1. Virtual Video Resources Created by Russell Smith North Edgecombe High School Spring 2010

2. Why do a workshop on this? Several teachers have indicated the need to have access to video resources for a wide variety of purposes that are not blocked by content filters  Many teachers resort to downloading videos at home and playing them off their multimedia players at school

3. Virtual Video Resource Sites NeoK12 Educationalminimovies.com Edutopia NASA Launchpad (Grades 9-12) Learner.org CommonCraft YayMath! TeacherTube

4. NeoK12 http://www.neok12.com Educational videos, lessons, and games for grades K-12 Features a wide variety of videos on a large range of subjects  Physical Science *  Life Science *  Human Body *  Earth & Space *  Social Studies  Math  English  Fun Videos * Comprise in all about 50% of videos available

5. Educationalminimovies.com http://educationalminimovies.com Offers a variety of videos and mini- movies on a number of subjects:  Math  Language Arts  Science  Music  Social Studies  Family & Consumer Science  Art  Drama & Dance  P.E. & Sports

6. Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org Edutopia is a site dedicated to improving public schools and public education The video section specializes in videos showcasing how to enrich students’ learning by engaging in project-based learning activities in a number of different subject areas This site is geared more for enriching teachers’ learning about how to improve their instruction than for showing videos for students

7. NASA Launchpad (Grades 9-12) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/search. html?terms=&category=0010 http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/search. html?terms=&category=0010  Focused on subjects dealing with space, the planets, and the solar system  Over 50 different videos to choose from, with topics such as:  the effects the moon has on the Earth  the search for exoplanets  challenges of landing on the moon  using technology to make discoveries on Mars  mapping the boundaries of the solar system  AND MANY MORE!!!

8. Learner.org http://www.learner.org Offers 9-12 level resources in several categories: Arts; Foreign Language; Literature & Language Arts; Mathematics; Science; and Social Studies & History Once you select the topic that you want, you will be led to a resource page containing many different workshops to choose from  Click on the small icon labeled “VoD” (Video on Demand) to view the video associated with the topic  One drawback: the video player is somewhat small!

9. Commoncraft.com http://commoncraft.com Specializes in providing short videos that help educators explain complex subjects  Four Main Catagories: Green (Environment-related topics); Money; Society; and Technology (which has the most choices)  The newest videos are found in the lower left part of their main page, in the “From Our Blog” section, or under “Our Latest Videos”

10. YayMath! http://www.yaymath.org Features videos created by Richard Ahdoot, a high school math teacher All tutorial videos filmed in his classroom Features tutorial videos covering Geometry, Algebra, and Algebra II Click on “Google Video” links to view video files for each topic

11. TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com Free to join; requires you to sign up for an account in order to download videos or upload your own videos Provides a teacher-friendly alternative to YouTube; not blocked by content filters Allows you to download videos for playback Provides a way to embed videos into blogs or wikis on other sites