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YouTube Launches Site Specifically for Teachers
YouTube.com/teachers Educators who’ve been wanting to use YouTube videos in class can now find an easy way in. Today, YouTube launched its own teacher’s channel: YouTube.com/Teachers, a guide to using...
View ArticleFive Amazing Videos That Show Why Science is Awesome
Science teachers looking for fun videos to show how shockingly exciting science can be, look no further. Molly Michelson, who produces the Science in Action videos for the California Academy of...
View ArticleConnecting the Dots: Teaching How to Think
In her “anti-parabola” video Doodling in Math Class: Connecting the Dots, Vi Hart demonstrates mathematical curiosity and creativity, which happens to be the opposite of what she does in math class. As...
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Teachers’ Ultimate Guide to Using Videos
With one billion monthly users (and growing), YouTube’s popularity is a pretty clear indication that video is a powerful medium. And kids’ unrelenting fascination with videos is motivating many...
View Article6 Videos That Help Students Understand World War II
For history teachers, videos can be a powerful tool to contextualize events that seem intangible, or too far distant in the past. When it comes to World War II, specifically, this collection of videos...
View ArticleGoogle Glass: Vision for Future of Learning?
This is a shamelessly promotional video for Google Glass, but it shows the possibilities this tool opens up for learners. Andrew Vanden Heuvel teaches advanced physics online to high school students...
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What Do We Actually Learn From Videos?
Many of us have enjoyed watching TED talks, the online videos of scientists, artists, inventors and others talking about their work. But do we actually learn anything from them? That’s the question...
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Give Students a Deeper Look at Birds’ Perilous Journey
This slick Ted-Ed video based on educator Alyssa Klavans’ lesson on bird migration would be a great way to initiate conversations about ecology and habitat. Of the estimated 20 billion birds that...
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‘An Education in Equality': Following Middle Class African-American Boys
The New York Times shows a provocative 10-minute video previewing the documentary film American Promise, which follows two African-American boys from kindergarten through graduation. The film provides...
View ArticleTen Most Popular Educational YouTube Videos in 2013
Check out YouTube’s top trending educational videos in 2013. 1. Which Came First – The Chicken or the Egg? via AsapSCIENCE 2. Immovable Object vs. Unstoppable Force – Which Wins? via minutephysics 3....
View ArticleVideos Starring Minorities Aim to Attract New Faces to Tech
Marcus Robinson comes off as an earnest, competent guy in his explainer videos. He looks like he has a good sense of humor — he might even be a bit of a joker with his friends — but he can also clearly...
View ArticleThree Fun Riddles Filled With Math Problem Solving
In the rush to cover standards and ensure students have learned the concepts they will need in the future, it’s easy to lose sight of how fun math can be. These three TED-Ed videos offer fun,...
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