Educational Videos

Extreme Snow in Valdez - Jan 2012

2012-01-16T13:08:00.000-09:00

Extreme snow in Valdez, Alaska from anchoragedailynews on Vimeo.

The snowfall has been extreme this winter in Valdez, even for a city used to lots of snow. When the weather cleared, many were busy trying to move it from streets and roofs and reopen schools. Valdez residents discuss how they've handled the 322 inches...

Autistic Girl Expresses Profound Intelligence

2012-01-14T06:11:00.002-09:00

10 min video about Carley, who learns to text at the age of 11, and now is helping doctors and many others understand autism.

Extraordinary story of Carly Fleischmann, a 14-year-old child who has severe form of autism and unable to speak, but she found a way to communicate with the world in a highly efficient manner. Her parents never lost hope. Years of hard work of Carly's family and therapists brought some amazing and completely unexpected result.

To see Carly's blog, to go: http://carlysvoice.com/

Standing by a Ship Going Through Ice (Russia)

2011-12-22T08:55:00.000-09:00

The 50 Let Pobedy is 159 meters long (524 ft) and weighs 23,439 metric tons (25,837 tons). That's peanuts next to the massive tankers and container ships it clears a path for, but it makes it the largest icebreaker in the world.

Full article: www.gizmag.com/spnkix/20913/

1.44 min video

Painting on Water by bitbocs

2011-12-22T08:43:00.000-09:00

7.10 min video

Alien Song

2011-12-18T17:11:00.000-09:00

2.40 min

Cello Wars (Star Wars Parody) Lightsaber Duel - Steven Sharp Nelson

2011-12-09T10:01:00.002-09:00

4.2 min video

TEDxManhattanBeach - Thomas Suarez - iPhone Application Developer... and 6th Grader

2011-11-19T09:30:00.002-09:00

4.34 min video

Crazy paper thing

2011-11-19T05:29:00.000-09:00

1.08 min video

Alaska's Learning Network

2011-10-27T11:41:00.002-08:00

4.5 minute video

In the Shadow of the Siberian Tiger

2011-10-22T05:50:00.000-08:00

10-min video posted by Tiger0wnsLion

Born to Learn

2011-10-18T14:51:00.002-08:00

Born to Learn is the first animation in a fascinating series aimed to provide easy-access to the exciting new discoveries constantly being made about how humans learn! The first animation gives a grand view of the problem, and the beginnings of an insight into how it might be overcame.

Credits

Script by Caroline Wijetunge
Narrated by Damian Lewis
Produced by A Productions
Art direction by Chesapeake Studio Ltd

Melinda Gates on Ted Talks about change scalability

2011-10-18T06:32:00.001-08:00

Melinda Gates talks about the work the foundation focuses on in India. Also see the Gates Foundation blog site for their work in Africa with Malaria: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/topics/Pages/malaria.aspx

How water bottles create cheap lighting in Philippines

2011-10-18T05:48:00.000-08:00

18 September 2011 Last updated at 21:31 ETHelp

A simple initiative in the Philippines is bringing a bit of brightness into the lives of the country's poorest people.

The project is called "Litre of Light", and the technology involved is just a plastic bottle filled with water.

It's an environmentally-friendly alternative to an electric light bulb, and it's virtually free.

The BBC's Kate McGeown reports from Manila.

BBC REPORT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14967535

2.04 min video

FACEBOOK POSTING: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1787036814819

Jamie's Food Revolution TED 2011

2011-10-13T16:36:00.000-08:00

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong

2011-10-11T15:18:00.000-08:00

http://www.ted.com In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube, and unveils the first 2 minutes of his new work, "Sleep," with a video choir of 2,052. The full piece premieres April 7 (yes, on YouTube!).

Engineering & Music

2011-10-11T15:13:00.000-08:00

This is almost unbelievable. See how all of the balls wind up in catcher cones.

This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between the

Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of

Engineering at the University of Iowa . Amazingly, 97% of the machine's

components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of

Bancroft , Iowa .. Yes, farm equipment!

It took the team a combined 13,029 hours (6.26 years) of set-up, alignment,

calibration, and tuning before filming this video but as you can see, it was

WELL worth the effort.

