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Spanish Alphabet / El Alfabeto Español
Teach your class the whole Spanish alphabet, also knows as the abecedario, with one video. The instructor begins with by paying some special attention to vowels. Then, he pronounces the entire alphabet several times. He demonstrates how...
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Months
Cover every month in Spanish in under five minutes. The video starts out with the pronunciation of each month. While the instructor speaks, each Spanish word pops up on the screen in colorful text. Señor Jordan then goes on to show how...
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Me Gusta (Part 2)
Go into more depth with the verb gustar. Pupils can review what the basics of gustar (covered in the previous video in the series) and pick up some new tricks. After viewing the video, they should have a grasp of how to use gustar with...
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Basic Conversation in Spanish - Entire Conversation (Basic)
¡Hola! Introduce your Spanish class to some basic conversational phrases with a quick video. Señor Jordan, the narrator and star of the show, speaks clearly and slowly as he pronounces and repeats each word. He provides explanation of...
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Basic Conversation in Spanish - What's Your Name
One of the first things people do when meeting someone for the first time is ask for a name. Spanish learners can find out exactly how to find out a person's name by watching a video that includes examples, explanation, some silly...
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Basic Conversation in Spanish - How Are You
There are several ways to ask someone how they are in Spanish, and many ways to respond. Acquaint your class with some basic conversational phrases that all relate to asking someone how they are, and responding to that same question. The...
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Basic Conversation in Spanish - Greetings and Goodbyes
In less than three minutes, your pupils can learn twelve Spanish sayings. Señor Jordan pronounces each word clearly and provides a translation as well as verbal and written commentary on accent marks, punctuation, and informal vs. formal...
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Basic Conversation in Spanish - Where Are You From
In just two and a half minutes, teach your class how to ask where someone is from and respond to the same question. The instructor explains how to ask where someone is from formally and informally and includes examples with amusing...
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The Many Meanings of Cool
A very neat word with multiple meanings is the center of attention in a fun musical video. The Read Between The Lions team of Sierra, Lionel, Leona, Cleo, and Theo get together to sing a song defining the word cool. Kids will sing...
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Human PreHistory 101 Part 2: Weathering the Storm
The last ice age occurred around 20,000 years ago. What were the conditions like? How did our ancestors survive them? These questions are briefly explored in a three-minute video clip. See how in a relatively short time, humans spread...
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Human PreHistory 101: Prologue
The Khan Academy displays an animated and narrated clip about human prehistory and the relationships between us and our ancestors. The formal narration is balanced by the hand-drawn animation, making an attraction that is sure to hold...
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Finding Slope
Introduce slope, slope, and more slope, with this comprehensive video about....slope! Start with the slope formula and transition to counting the slope from a line on a coordinate plane. Your mathematicians will be able to see the...
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Study Jams! Creating Equations from Word Problems
Word problems are full of information waiting to be deciphered. This animated video explains how to look for the important parts and how to translate those word cues into the correct signs. Go through a problem from start to finish and...
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Vowel Lessons: To Help Improve Spelling
There are a few things every good speller knows: spelling rules, vowel sounds, and word endings. Help your learner with dyslexia become a more efficient speller with a few tips from a dyslexia expert. Included in the lesson is a video,...
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The ABC's of Gas: Avogadro, Boyle, Charles
Using chalkboard animation, this video thoroughly explains the three empirical gas laws: Avogadro's, Boyle's, and Charles'. Use it as an introduction when teaching young chemists about the properties and behavior of gases.
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 8/10)
Amarna, the first planned city on Earth, was designed to be the new capital city of Akhenaten's kingdom. Part eight of this series focuses on the building techniques engineers developed to meet the pharaoh's shortened timeline.
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Big Ideas that Changed the World: Democracy (Part 1/5)
Democracy - "use it or lose it" is the point of view of this British narrator as he explores the history and development of this big idea that changed the world. Part one of the five-part series explores the challenges to democracy...
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt (Part 2/10)
Your world history class might be interested to know that the early Egyptians had the first interstate highway system. Part two of "Engineering an Empire," looks at canal and harbor construction on the Nile that permitted transport of...
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Big Ideas that Changed the World: Democracy (Part 5/5)
The series ends with the narrator's statements of conviction: The human race (is) like survivors in a life boat with one loaf of bread. There are only three ways of distributing it: you sell it so the rich gobble it up, fight for it so...
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Children’s Librarian
The children's librarian in the Alameda County Library system gives a brief description of her job duties. She also informs viewers how she was able to obtain this position at the library. Tip: Show this during your career unit.
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Engineering an Empire - Egypt Part 10/10
The History Channel's "Engineering an Empire" concludes with a focus on Abu Simbel. Animated reconstructions contrast with the current appearance of this massive monument, built without computers or cranes by Egyptian engineers.
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Engineering an Empire - Greece (Part 1/5)
Themistocles' outsider status permits him to unify the disparate Greek city-states to battle the invading Persian army and his crafty strategy leads to a stunning victory at Salamis. Narrated by Peter Weller, this History Channel...
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Charles Darwin (Part 2)
Part two of this entertaining series looks at Darwin's visit to the Galapagos, his return home, and his determination to support his theories with evidence. What fun!
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Secret Of The Pyramids (Part 1)
How did they do it? British archaeologist, John Rohmer, believes he has figured out how the ancient Egyptians engineered The Great Pyramid without modern tools. His theories are presented in part one of a video series. Explore with him...