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Vocab Ahead is a great service offering hundreds of videos designed to help students learn SAT and ACT vocabulary words. Each video features a narrator pronouncing the word, reading the definition, and then reading a sentence or two using the vocabulary word. An animated drawing accompanies each sentence to illustrate the meaning of each word and sentence. You can watch the Vocab Ahead videos individually or in a continuous stream. All of the Vocab Ahead videos can be viewed directly on their website or you can embed the Vocab Ahead widget into your own blog or website. Vocab Ahead also gives teachers the ability to create custom playlists of vocabulary videos. The playlists can be shared via email, a posted link on a blog, or by posting a vocabulary video widget on a blog or website

is a free visual, video dictionary. Wordia features a selection of user-submitted and professionally created videos explaining the meaning of a word. The videos focus on the everyday use of words while the text accompanying each video provides the dictionary definition of the word. The video below explains the word literacy.

Good videos for students - possibly use these for Flipped Classroom.

Gooru is a new service (still carrying the Alpha label) that aims to provide teachers and students with an extensive collection of videos, interactive displays, documents, diagrams, and quizzes for learning about topics in math and science. As a Gooru member you have access to hundreds of resources according to subject areas such as chemistry, biology, ecology, algebra, calculus, and more. Within each subject area you can look for resources according to media type such as video, interactive display, slides, text, and lesson plans. When you find resources that you want to use, drag them to the resources folder within your account. Gooru also offers you the option to add resources to your folders even if you did not find them within Gooru

Important YouTube Channels for Teachers. Good source for Flipped Classroom videos.

A number of videos on what the Flipped Classroom is and how it is being used in the classroom

Sr. Wooly's Educational Spanish Music, Videos and Games Created by a Spanish Teacher Designed for the warped minds of middle school and high school students

For the iPad-using US History teachers and students out there, here is an excellent app that I learned about through the US History Teacher's Blog. The Revolution: Interactive Guide is an interactive textbook about the American Revolution. The video embedded below provides a detailed overview of the app. Here are a few of the highlights of the app: Narration of text. Quizzes after each section. Interactive images. Flashcards Comparisons to other revolutions.

"a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots."

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