It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at the University

and is already slated to be donated to the Smithsonian.

David Lanz - Cristofori's Dream

2011-09-24T08:33:00.002-08:00

6:10 video

Hoonah's Ed Tech Plan Process

2011-08-16T09:20:00.000-08:00

In the spring of 2011, Hoonah School District, a remote village in Southeast Alaska, put together a process to plan technology for their community for the next three years. This video outlines the process:
- Gathering all stakeholders for input
- Celebrating unique aspects of village
- Visioning the future
- Designing a tech plan to support these things
- Submitting the tech plan to the State Department of Education & Early Development for feedback, approval, and E-Rate funding.

For more information, contact: roxanne.mourant@alaska.gov

Alaska's Learning Network Promo

2011-08-16T08:48:00.000-08:00

Alaska's Learning Network Promo

2011-07-30T07:02:00.003-08:00

30-sec intro to Alaska's Learning Network www.aklearn.net

Playing Pool with a Dual-Armed Robot

2011-06-12T06:30:00.002-08:00

Masters thesis of Thomas Nierhoff at Technische Universität München

Read more at http://spectrum.ieee.org/blogs/automaton

2.4 minutes

Carpe Diem High School in Arizona - BLENDED LEARNING best model

2011-06-04T10:11:00.001-08:00

Carpe Diem Marketing Video - Final Cut from Nicholas Tucker on Vimeo.

You’re invited to spend less than 10 minutes of your time to view the future of learning, This is a film produced by Lur Films to show Carpe Diem School in action and it will forever change the way you think about education.

Posted by Tom Van derArk - Ed Reformer: http://edreformer.com/2011/05/watch-this-great-carpe-diem-video/

9 min

Fraser Speirs - Apple Distinguished Educator Application

2011-05-08T05:48:00.002-08:00

2.07 min

The Head of Computing and IT at Cedars, Fraser Speirs, has been named an Apple Distinguished Educator in the Class of 2011. This is a video he produced as part of his application.

White House White Board: Austan Goolsbee on Startup America

2011-05-07T06:30:00.002-08:00

February 02, 2011 | 3:53

In this edition, Austan Goolsbee, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, explains how the new Startup America program will help entrepreneurs overcome what’s often called the “valley of death” on the way to success.

Mike Matas: A next-generation digital book

2011-04-30T21:05:00.002-08:00

4.35 min

Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices stron

2011-04-15T13:34:00.000-08:00

14.35 min

Why an "A" is not enough

2011-04-03T10:11:00.002-08:00

video 4.49 min

Rethinking Education

2011-03-27T06:33:00.002-08:00

6.47 min

Ben Saunders

2011-03-22T07:12:00.001-08:00

Ben Saunders - Living on Ice from Ben Saunders on Vimeo.

Alaska's Learning Network

2011-03-19T19:19:00.000-08:00

Human Species

2011-03-19T15:02:00.001-08:00

Cellphones as Learning Tools

2011-03-13T12:30:00.003-08:00

5.19 min

Kahn Academy Software Demo

2011-03-11T05:51:00.001-09:00

Kahn Academy

2011-03-11T05:48:00.000-09:00

TURF FEINZ "RIP Rich D" | YAK FILMS | DANCING in the RAIN, DANSE SOUS LA PLUIE, HIP HOP

2011-03-06T11:00:00.002-09:00

AMAZING!!! JAPANESE WATERFALL

2011-03-06T10:16:00.001-09:00

Rock Band Rocking on Iphone LIVE on MTR Train!

2011-03-06T10:09:00.000-09:00

This is one of many viraling out from the internet!
CBS Exclusive on others:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv95KNbFGqw

2/21/2011 Your Alaska Link: Sen. Begich Proposes Education Bill

2011-03-01T05:39:00.001-09:00

2.10 min video @ ASTE - Anchorage, Alaska
February, 2011

The foolishness of the environmental movement and congress!

