Instructional Video11:04
TLDR News

$27,000,000,000,000: America’s National Debt Explained - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
In recent weeks America’s national debt has remerged as a major talking point. With Biden set to spend trillions on new initiatives, many in the Republican party are growing concerned by the scale of the debt. So in this video we explain...
Instructional Video12:20
Step Back History

The Christmas Truce: The Day the War Stood Still

12th - Higher Ed
The Christmas Truce was one of the most memorable moments of the First World War. Today, we'll talk about what it was and why it's so damn important to me.
Instructional Video20:32
Financial Times

Melinda Gates: vaccines, inequality and caregiving

Higher Ed
The co-founder of the Melinda & Bill Gates Foundation tells FT editor Roula Khalaf, in an interview recorded on April 29, that women have lost $800bn of income in the pandemic and on average have contributed 30 hours a week to unpaid...
Instructional Video8:24
Step Back History

The Badass Girl Scouts Who Helped Win World War II

12th - Higher Ed
The Girl Scouts, or Girl Guides, have been around for just over 100 years. You probably think of them as smiley campers, selling cookies and earning badges, but I’m going to tell you a different story. Today, let’s talk about their...
Instructional Video20:15
Wonderscape

History Kids: The Alaska Purchase

K - 5th
This video provides an overview of the state of Alaska, highlighting its size, natural wonders, indigenous peoples, historical events such as the purchase of Alaska from Russia, the Klondike Gold Rush, and the journey towards statehood....
Instructional Video12:32
Curated Video

AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 - Hands-On! - Choosing Visualization Types

Higher Ed
This video explains how to select the visualization types in Amazon QuickSight.
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This clip is from the chapter "Domain 5: Visualization" of the series "AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty 2021 "Hands-On!".In this section,...
Instructional Video8:11
TLDR News

Why the Hell do Clocks Still Change? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Last night the clocks changed in the UK, marking both an hour of lost sleep and a lot of confusion. So in this video we examine why people ever started changing the clocks and why we probably ought to stop...
Instructional Video2:22
FuseSchool

World War 1: Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool

6th - Higher Ed
World War 1: Introduction | History | Social Sciences | FuseSchool
Instructional Video5:59
Curated Video

J B Priestley: A Soldier’s Cause (2021)

Higher Ed
National Archives: J B Priestley was an author, playwright, broadcaster and social commentator. Best known for his plays such as ‘An Inspector Calls’ and his postscript radio broadcasts during the Second World War, his work commonly...
Instructional Video9:15
PBS

How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?

12th - Higher Ed
When did makeup ads become less about beauty and more about science? And is that science even legitimate? Or is it just another ploy by the $445 billion cosmetics industry to get you to buy more products? This week Danielle digs into the...
Instructional Video11:42
Communication Coach Alex Lyon

Communication Professor's Reaction to Ronald Reagan's Challenger Shuttle Speech

Higher Ed
Reaction to Ronald Reagan's Challenger Shuttle Speech to the nation given the same day (live) the space shuttle exploded.

SPEECH TEXT (written by Peggy Noo

nan)

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd planned to...
Instructional Video6:35
TLDR News

Is the Dollar's "Reserve Currency" Status in Danger? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
Historically the US dollar (and by extension the US) has enjoyed a number of privileges due to the currency's status as the 'global reserve currency'. But, it seems that this power is waning so we discuss why that's happening and what it...
Instructional Video13:36
John D Ruddy

Wild Atlantic Way in 13 Minutes

12th - Higher Ed
An animated video presenting the great roadtrip along the West Coast of Ireland; the Wild Atlantic Way, and some of the historically significant points along the journey.
Instructional Video3:20
Curated Video

Five Facts - WW1

Pre-K - 5th
This video explores five fun facts about World War 1.
Instructional Video7:30
John D Ruddy

World War 2 in 7 Minutes

12th - Higher Ed
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Second World War, the rise of fascism, how it started, the Manhattan Project, the Soviet front, London during the Blitz, Hiroshima etc.
Instructional Video3:43
Hip Hughes History

The GI Bill Explained in 4 Minutes: US History Review

6th - 12th
Learn the basics about this landmark piece of legislation so you can walk around not looking dumb.
Instructional Video12:27
Economics Explained

The Economy of Communist China

9th - Higher Ed
China was once the wealthiest in the world and now it was struggling to feed itself, it was these kinds of conditions that gave rise to the political system that would go on to define china in the latter half of the twentieth...
Instructional Video3:07
Curated Video

Cold War

K - 8th
This live-action video program is about the word Cold War. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Cold War through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Instructional Video7:52
History Hit

The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory Maclean: Putin's Russia

12th - Higher Ed
Does Putin feel like he is in a position of strength or is his troublemaking a profound weakness? Does Rory MacLean think we might be looking back at our failure of underestimating the Putin regime? The Fall of the Berlin Wall with Rory...
Instructional Video4:23
Jabzy

British Riots and Xenophobia - Stuff That I Find Interesting

12th - Higher Ed
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the British Riots and Xenophobia
Instructional Video1:53
Cerebellum

The World War One Years 1917-1920 - Introduction

9th - 12th
American democracy has a lineage of written records that we can trace to show the development of our nation, and how each document builds on those before it to make our foundation of freedom stronger. In this video, the documents...
Instructional Video8:58
TLDR News

The Destruction of United States Postal Service? What the Hell is Happening to the USPS? - TLDR News

12th - Higher Ed
In recent weeks there have been some pretty substantial changes made to the United States Postal Service, with people claiming that some might be trying to destroy the USPS. This would always be controversial, but especially in the light...
Instructional Video3:43
Curated Video

France, Normandy - Etretat unique landscape

12th - Higher Ed
etretat is best known for its chalk cliffs, including three natural arches and a pointed formation called L'Aiguille or the Needle, which rises 70 metres above the sea.The Etretat Chalk Complex, as it is known, consists of a complex...
Instructional Video11:13
Tom Nicholas

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller | How to Read It

12th - Higher Ed
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (recently the subject of a television adaptation with George Clooney in the role of the ruthlessly ambitious Colonel Cathcart for US streaming service Hulu) is one of the classic books of the twentieth...