TED Talks
TED: The stories behind The New Yorker's iconic covers | Franeoise Mouly
Meet Franeoise Mouly, The New Yorker's art director. For the past 24 years, she's helped decide what appears on the magazine's famous cover, from the black-on-black depiction of the Twin Towers the week after 9/11 to a recent,...
TED Talks
Patrick Chappatte: The power of cartoons
In a series of witty punchlines, Patrick Chappatte makes a poignant case for the power of the humble cartoon. His projects in Lebanon, West Africa and Gaza show how, in the right hands, the pencil can illuminate serious issues and bring...
Curated Video
Landmarks - Michaelangelo Masterpiece
MICHAELANGELO MASTERPIECE THE NAME MICHELANGELO HAS RESONATED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR FIVE CENTURIES. AN UNSURPASSED ARTISTIC MASTER IN WHICHEVER MEDIUM HE PUT HIS HAND TO, PAINTING, SCULPTURE, FRESCO AND DRAWING. EVEN IN THE UNLIKELY...
Great Big Story
I Created Clippy
Explore the fascinating story behind Clippy, the iconic paperclip from Microsoft Office, with its creator, Kevin Atterbury. From its humble beginnings in Microsoft Bob to becoming a pop culture phenomenon, discover how Clippy's...
Great Big Story
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ Choreographer Kathryn Burns Finds the Funny in Dance
Step into the hilarious world of Katherine Burns, a renowned choreographer whose dance moves transcend the ordinary, turning ordinary moments into comedic masterpieces. From crafting routines for shows like 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' to key...
Makematic
Finding Fascinating Problems
Our brains like questions, movement, and visual exercises. In this activity, students will research and illustrate how the brain works when actively engaged in finding and solving fascinating problems.
Curated Video
Do you see what I hear
"Understanding stories involves listening and visualising. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will create sketches based on a story they have heard or read. Children will then make connections between their story sketches and other...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Sketching: From Basic to Advanced Techniques
This sketching video is designed to take you from beginner to advanced in the art of sketching. Whether you're a hobbyist or aspiring artist, this video covers everything from the basics of sketching to advanced techniques like shading,...
Product Design Online
Learn Fusion 360 in 30 Days - Day #13: Bodies vs Components Explained
Bodies and components still function the same but note that Fusion 360's ability to also serve as a 'Bottom-Up Assembly' structure has improved. Fusion 360 is now seen as one of the few CAD packages that are versatile enough to handle...
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Drawing Solids on Flat Surfaces
It describes the Oblique and Isometric techniques for drawing solids on flat surfaces.
Programming Electronics Academy
Throw out your breadboard! Dr. Duino: An Arduino Shield for debugging and developing
*Description:* In the last couple of episodes we have talked about Arduino shields and breakout boards. In this video, we will review a specific Arduino shield that makes developing projects and debugging sketches on the Arduino...
Programming Electronics Academy
Understanding the Arduino Sketchbook: Opening and Saving Arduino Sketches
Understanding how the Arduino IDE sets up its file directory system can spare you some confusion when it comes to saving, organizing and opening your Arduino sketches (or sketches you have downloaded from the internet). This week’s...
Let's Tute
The Benefits and Uses of Sketching
The video is a tutorial by a teacher discussing the various uses and benefits of sketching. The video covers topics such as using sketching for artistic practice, planning artwork, improving creative skills and brain function, and...
Makematic
What happened next
"Sequencing helps children understand the main idea of a story and how changing the order can change the meaning and outcome. In this activity, children aged 3-7 will illustrate a sequence of events in a story and organise them in ways...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Basic 2D and 3D Shapes
The video is a tutorial on how to draw and understand basic two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, including squares, triangles, circles, cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders, and hemispheres. The shapes are demonstrated step-by-step...
Programming Electronics Academy
Download and Install PC: Arduino Course 2.3
A walk through of downloading and installing the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for PC computers
Programming Electronics Academy
Cloud Based Arduino IDE using Codebender
This tutorial is about a cloud based Arduino ODE called Codebender that works as a web browser plugin. Quick and easy setup will have you blinking an LED on your Arduino board in less than 2 minutes!
Curated Video
Why Is The Mona Lisa So Famous?
One of the most popular reasons for the worldwide appeal of the Mona Lisa is her smile. Da Vinci used optical illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and shadow work. He painted the Mona Lisa in such a way that the eyes of...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Mixed Media Visual Journal: Idea and Demonstration with Faces
This tutorial will show you how to create a mixed media background for a drawing or painting. I hope it inspires you to create something today!
ATHS Engineering
Isometric Sketching: From Object to Paper
This video is a tutorial for creating an isometric sketch using a 3D-printed object as a reference. The teacher explains the rules for choosing the front view, demonstrates how to sketch using a ruler and mechanical pencil, and shows how...
Makematic
Let's Look and Sketch
Observing helps us connect what we see to what we know and want to know. In this activity, you’ll make sketches to learn about the patterns, shapes, colors and lines we see in nature.
Makematic
Why Move and Sketch?
Physical activity activates brains! In this video, children will learn about STEAM by engaging in creative movement and sketching experiences that show energy and how natural and manmade objects move.
Makematic
Let's Build Stories
Whether we start with a personal experience or by looking at art, when we ask questions, we build stories. Your imagination helps bring the characters, setting and plot to life.
Makematic
Math path
Art helps kids understand math ideas as they observe, talk about and sketch what they see. When students connect what they are learning in school to art experiences at home, it deepens understanding. In this activity, children aged 8-11...