Featured: 1-8-2014 Big History on H2

The Big History series on H2* poses questions and mixes history and science to change the way people view history.

 

Big History takes familiar topics and, by weaving science into the core of history, examines them in new ways that will have you rethinking everything you thought you knew.

 

 

The series creates an interconnected view of things that links history to multiple fields such as astronomy, biology, chemistry, and geology.  The first season ends with a two-hour finale that pulls everything we know about science and history into one grand narrative.

 

 View Not Your Father’s History

 

New episodes of Big History run Saturdays at 10 pm EST (11 pm PST) on H2.

 

*H2 is a digital cable and satellite television network featuring historical and popular science documentaries as well as pseudo-scientific entertainment programs and is a sister network of History Channel. 

 

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COD - 10/16/2012 - LearnersTV [Video]

LearnersTV provides thousands of free downloadable lectures in biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, engineering, medicine, management and accounting, and many more fields.

LearnersTV provides:

• Free video and audio lectures of entire courses conducted by faculty from reputable universities around the world.
• Free lecture notes will help the students in examination preparation and studies.
• Science animations giving students fun and innovative ways of learning.
• Free live, timed online tests with instant feedback and explanations to refine your test taking skills.

Most of the materials offered by LearnersTV are licensed by the respective institutions under a Creative Commons License.

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Catch of The Day - SchoolsWorld.tv - 8/30/2011

 

SchoolsWorld is a beta stage website that offers everyone in education the chance to learn from the archive of videos from Teachers TV, which is no longer active. SchoolsWorld.tv hosts the full 3,500 Teachers TV videos, distributed under license from the Department for Education.

SchoolsWorld plans to shortly move the archive to a new player, and to later launch its own fully-developed website with added functions and educational materials.

 

SchoolsWorld supports the professional development of educators, enabling them to enhance their skills, develop their practices, and connect with others in the field, through engaging videos, practical resources, and an active online community,.

What SchoolsWorld offers:

• Instant access to up to date professional development videos and resources
• An opportunity to learn from other educators by seeing inside their classrooms
• Practical tips, lesson ideas, and classroom resources
• Help to meet classroom targets and achieve personal goals
• Content covering the latest developments in the education agenda

SchoolsWorld is operated by an independent media company, Ten Alps plc.

Similar: Teachers Media

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Catch of the Day - BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - 5/26/2011

This PBS website is designed to correlate with the educational information in the three-part series BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

The eight lesson plans and activities found in the BENJAMIN FRANKLIN website's downloadable Teacher's Guide are intended to encourage middle and high school students to explore the life and times of Franklin and explore his accomplishments.

The lessons and activities engage students using a rich multimedia environment in addition to traditional print resources. Flexible lesson plans help teachers adapt the instruction to their own students' needs.

The BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TV series draws upon the writings of Franklin and his contemporaries. It is set in the context of events in which Franklin was a key figure: the Age of Scientific Discovery, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War, and the Constitutional Convention.

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Catch of the Day - Teachers Media - 5/18/2011

At Teachers Media you will be able to find all the 3500 Teachers TV videos and other resources in a high quality format.

A new organization from the same people who previously operated Teachers TV, Teachers Media is aimed at helping you make the best use of the Teachers TV archive both for professional development and to support you in the classroom.

On Teachers Media you will be able to:

• Stream all the Teachers TV videos in high quality
• Search and navigate the Teachers TV archive
• Access documents and other resources linked to the videos
• Use the interactive Behaviour Challenge training tool

Full access to the Teachers TV archive of videos should be available in the next week or so. Sign up for Teachers Media emails or follow them on Twitter or Facebook to know as soon as the content goes live.

Read here about the demise of Teacher TV

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Catch of the Day - SchoolWAX - 4/4/2011

SchoolWAX is an all-in-one homework help site. Access online textbooks, get help with homework, or do report research.

To use SchoolWAX, select your school level (elementary, middle, or high school), pick a subject, and quickly be directed to resources. SchoolWAX includes links to websites on every school subject and links to search engines for specific questions. SchoolWAX can be a real time-saver.

SchoolWAX is also a portal to the online components of Etraffic Press and Learn EveryWare textbooks where you can play educational games, watch Concept Capsules and animations, and access your virtual textbook and online workbooks.

SchoolWAXTV is a sister site offering educational videos. Designed with students, teachers, and parents in mind, only educator approved videos will be found on SchoolWAXTV. It can be a terrific resource for students who are working at home and just need a little extra help. Teachers can use the animations and videos to enhance their classroom lessons.

The resources on SchoolWAX are always available free of charge.

Note: There is also a French language version of SchoolWAX.

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Catch of the Day - DNA - 3/9/2011

DNA is a five-part television series from PBS produced by Thirteen/WNET-New York exploring the history, development, and future of DNA science.

The DNA television series and web episodes can be a valuable resource for teachers and students. The five episodes in the DNA series:

1. The Secret of Life - The discovery of the double helix structure of DNA was a race between two teams of young scientists working in Britain, as well as the chemist Linus Pauling in California.
2. Playing God - In 1973, two scientists performed an experiment transferring the DNA of one species to another, becoming the first genetic engineers and generating a wave of controversy.
3. Human Race - The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990 and took over a decade to complete and cost billions of dollars. A rival private bid was initiated eight years later in an attempt to shut the public project down. An intense feud erupted between supporters of each project, so intense that President Clinton stepped in to try to unite the two sides.
4. Curing Cancer - The prospect of drugs that work at the DNA level is a real one. There are currently hundreds of drugs in development that might work  on different kinds of cancer in revolutionary ways.
5. Pandora's Box - Consider what effect the advancements in genetic science may have on our future. Can DNA science be used to change the human race?

