Videos for Learning and Teaching

      I've created a list of websites to access videos for teaching and learning in education in my Delicious account.  You can access them under the title "Video for Learning and Teaching", searching with tag #audio9f62.   Here's a quick rundown of each of the five websites.

1.  http://www.teachertube.com/videos

      Often referred to as the youtube for teachers, Teachertube features educational videos uploaded by other educators, or teachers can upload their own videos to be featured and viewed.

2.  http://www.edutopia.org/videos

      Edutopia is a great resources for teachers to access, to assist in improving their program and classroom planning, with excellent ideas and resources shared in videos and blogs.

3.  http://www.google.com/videohp

      If you are looking for more specific educational video topics, simply type in "genre:education...." and finish with the subject or strand you are searching for.  Excellent resource for all types of educational videos on the Internet.

4.  http://www.brightstorm.com/

      This is a great site for students to obtain homework help in math and science.  The videos provided in this link feature lessons taught by teachers, outlining study help with concept learning and problem mastery.  The site even features help for test preparation.

5.   http://www.neok12.com/

     This site provides excellent videos in science, as well as math, language, social studies, and many other subjects from grades K to 12.  Many of the videos teach concepts in a way that is easy and simple for the students to understand.

    The link provided below, is one such video from the neok12 website, discussing the principles of Mechanical Advantage and Friction when working with simple machines.  The video illustrates how an individual can calculate the mechanical advantage when using a simple machine, such as a lever and an inclined plane, to lift a load using less newtons of force.

http://www.neok12.com/video/Simple-Machines/zX0a504473756b4803796e41.htm

After watching the video, students can apply the information learned to real world situations where the students would have to work to lift a load. Given a scenario provided by the educator, students would have to analyse the information provided, synthesise a solution to lift the load, and evaluate the results after calculating the mechanical advantage (depending on the scenario, perhaps even conducting the experiment). The video is one example of how students would have to apply higher level thinking skills, based on the information provided within.