Science360
Smartphone beats paper for some with dyslexia
Matthew Schneps is a researcher at Harvard University with a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also happens to have dyslexia, so reading has always been a challenge for him. That is, until he...
Bloomberg
Biden Says Gaza Blast Appears to Be Done by the 'Other Team'
US President Joe Biden said he is deeply saddened and outraged by the explosion at a hospital in Gaza and wants people to know that the US stands with Israel. Biden spoke during a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Curated Video
Memorial for Spanish air crash victims
1. Various Acting Commander of ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) in Kabul, Brigadier-General Robert Bertholee signing condolence book
2. Official signing condolence book
3. Bertholee walks to place in front row
4. Tilt up US...
Curated Video
AP Exclusive, Taylor Swift wraps up European tour
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AP Entertainment
London, UK, 30 March 2011
1. Various Taylor Swift being presented with a plaque from her record company
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Taylor Swift/Recording Artist (on reaching 20...
Curated Video
AP Exclusive, Taylor Swift wraps up European tour, ADDS fans
music/video/performance rights must be cleared
AP Entertainment
London, UK, 30 March 2011
1. Various of Taylor Swift meeting fans and posing for photos
2. Cutaway press
3. Various of Taylor Swift being presented with a plaque from her...
Curated Video
UPITN 12 7 75 ARAB-AFRO MINISTERS CONFERENCE CAIRO
The final session of the Arab-Afro Ministers Conference was held in Cairo at the Arab League headquarters.
1. mcu Chairman of African group speaking (SOUNDBITE): French
2. ms conference
3. mcu Chairman of Arab group speaking (SOUNDBITE):...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Spanish Action Verbs
In this Kindergarten through 5th grade interactive video, students learn about Spanish action verbs while exercising! Using their cognitive skills, students listen as the Spanish teacher calls out an action verb in Spanish and then the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Waddle
Get your students up and moving in this Kindergarten through 5th grade activity that connects literacy, creativity and movement! Students act out different animals in the book "Waddle" as the teacher reads aloud.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Marvin K. Mooney
In this interactive Kindergarten through 5th grade activity, the world of fitness and literacy unite! As the teacher reads the book "Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now" by Dr. Seuss, students listen carefully and safely jump up out...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Memory Lane Fitness
With this Kindergarten through 5th grade activity, students get a brain and body workout! Students work in pairs as the teacher calls out physical tasks such as high fives and tunnel tens. As the teacher is calling out these partner...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Dream Tube
Molly and her friends use informational texts for a real-life purpose in the 11-minute story "Dream Tube," the third of three video segments in this episode from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. While exploring how to use...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: A Splash of Mink
Molly and Trini discover that it's important to question the reliability of informational texts, in this animated 11-minute story from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. [25:25]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn: Let's Share a Story: "Perfectly Norman"
Read "Perfectly Norman" with Psacoya Guinn from NYC Children's Theater. This story, written by Tom Percival, is about embracing our differences and what makes us unique. [12:35]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn: Let's Share a Story: "Alfie"
Read "Alfie" with Emmy Weissman from NYC Children's Theater. This story, written by Thyra Heder, is about a girl and her pet turtle who disappears. [12:30]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn: Let's Share a Story: "After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again"
In this video from Let's Learn, NYCDOE Universal Literacy Reading Coach Anna Stretching-Cole reads "After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again" by Dan Santat. After reading, she opens up a discussion about overcoming our fears....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vision: Ice Cream Parlour Field Trip
Get your sweet tooth on! Join Miss Penny and the KidVision Pre-K Kids at Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor. We learn about the job of a restaurant server, read an ice cream menu, count and crumble Oreos to make our own ice cream. Included are...
Curated Video
Interactive Story Retelling: Encouraging Retelling With Picture Supports
Students participate in the retelling of the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar using pictures to build early comprehension skills and promote oral expression. This video models this lesson. [2:06]
Curated Video
How to Teach a Retelling Reading Strategy for Primary Students: Reading Lessons
Learn how to teach retelling by using the five finger method for primary students. [1:27]
PBS
Pbs: Work Keys Reading for Information: Level 3
In this video, viewers watch as a class dissects a poem and discusses the author's word choice.
Curated Video
Youtube: How to Retell a Story for Kids
This short video explains how to retell a fiction story by telling the characters, setting, and major events from beginning to end! [1:48]