In the For Teachers section are detailed lesson plans and activities for middle and high school students that are designed to fit in just a few class periods. Included are printable handouts. Lessons are correlated to the National Science Standards.

PBS allows each DNA episode to be taped off-the-air and used for one year from the initial broadcast for educational purposes. Videotapes for schools, libraries, and other educational institutions are available for purchase online through Films for the Humanities and Sciences or from Shop Thirteen.

The DNA series received funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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Catch of the Day - GET THE MATH - 3/2/2011

 

GET THE MATH is a multimedia project designed to help middle and high school students develop algebraic thinking skills for solving real world problems. Kids see how professionals working in fashion, video game design, and music production use algebraic thinking.

GET THE MATH video segments begin with profiles of young professionals in those industries, who then present challenges related to their jobs to teams of teens.  At that point, kids are invited to take on the challenges themselves using the interactive tools provided on the GET THE MATH website. Afterwards they can go back to the video to see the teams’ solutions.

Students can further explore the algebra concepts through Web-only extensions of the challenges using similar interactive tools to further explore the same algebra concepts.

GET THE MATH online resources for teachers include a training video showing how to use GET THE MATH materials in the classroom and a teacher’s guide with lesson plans.

GET THE MATH is distributed by WNET13-New York and American Public Television and is made possible by the Moody's Foundation.

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Catch of the Day - Frontline TEACHER CENTER - 9/10/2010

The Frontline TEACHER CENTER is a companion website to the WGBH/PBS public affairs television series FRONTLINE.

The Frontline TEACHER CENTER gives educators access to classroom activities with streaming video, downloadable lesson plans, and other web resources to accompany FRONTLINE programs.

The Frontline TEACHER CENTER guides are grouped by the following subjects …

• Biographies
• Business/Economy
• Diversity
• Foreign Affairs/Defense
• Global Studies
• Government/Public Policy
• Health/Science/Technology
• Media Literacy
• Religion

FRONTLINE teacher’s guides are written primarily for use at the high school level (ages 14-17).

You can also locate resources by using the site search or browse FRONTLINE programs by title or date .

The FRONTLINE Planner is a monthly newsletter for educators with information including previews of upcoming programs, web highlights, and occasional behind-the-scenes reports from FRONTLINE producers and correspondents.

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Catch of the Day - wickED - 21 Dec 09

Today's catch, wickED, comes from New Zealand


wickED is a quality-assured online environment for 7–12 year olds. It has been developed to complement The New Zealand Ministry of Education’s study support centers initiative.

wickED Home Page

Kids can explore lots of wickEDly cool things on this site! Quizzes, crosswords, interactives and games in English and te reo Māori, a gallery of student artworks, profiles of inspirational New Zealanders, an information station, and activities and games based around topics.

wickED provides engaging curriculum-based learning activities intended to support facilitated or independent use by students in English and te reo Māori, many of which have been developed with a focus on literacy, numeracy and ESOL.

wickED provides interactives in English and te reo Māori, online activities such as crosswords and quizzes, an online storybook, story creation tools, a student gallery, regular student-centered projects and mini-projects.

Topics Page

Topics include activities from several curriculum areas involving a range of thinking and learning skills. Students are provided with links to quality websites to explore the suggested activities or to engage in research.

Information Station Page

The Information Station provides a safe way for students to search the web. It offers:

• a list of quality-assured maths and language websites
• suggested search engines
• an online dictionary and thesaurus, maps, atlases, online newspapers, encyclopedias
• links to New Zealand libraries
• search hints
• webhunts

Kokona Māori provides a pathway to the Māori and te reo Māori resources on WickED.

The Student Gallery features work sent in to wickED’s virtual characters Ed, Wicki and Tipani by students who have completed topic activities.

wickED TV Page

wickED TV provides a forum to showcase students’ video work. It includes information about the video-making and editing process.

wickED is managed by the New Zealand Ministry of Education.

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Discovery Channel Interactive Corner

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This Discovery Channel site offers a large collection of interactive games, quizzes, puzzles, and other activities.

Students can virtually time travel back to the the age of dinosaurs, build a volcano and watch it erupt, relive the final days of the battleship Bismarck, dive on the Titanic, and much more.

Among the numerous games, kids may play Darwin and create a species that will survive a million years of evolution, try surviving in the rugged Alaskan wilderness, or test their crime trivia knowledge from crime scene to criminal trial.

There are thirty items in the Quizzes section on topics such as the Titanic, pharaohs, tornadoes, sharks, and Mythbusters. There are more than twenty puzzles many of which are based on popular Discovery Channel shows such as Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch.

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Because We Have a Hovercraft

In a previous post I expressed my concern about the way in which we sometimes use technology in education simply because we have it and we can.

This clip from a television ad for the travel service Orbitz in which a hovercraft is being used used to deliver a rebate check to a customer satrizes that "we do it because we can" mentality.

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The Science Channel :: Download: The True Story of the Internet

The Science Channel's series Download: The True Story of the Internet offers an in-depth look at the phenomena which has touched all our lives. Episodes include Browser Wars - Microsoft versus the "geeks", Search - the origins of Google, Bubble - the founders of Amazon and Ebay, and others.