talks
The web as art - Jonathan Harris
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. At the EG conference in December 2007, artist Jonathan Harris discusses his latest projects, which involve...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How computers translate human language - Ioannis Papachimonas
Is a universal translator possible in real life? We already have many programs that claim to be able to take a word, sentence, or entire book in one language and translate it into almost any other. The reality, however, is a bit more...
TED Talks
Baratunde Thurston: How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or generally "living while black." In this profound, thought-provoking and often...
TED Talks
TED: Different ways of knowing | Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet has linguistic, numerical and visual synesthesia -- meaning that his perception of words, numbers and colors are woven together into a new way of perceiving and understanding the world. The author of "Born on a Blue Day,"...
Bozeman Science
AP Biology Test: A User Guide
Mr. Andersen describes the two portions of the AP Biology Test. Tips for answering multiple choice and free response questions are included. Sample questions from old AP tests are also included.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword
Few mistakes sour good writing like nominalizations, or, as Helen Sword likes to call them, zombie nouns. Zombie nouns transform simple and straightforward prose into verbose and often confusing writing. Keep your nouns away from...
TED Talks
TED: The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queen | Mary Norris
Copy editing for The New Yorker is like playing shortstop for a Major League Baseball team -- every little movement gets picked over by the critics, says Mary Norris, who has played the position for more than thirty years. In that time,...
TED Talks
David R. Dow: Lessons from death row inmates
What happens before a murder? In looking for ways to reduce death penalty cases, David R. Dow realized that a surprising number of death row inmates had similar biographies. In this talk he proposes a bold plan, one that prevents murders...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What do all languages have in common? | Cameron Morin
Language is endlessly variable. Each of us can come up with an infinite number of sentences in our native language, and we're able to do so from an early age— almost as soon as we start to communicate in sentences. How is this possible?...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Buffalo buffalo buffalo: One-word sentences and how they work - Emma Bryce
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo' is a grammatically correct sentence. How? Emma Bryce explains how this and other one-word sentences illustrate some lexical ambiguities that can turn ordinary words and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to use a semicolon - Emma Bryce
It may seem like the semicolon is struggling with an identity crisis. It looks like a comma crossed with a period. Maybe that's why we toss these punctuation marks around like grammatical confetti; we're confused about how to use them...
TED Talks
David Peterson: Why language is humanity's greatest invention
Civilization rests upon the existence of language, says language creator David Peterson. In a talk that's equal parts passionate and hilarious, he shows how studying, preserving and inventing new languages helps us understand our...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: How misused modifiers can hurt your writing - Emma Bryce
Modifiers are words, phrases, and clauses that add information about other parts of a sentence-which is usually helpful. But when modifiers aren't linked clearly enough to the words they're actually referring to, they can create...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: When to use "me", "myself" and "I" - Emma Bryce
Me, myself, and I. You may be tempted to use these words interchangeably, because they all refer to the same thing. But in fact, each one has a specific role in a sentence: 'I' is a subject pronoun, 'me' is an object pronoun, and...
TED Talks
TED: The unexpected beauty of everyday sounds | Meklit Hadero
using examples from birdsong, the natural lilt of emphatic language and even a cooking pan lid, singer-songwriter and TED Fellow Meklit Hadero shows how the everyday soundscape, even silence, makes music. "The world is alive with musical...
Crash Course
Reading Assignments: Crash Course Study Skills
Leaving the bookstore at the beginning of the semester you're probably wondering how the heck you're going to get through all of that reading. Today we're explaining how much of that reading you really need to do and the best strategies...
Curated Video
Small baseline Letters: Handwriting {Lowercase}
New ReviewIn this video we practice small letters — the lowercase letters that go on the baseline or ground. Perfect for young learners, preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students, this video helps improve letter formation, fine motor...
Curated Video
Fall Letters: Handwriting {Lowercase}
New ReviewIn this video we practice fall letters — the lowercase letters that go below the line: g, j, p, q, and y. Perfect for young learners, preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students, this video helps improve letter formation, fine...
Curated Video
Tall Letters: Handwriting {Lowercase}
New ReviewIn this video, we practice handwriting the tall letters This interactive video teaches the strokes while encouraging kids to practice along. Whether you're a classroom teacher or homeschool parent this video will give you practical...
Curated Video
4 Types of Sentences {Sentence Writing}
New ReviewIn this video, we explore the four types of sentences and practice identifying them along with using the correct punctuation mark at the end—a crucial step in building strong writing skills for students of all ages. We cover declarative-...
Curated Video
Fluency: Pyramid Sentences with Short Vowels
New ReviewIn this video, you'll learn how to use fluency-building techniques that support early literacy and word recognition. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and struggling readers, this reading fluency activity strengthens decoding...