2011-02-11T13:31:00.002-09:00

Raven Day by Brett Dillingham, Storyteller

2011-02-10T06:20:00.002-09:00

Presentation: Higher Education Scholarship Funding Task Force - 2/2/11 Alaska State Legislature

2011-02-05T07:52:00.001-09:00

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

2011-01-24T07:49:00.001-09:00

20 min

Lang Lang plays Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1

2011-01-02T06:29:00.001-09:00

9.4 min

THE DIGITAL STORY OF NATIVITY - ( or Christmas 2.0 )

2011-01-02T06:23:00.002-09:00

Happy New Year - Auld Lang Syne by Sissel (Live)

2011-01-01T09:54:00.001-09:00

6.37 min

Evan Williams: Listening to Twitter Users

2010-12-27T18:07:00.000-09:00

With a couple of anecdotes building the ultimate social media case study, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams discusses how a little side project called Twitter became a game-changing phenomenon with the help and input of the very users who made the service a success. From innovative marketing uses to core functionality, Williams provides the evidence for what we knew all along: Users know best.

Celtic Ladies Oh Holy Night

2010-12-22T17:18:00.001-09:00

US Education Secretary Arne Duncan

2010-11-17T12:09:00.000-09:00

Secretary Duncan presents to the National Technology Coordinators in Washington, D.C.
November, 2010

The National Education Technology Plan is located online:
http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010

Design with Nature - download it at calearth.org

2010-11-13T08:54:00.002-09:00

Janine Benyus: 12 sustainable design ideas from nature

2010-11-13T08:53:00.002-09:00

e2 design — Grey to Green podcast

2010-11-13T08:52:00.001-09:00

e² design season two - Architecture 2030 (Podcast)

2010-11-13T08:50:00.002-09:00

e2 design II — The Druk White Lotus School — Ladakh podcast

2010-11-13T08:47:00.002-09:00

Edutopia Video: School of Environmental Studies: Taking Class Outdoors

2010-11-13T08:45:00.000-09:00

The academic program at Minnesota's School for Environmental Studies -- and its architecture -- was designed to promote project learning.

Changes in Teaching

2010-11-10T15:52:00.001-09:00

Sky: Single Sign-on from Learning.com on Vimeo.

Innespace Submersible Watercraft - Extreme Playtime

2010-09-27T20:12:00.003-08:00

The Education Crisis in 2 Minutes

2010-09-12T07:50:00.002-08:00

TakePart: Participant Media - Waiting For 'Superman' - Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.

http://www.letsredu.com/2010/08/video-the-education-crisis-in-two-minutes/

Chicago Virtual Charter School- CNN newsclip1- K12

2010-09-12T07:08:00.002-08:00

Chicago Virtual Charter School- CNN newsclip1- K12
Uploaded by k12xpotential. - Watch the latest news videos.

Redo Education

2010-09-12T06:59:00.002-08:00

LET'S REDU from Redu on Vimeo.

http://www.letsredu.com/

Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education

2010-09-07T20:03:00.004-08:00

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.

About Sugata Mitra

Sugata Mitra's "Hole in the Wall" experiments have shown that, in the absence of supervision or formal teaching, children can teach themselves and each other, if they're motivated by curiosity

Kseniya Simonova's Amazing Sand Drawing

2010-07-29T06:26:00.002-08:00

Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won Ukraine's version of "America's Got Talent." She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret Germany's invasion and occupation of Ukraine during WWII.

Carrot Mob.Org

2010-07-02T15:21:00.001-08:00

Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.

Eco-Friendly Porsche

2010-07-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

http://carsworldblog.com/eco-cars-concept/eco-friendly-porsche

Bottle Recycle Center

2010-07-02T14:19:00.002-08:00

Many of us return our plastic bottles and cans. Noticeably fewer recycle their glass. Maybe that's because we don't get any money in return, as we do for cans and plastic. Can we change this attitude by making recycling glass fun to do? So you are not just rewarded with a good conscience, you also get a smile. See the results here.

World's Deepest Garbage Bin

2010-07-02T14:15:00.002-08:00

To throw rubbish in the bin instead of onto the floor shouldn’t really be so hard. Many people still fail to do so. Can we get more people to throw rubbish into the bin, rather than onto the ground, by making it fun to do? See the results here.

