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The [|History Channel] provides video content similar to the content shown on their network on world and American History topics. The site has a link for History Education, which provides study guides and supplemental resources for educators.



National Geographic Video National Geographic Education offers educational content, searchable by grade level, subject, resource type, or audience: either educators, families, or students. The site offers a number of online and offline activities. You can also access content packages that include elements such as photos, articles, maps, and project ideas centered on a common theme.

[|Snag Learning] offers access to hundreds of high quality documentary videos. Snag Learning categorizes documentaries by grade level and content area. Additionally, Snag Learning offers a series of guiding questions for each film. You can embed previews of each video into your blog, but you have to watch the full-length versions on [|Snag Learning].

[|Explore.org] produces and hosts high-quality documentary films and photographs. The films and images focus on exploring the world and the work of non-profit organizations around the world. The films and images are organized by destination. There are twelve destinations in all including China, Tibet, the Middle East, and India. Explore.org is funded in part by the Annenburg Foundation.

[|Documentary Heaven] is a free site that has organized more than 1600 documentary films found across the Internet. Through Documentary Heaven can find documentaries covering all kinds of topics in science, history, politics, business, and many more categories. The videos are sourced from a variety of services including, but not limited to, YouTube.

[|Folk Streams] is a good website featuring documentary films of American life. Visitors to [|Folk Streams] will find films about various demographic segments of the population as well as films about regions of the country. The films are produced by independent directors and come from a variety of distributors. Most of the films appear to be between thirty and sixty minutes in length although there are some films outside of that range. Visitors to [|Folk Streams] can search by region, subject, title, filmmaker, or distributor.

[|Watchknowlearn]is a huge portal with over 28,000 FREE educational videos from all over the internet, you can now watch Youtube videos, even with school filters. Available in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.



[|Scientific American Podcasts]
Scientific American podcasts, series including 60 Second Science, 60 Second Mind, 60 Second Earth, and a longer set of podcasts called Science Talk. Applications for Education Scientific American's 60 Second podcasts could be an educational, interesting, and entertaining way to start a science class. Links to video and other resources.

Thank you [|FreeTech4Teachers], Richard Byrnes for recommending [|Open Culture] has curated a list of 125 science videos. Their list is divided into subcategories. Each video has a brief description and a link to the video with a more detailed description.


 * Applications for Education- ** The Open Culture Science Video collection is geared toward a high school and higher audience. You're probably not going to find short and sweet explanations of concepts in the collection. Rather, what you'll find are some good videos to promote thinking about science. You could find some videos in the collection to correspond with topics you're teaching. If you're developing a wiki or website for your science course, The Open Culture collection could be a good place to start your search for videos for your wiki or website.

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[|Books Alive]
includes twenty **author/illustrator interviews**. More are waiting to be loaded and should be up in the next few months. There has been much buzz lately about the [|Books Alive interviews]. Sharon Draper, Gary Schmidt and Jacqueline Woodson are just a few!

Can't get YouTube? Try this recommendation from [|FreeTech4Teachers] [] =For Teachers!= [|Teaching Channel] Thanks to Kristen Swanson @ [|Teachers as Technology Trailblazers]Whether you are a teacher looking for helpful videos on effective teaching practices, or a blogger or webmaster looking to share a great resource, Teaching Channel has you covered. Teaching Channel’s core mission is to showcase **high-quality, free videos** on effective teaching practices, inspiring lesson ideas, and the Common Core State Standards.