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"The video is compelling, but is it real? If it's real, does this video show a new event? And how can a journalist go about verifying its authenticity? These are questions journalists face everyday as the amount of user-generated content, especially video, continues to proliferate."

"This step-by-step guide will assist human rights researchers to systematically assess citizen videos that depict potential human rights violations. It integrates best practices of citizen video authentication and brings the myriad of required verification steps into one, linear format."

Excellent videos of Artists talking about their work.

"LANDESKUNDE Deutschland von Stadt zu Stadt In Deutschland gibt es mehr als 2000 Städte. Hier könnt ihr einige der schönsten und interessantesten kennenlernen. Zu jeder Stadt bieten wir euch ein Video mit Manuskript und Übungen, eine Bildergalerie sowie Texte mit Vokabelglossar zu Sehenswürdigkeiten, berühmten Persönlichkeiten und historischen Ereignissen der Stadt an. Außerdem könnt ihr hören, was die Bewohner über ihre Stadt denken. Die Materialien sind besonders geeignet für fortgeschrittene Lerner etwa ab Niveaustufe B2 des Europäischen Referenzrahmens. Niveaustufe: B1, B2 Medien: Video, Audio, Text (Download) Sprache: Deutsch"

e Internet Arcade is a web-based library of arcade (coin-operated) video games from the 1970s through to the 1990s, emulated in JSMAME, part of the JSMESS software package. Containing hundreds of games ranging through many different genres and styles, the Arcade provides research, comparison, and entertainment in the realm of the Video Game Arcade.

Kids Math TV provides Math Video Tutorials, Math Worksheets & Math Games for teaching children from Kindergarten to 7th Grade levels

Kids Math TV provides Math Video Tutorials, Math Worksheets & Math Games for teaching children from Kindergarten to 7th Grade levels

annotation and analysis tool video tutorial

The Royal Society of Chemistry's interactive periodic table features history, alchemy, podcasts, videos, and data trends across the periodic table. Click the tabs at the top to explore each section. Use the buttons above to change your view of the periodic table and view Murray Robertson's stunning Visual Elements artwork. Click each element to read detailed information.

Periodically, I find it interesting to see what's new over at TED Talks. While not every video they have really floats my boat, there is generally a wealth of inspiration and interesting stories shared there. We've shared a number of these inspiring talks in the past - some relate specifically to teaching, others cover more general life lessons or inspiration.

Bitesize website with videos

"Chord Substitutions are one of the most powerful concepts in harmony, be it pop, jazz or any other. Substitutions can take a very ordinary sounding chord progression and really make it into something with interesting harmony. With this video you will learn how to use chord substitutions in your own playing, whether your instrument is piano, guitar or any other! "

get started by watching a tutorial video. This shows you how to install Diigolet for Safari.  You can search how to install on Chrome, Internet Explorer etc. 

Information videos on a variety of topics for ESL.

Video of Loris

"Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how "power posing" - standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident - can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success."

I hope I never experience this...

Great website for finding YouTube channels.

"Education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education - the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching."

Strategies for getting students to quiet down

noisy classroom

noisy classroom