TED Talks
TED: The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig
The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan's youngest female...
PBS
Author Lauren Wilkinson Answers Your Questions About ‘American Spy’
Lauren Wilkinson, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “American Spy.”
TED Talks
Jim Toomey: Learning from Sherman the shark
Cartoonist Jim Toomey created the comic strip Sherman's Lagoon, a wry look at underwater life starring Sherman the talking shark. As he sketches some of his favorite sea creatures live onstage, Toomey shares his love of the ocean and the...
TED Talks
Tod Machover + Dan Ellsey: Inventing instruments that unlock new music
Tod Machover of MIT's Media Lab is devoted to extending musical expression to everyone, from virtuosos to amateurs, and in the most diverse forms, from opera to video games. He and composer Dan Ellsey shed light on what's next.
TED Talks
TED: Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions | John Koenig
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that everyone else's lives are as complex and unknowable as our own. Here, he meditates...
Crash Course
Toni Morrison: Crash Course Black American History #48
Today, Clint Smith will teach you about the legendary writer Toni Morrison. Morrison is best known for her novels which chronicle the experiences of Black Americans throughout history. She was the first Black American Woman to win a...
Curated Video
Complete Linux Training Course to Get Your Dream IT Job - File Display Commands (cat, less, more, head, tail)
New ReviewExplore commands to display file contents, tailoring your view to suit your needs, from full displays to specific sections.
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Complete Linux Training Course to Get Your Dream IT Job - Adding Text to Files
New ReviewLearn simple methods for adding text to files, a fundamental task for file creation and editing in Linux.
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Developing a character profile for Lila from 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
Pupil outcome: I can create a character profile for the protagonist Lila. Key learning points: - The protagonist is a main character or central figure in a story or narrative. - Lila is the protagonist in the story 'The Firework Maker's...
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Planning the build up of 'A Christmas Carol'
Pupil outcome: I can generate precise vocabulary to plan two paragraphs for the build-up of 'A Christmas Carol'. Key learning points: - The build-up of ‘A Christmas Carol’ creates an eerie atmosphere leading up to the Ghost of Marley...
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Gathering evidence about characters and their relationships
Pupil outcome: I can describe the relationships between characters in the text and provide evidence to support these descriptions. Key learning points: - 'A Kind of Spark' is a novel set in Scotland and written by Elle McNicoll, who is...
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Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - File Display Commands
In this video, you will learn all the commands that can be used to display file content such as cat, less, more, head, tail, vi.
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Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - Adding Text to Files
In this video, you will learn to add text to files or redirects.
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EXCEL DATA: VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Learn the art of VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, the essential tools for data navigation.
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Explaining Literature with Five W's
Explaining Literature with Five W's restates ideas about fictional text by answering who, what, when, where and why questions.
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ChatGPT Mastery - Crafting Effective Prompts for Optimal Results - Writing the Opening Chapter
In this video, we will discover strategies for crafting an engaging opening chapter for our children's book. You will learn to hook readers from the beginning, introduce the main characters and setting, and set the tone for the story. We...
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Parts of a Story: Beginning
"Parts of a Story: Beginning" models how to identify what happens at the beginning of a story.
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Theme, Setting & Plot
Theme, Setting & Plot explains how the structure of the text contributes to its theme, setting, or plot.
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Unfolding Plot
Unfolding Plot describes how a given story's plot unfolds by retelling the story and citing events.
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Ending of a Story
"Ending of a Story" models understanding of story structure by explaining how to identify what happens at the end of a story.
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The Plot of a Story
"The Plot of a Story" explores how to recognize the three elements of plot in stories: problem, climax, and resolution.