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Saving the planet for future generations has to be a priority of our educational system, now. This video has great visuals. I also recommend reading Falter by Bill MacKibben.

Exciting movie to share this month capturing the inspiring collective action African Americans are doing.

"How girls in an area of Pakistan are quietly fighting for their right to get an education."

"A maths website with a vast number of maths videos and resource to use in your classroom. Topics include counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and many more."

"Poignant environmental video featuring a destructive orangutan and a little girl. The cartoon highlights how the products we buy have an impact on the environment - in this example, on the rainforests."

"There is a wealth of video content available online that can help the teaching and learning process, but some of the main issues of using online content within the classroom include inappropriate advertising, inappropriate recommendations, and the dreaded school firewall or slow internet connection. Yet, gaining access to such video content can really help to explain certain concepts, with opportunities to include footage, clips or teaching points in the lesson."

"A great video editor for Apple devices with a range of tools. Mix videos from your camera roll, add effects, text and transitions then share."

"Although many schools ban smartphones, the reality is that many pupils have them hidden away, or are an integral part of their lives once they leave the premises. The 'Selfy' phenomenon is clearly here to stay, but this video (created by London-based design and animation studio weareseventeen) illustrates how we can easily be distracted with our devices, missing out on the world around us - which could be useful for a discussion / assembly activity within schools when talking about online use or safety:"

"A YouTube channel with a great collection of maths GCSE explanations."

"Webcasting: Live from Your Classroom"

"What is the strangest plant in the world? This video explores the contenders and teaches lots about plant science at the same time."

Great summary by Richard Bryne + video of Adobe Spark - which includes Post, Page, and Video creation

Nice compare/contrast of these two helpful apps.