Videos+for+Education

=Videos for Education=

I've built a Wiki at http://ctteams.wikispaces.com/ for a middle school technology grant in Connecticut. Below is one of the pages from that Wiki that has links to a lot of videos that you can use for training or just for your entertainment.

There are are tens of thousands of videos on the World Wide Web. They are found on You Tube, Teacher Tube and other Web sites. Some videos on the Web are great and some are not. Click on the links below to view some videos that may educate you, entertain you or stimulate your thinking:

The following are links to videos that are related to how the world is changing: [|Shift Happens from You Tube](narrated with photos) [|Shift Happens from Teacher Tube] (text and photos with music in background) [|Did You Know 2.0] [|Did You Know III-Updated June 2007] [|Lost Generation]
 * Change**

The following links will send you to videos that are related to education or learning: [|Abbott and Costello's Math Problem] [|Father Guido Sarducci's Five Minute University] [|Jerry Seinfeld's History Lesson] [|Tom Chapin (Harry's brother, former host of ABC's Make a Wish) - "Not on the Test"] [|Walkthroughs and Learning Objectives] [|Everything's Amazing and Nobody's Happy]
 * Need a Laugh?**

The following are links to videos about some of the free Web 2.0 tools that are available to all: [|Blogs in Plain English] [|How to Create a Blog]
 * Web 2.0 Tools**
 * //Blogs//**

[|Google Docs in Plain English] [|Making a Google My Map]
 * //Google Apps//**

[|Mr. Duey Raps the Fractions]
 * Math Videos**

Click on the following links to go to Web sites that are dedicated to posting videos: [|FORA TV] - According to their Web site, "FORA.tv delivers discourse, discussions and debates on the world's most interesting political, social and cultural issues, and enables viewers to join the conversation. It provides deep, unfiltered content, tools for self-expression and a place for the interactive community to gather online." [|Teacher Tube] - According to their Web site, "TeacherTube officially launched on March 6, 2007. Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill." [|YouTube] - According to their Web site, "Founded in February 2005, YouTube is the leader in online video, and the premier destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through a Web experience. YouTube allows people to easily upload and share video clips on [|www.YouTube.com] and across the Internet through websites, mobile devices, blogs, and e-mail."
 * Video Web Sites**

[|Classroom of the Future] [|Classrooms for the Future] [|Web 2.0 Panel Discussion - Does the "Wiki" Model Work?]
 * //Web 2.0 and the Future of Technology//**

[|Wikis in Plain English] [|Communities of Practice Using Wiki by Dr. Brand Niemann] [|Creating a Class Wiki in Wikispaces] [|Teaching with Wiki]
 * //Wikis//**

[|Learning to See]
 * Writing**