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SOPA and PIPA
Your learners will be very interested to learn about the Stop Online Piracy Act and how copyright infringement was challenged by a bill introduced into the United States Congress in 2012. The video provides an overview of the the bill's...
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Illinois Pension Obligations
Impress upon your young citizens and economists the issues at stake with underfunded pension plans, which are projected to cut into very important areas of investment, such as education, in order to fund the appropriate liabilities. This...
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Pension Obligations
Discover the major implications of pensions on the current financial condition of many states in the United States. This video walks through a detailed comparison of a defined benefit plan versus a contribution plan,...
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PPACA or "Obamacare"
Using illustrations and sample figures, this video very clearly explains the arguments for and against components of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, such as the controversial issue of an individual mandate and how pre-existing...
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The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff, what does it imply, and why are some people fearful of it? This video uses President Obama's proposed budget proposal of 2013 and that of republicans to provide a context for understanding the fiscal cliff. The...
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More Fiscal Cliff Analysis
Continuing from a previous video explaining the various budgetary proposals of 2013 in the United States, this video illustrates a more in-depth analysis of the fiscal cliff. It reviews complex concepts such as the pros and cons of...
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Primaries and Caucuses
What is the difference between a primary and a caucus? Why does the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary get so much attention? Watch as this presenter explains this detailed and varied process of electing candidates that will head to a...
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Social Security Intro
Here is an excellent breakdown of what Social Security is in the United States, including its purpose, benefactors, sources of income, and areas of investment. The video compares a traditional retirement account with Social Security, and...
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Government's Financial Condition
What goes into accounting the United States budget deficits and its net operating costs? How do shifts in the economy affect government spending? How is increasing interest projected to affect our federal debt in the future? This video...
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FICA Tax
What is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax's connection to Social Security and Medicare, and what are the differences in how are individuals in the United States are taxed relative to their income? This video provides...
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Medicare Sustainability
How is Medicare and Medicaid funded in the United States? Building off of a previous video discussing the structure of Social Security in the country, this resource explains the current situation with regard to a shrinking Medicare trust...
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Species
How are living organisms grouped? In this eight-minute video clip, the system of grouping them according to similarities and relationships is broken down straightforwardly. Sal explains the definition of species and how they must be able...
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Intro to Drawing
Leap right into programming in JavaScript with this first video in the series. Start off with drawing a rectangle. Remember computers only know what you tell them. So you need to specify exactly where on the screen you want the...
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The Agricultural Revolution
Rather than simply define the agricultural revolution, invite your learners to consider the advantages and disadvantages that agriculture has brought to humanity as a whole. John Green begins this first episode of this series by...
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Arrays of Objects, Intro to JS: Drawing & Animation, Computer Programming
Expand your beginning coder's use of objects in programs by looking at examples where you can change code to define and use objects in arrays and pass objects as parameters to a function. All of this leads to a deeper understanding of...
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Modifying Arrays, Computer Programming
An instructional video combines arrays, loops, and mouse clicks. The author shows how to modify JavaScript code to add a balloon each time the mouse is clicked. The video also shows two different ways to add to the end of the array: one...
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Looping Through Arrays, Computer Programming
In computer programming, loops and arrays are made for each other. This video describes adding a while loop to print out each element in an array and then doing the same procedure using a for loop.
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Modifying Objects, Computer Programming
Similar to using variables, object properties can be changed in the program. However, you can also dynamically add new properties while the program runs. The video shows how to define an object, use an object property, change an object...
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Intro to Objects, Computer Programming
When you introduce objects and object-oriented programming to your coding students, you are starting them on an important path. This introductory video shows how to replace the use of many variables with the use of a single object...
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Intro to Arrays, Computer Programming
Explore more cool programming features by learning how to use arrays in JavaScript code to tackle lists or sequences through a single variable. This video introduces arrays and specifically shows how they are defined and used.
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For Loops! A New Kind of Loop, Computer Programming
Now that you are familiar with while loops let's look at a new type of loop: the for loop. This video shows the three parts of the for loop: the start, the Boolean test, the value change, and how it differs from a while loop.
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Nested For Loops, Computer Programming
A loop within a loop is called a nested loop. It expands the repeating code based on two different variables. The video shows an example of drawing an image across and down a screen.
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Intro to While Loops, Computer Programming
Repetitive tasks, like the scenes from the movie Ground Hog Day, are common in computer programs. But how exactly do you program a piece of code to repeat specific instructions? This is where the While loop comes in handy. This video...
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If/Else - Part 2, Computer Programming
This is the second part of the introductory video on the if statement. It looks specifically at the else if clause in JavaScript code. Two examples are shown: one where the options are mutually exclusive and could have been programmed...