Speed Limit Lottery Reward

2010-07-02T14:10:00.002-08:00

Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? The idea here is capture on camera the people who keep to the speed limit. They would have their photos taken and registration numbers recorded and entered into a lottery. Winners would recieve cash prizes and be notified by post. Better still, the winning pot would come from the people who were caught speeding.

Piano Stairs

2010-07-02T13:50:00.001-08:00

Apollo 11 at 500 frames per second

2010-07-02T13:33:00.002-08:00

Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch (HD) Camera E-8 from Mark Gray on Vimeo.

This amazing video by Spacecraft Films shows the July 16, 1969 launch of the Apollo 11 mission that landed the first humans on the moon. The camera was rolling at a whopping 500 frames per second, allowing the first 30 seconds of the launch to be slowed down into this 8-minute narrated video of pure awesomeness.

Free Hidden Electricity

2010-07-02T13:16:00.001-08:00

Lap Around the Boat

2010-06-30T08:51:00.003-08:00

Pretty fun six minutes...like a big floating amusement park on crack, and you get to fly the go-karts.

BP Coffee Spill

2010-06-16T13:14:00.001-08:00

Holland Bike Rush Hour

2010-06-11T20:11:00.002-08:00

markenlei — April 28, 2010 — Morning rush hour in the 4th largest city in the Netherlands. Streets look like this when 33% of ALL trips are made by bicycle!

This is an ordinary Wednesday morning in April 2010 at around 8.30 am. Original time was 8 minutes that were compressed into 2 minutes, so everything is 4 times faster than in reality. The sound is original.

This is one of the busiest junctions in Utrecht a city with a population of 300,000. No less than 18,000 bicycles and 2,500 buses pass here every day. And yet Google Street View missed it. Because private motorized traffic is restricted here.

These cyclists cross a one way bus lane (also used by taxis and municipal vehicles), two light rail tracks and then a one way street that can be used by private vehicles.

Behind the camera is a railway (you can hear the squeaking sounds of the trains passing) and the main railway station is very close too. A number of rental bikes from the station pass and many of the cyclists will have come by train for the first part of their commute.

For those who frown upon the total absence of bike helmets in this video, consider these findings from a US study:

"Cycling in the Netherlands is much safer than in the USA. The Netherlands has the lowest non-fatal injury rate as well as the lowest fatality rate, while the USA has the highest non-fatal injury rate as well as the highest fatality rate. Indeed, the non-fatal injury rate for the USA is about 30 times higher than for the Netherlands.

Injury rate per million km cycled: USA 37.5; NL 1.4
Fatality rate per 100 million km cycled: USA 5.8; NL 1.1"

From: Pucher, John and Buehler, Ralph (2008) 'Making Cycling Irresistible: Lessons from The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany'.

Water Drop at 2000 Frames per Second

2010-06-07T09:14:00.002-08:00

Happy Penguin

2010-05-10T16:53:00.002-08:00

Evaluating Web Sites

2010-05-09T16:46:00.001-08:00

Expansion of the United States, 1763 to Present

2010-05-09T11:44:00.003-08:00

Ich bin Ein Berliner (1963)

2010-05-09T11:41:00.000-08:00

It follows the full text transcript of John F. Kennedy's Ich bin ein Berliner speech, delivered in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, West Berlin - June 26, 1963.

Duck and Cover - Early Warning Defense

2010-05-09T11:32:00.002-08:00

Duck and Cover was a social guidance film produced in 1951 by the United States federal government's Civil Defense branch shortly after the Soviet Union began nuclear testing. Written by Raymond J. Mauer and directed by Anthony Rizzo of Archer Productions and made with the help of schoolchildren from New York City and Astoria, New York, it was shown in schools as the cornerstone of the government's "duck and cover" public awareness campaign. The movie states that nuclear war could happen at any time without warning, and U.S. citizens should keep this constantly in mind and be ever ready.

Avoid Addictions for Teens

2010-05-07T08:40:00.000-08:00

NIDA scientists Gaya Dowling and Redonna Chandler talk about the health effects and dangers on smoking and nicotine.

Rotating a Rhombus Tutorial by Ean Lindblom

2010-05-04T21:25:00.002-08:00

Fox News: Unions are Destroying America

2010-04-18T09:29:00.001-08:00

Carla Katz (Union President) - Unions ARE Good for America

2010-04-18T09:28:00.002-08:00

Are Unions Good for America?

2010-04-18T09:26:00.000-08:00

http://ne.edgecastcdn.net/000873/archive-2010/hb-03-31-10.m4v

Are Unions Good for America?
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 8:00 AM
For the first time in American history, unionized government workers outnumber those in the private sector. While some observers lament the relative decline of private-sector unions, others argue that while they increase wages in unionized industries, they also limit employment opportunities, depress wages in nonunion jobs, lower rates of return on investment in unionized firms, slow the growth of productivity, and distort the political process. Public-sector unions, on the other hand, are insulated from competition and benefit directly from larger, more powerful government. Even so, many people believe that unions are a positive force in American society. How have unions shaped political and economic arrangements in the United States, and has that influence been beneficial? Please join us for a review of the history, impact, and future of unions in America.

Animals getting tipsy on marula fruit!

2010-04-11T18:37:00.002-08:00

Slip and Fall Prevention Video

2010-04-10T19:43:00.000-08:00

Patricia Christopersen, Lila Ruhle, and Dennis Flores created a video for Anchorage School District's "ASD Tube" web site.

The Harmonica Man

2010-04-10T17:02:00.002-08:00

Andy Mackie now has a music foundation to help even more kids enjoy music!
http://andymackiemusic.org/contact.html

Dan Pink - Intrinsic Motivation

2010-04-06T21:10:00.000-08:00

Dan Pink at TEDGlobal 2009: Running notes from Session 12 | TED Blog
Dan Pink, once a speechwriter for Al Gore, is now a career analyst beginning a revolution in the workplaces ...

Did You Know 4.0

2010-04-06T10:18:00.003-08:00

Did You Know 3.5

2010-04-05T22:35:00.001-08:00

Gaming to Make a Better World

2010-03-31T21:47:00.000-08:00

Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world

Team1548 Monorail

2010-03-31T14:02:00.001-08:00

This 30-second video was created by HTH's animation team!

Foreign Policy (by PBS)

2010-03-29T15:46:00.001-08:00

Kinetic Sculpture

2010-03-19T12:08:00.000-08:00

Theo Jansen - Kinetic Sculptor

Great Depression - Dust Bowl

2010-03-12T16:54:00.000-09:00

RuneHQVideos — June 04, 2007 — This is a video I made for my AP US History Final that shows what The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl was like
3:30

President Obama Addresses the U.S.-Islamic World Forum

2010-03-11T15:16:00.000-09:00

President Obama spoke via video conference to the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar today. The President built on his speech to the Muslim world last year in Cairo, where he spoke of peace and cooperation. Today Mr. Obama talked about ending the war in Iraq, and his support for a two-state solution in the Middle East. He also announced that he's appointed Rashad Hussain to be a special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
http://gcepbd.ning.com/video/president-obama-addresses-the

How to add video to PowerPoint

2010-02-28T10:27:00.001-09:00

Standards in Education - by Meredith Davis

2010-02-28T09:18:00.002-09:00

Cooper-Hewitt: Learning by Design - Keynote, Meredith Davis

49:49 - 2 years ago

Design educator Meredith Davis describes design-based education and provides examples of how it can be used in the classroom to meet local and state standards. She also presents evidence from various studies to prove the success of design-based education in meeting education goals and engaging students.

Education in Alaska... according to our Commissioner

2010-01-31T12:26:00.006-09:00

http://www.ktoo.org/gavel/new/player.cfm?evid=HEDU100127AAlaska Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux to the Legislature

Summary

- Round Table Discussion w/ Larry LeDoux, DEED Commissioner: How criteria relate to goals of a potential scholarship program - Overview: DEED Virtual School Concept; Dept. of Defense Online Virtual High School; AK School District Online Course Offerings

The Orangutan and the Hound

2009-11-07T18:50:00.000-09:00

Watch more National Geographic Channel videos on AOL Video

The Philophy of LIberty

2009-10-18T15:15:00.001-08:00