Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Comics and Games - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
The history of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; one of the most recognized comic book franchises in the world.
Instructional Video9:11
TED Talks

TED: Did you hear the one about the Iranian-American? | Maz Jobrani

12th - Higher Ed
A founding member of the Axis of Evil Comedy Tour, standup comic Maz Jobrani riffs on the challenges and conflicts of being Iranian-American -- "like, part of me thinks I should have a nuclear program; the other part thinks I can't be...
Instructional Video14:18
PBS

How Manga Took Over American Bookshelves (Feat. Princess Weekes)

12th - Higher Ed
Astro Boy, Dragon Ball, Akira, Sailor Moon, Demon Slayer, Death Note all these interesting, iconic anime have something very much in common they started off as: manga. Manga, by its most simplistic definition, are comics or graphic...
Instructional Video4:46
Curated Video

Black Girl Geek Magic – She’s Blazing The Trail For All Like Her

3rd - Higher Ed
Her family’s love of good stories, whether they were comics, anime, video games or even the Harry Potter Books, were all a key part of shaping the “geek” in Jamila Rowser’s personality while traveling the...
Instructional Video10:12
Epic Reads

How to Draw a Comic | ALMOST AMERICAN GIRL by Robin Ha

6th - 11th
Aspiring artists (and anyone who appreciates art, so like, all of us), gather round! How does one become an artist, and a comic book artist at that? Can art really change a life? Watch Robin Ha, cartoonist and author, show us a few tips...
Instructional Video0:25
The March of Time

China US Support American-Chinese

12th - Higher Ed
MOT 1941: CHINA: U.S. SUPPORT: CU Poster '...Looks To Us!' HA WS American-Chinese marching in parade. VS Carrying banners 'ABCD = America Britain China Democracy.' CU Comic of Axis Powers backstabbing 'Peace Terms.' Second Sino-Japanese...
Instructional Video2:10
Curated Video

The Golden Age of Sci_Fi Literature

9th - Higher Ed
Coinciding with the Machine Age, the Golden Age of Sci-Fi Literature saw American authors combine factual science with fantastical fiction to take readers into the farthest reaches of the imagination.
Instructional Video3:34
Vlogbrothers

The Most Popular Word in the World

6th - 11th
Is OK the most popular word in the world? That depends on how you look at it. It's been argued that it's the most /spoken/ word in the world, but I have to call BS on that. The most spoken word has got to be "the" or "I" or the...
Instructional Video2:06
Curated Video

4 Manga Drawing Techniques

9th - Higher Ed
Howcast - Learn four manga drawing techniques from art instructor Chris Hart in this Howcast video.
Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

017 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
1983, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird draw four turtles: and name them after renaissance artists; Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael. With $2,000, they print 3000 copies of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES. Eastman and Laird sign a...
Instructional Video13:41
Hip Hughes History

The Articles of Confederation Explained: U.S. History Review

6th - 12th
A review of our first Constitution, the AOC. What were the Articles of Confederation? How did it run the United States? Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Mr. Hughes explains the basics of the Articles of Confederation including...
Instructional Video3:43
Curated Video

Cultural Conversion

12th - Higher Ed
Chinese scholar and literary translator Michael Berry (UCLA) discusses Chinese perceptions of America.
Instructional Video10:36
Crash Course

The Atlantic Slave Trade Crash Course World History

12th - Higher Ed
In which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived...
Instructional Video14:09
TED Talks

TED: I got 99 problems ... palsy is just one | Maysoon Zayid

12th - Higher Ed
I have cerebral palsy. I shake all the time, Maysoon Zayid announces at the beginning of this exhilarating, hilarious talk. (Really, it's hilarious.) "I'm like Shakira meets Muhammad Ali." With grace and wit, the Arab-American comedian...
Instructional Video3:07
Reading Through History

History Brief: The Red Scare (Part 2)

6th - 11th
This video gives a brief description of reaction, in the entertainment industries, to the Red Scare of the 1950s. Teachers, check out our store on TpThref='http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V' Horror='_blank' rel='nofollowhereT *** Music Provided...
Instructional Video7:16
The Cynical Historian

300 | Based on a True Story

9th - 11th
Here is another episode of 'Based on a True Story.' This time it is 300 and how it is based on the battle of Thermopylae. It is a great film with a great many historically innacurate plot points....
Instructional Video1:57:45
Curated Video

Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton and the Oz Trial

6th - 11th
An event in two parts. Legendary American counterculture comics artists Robert Crumb and Gilbert Shelton talk to Charles Shaar Murray about their life's work. Part two is a discussion of the 1971 Oz Magazine Obscenity trial....
Instructional Video3:22
Life Noggin

What Is It Like To Be Deaf?

3rd - 9th
Deafness is not a one size fits all, but what are some things Deaf people might experience? Watch more: Rikki's Channel ►►tSubscribe.youtube.com/user/rikkipoynter' tamerch'_blank' rel='nofollow'>Patreon ►►
Instructional Video6:19
Curated Video

This Woman Paved the Way for Female Comedians

9th - 11th
Phyllis Diller was the first American woman to have a successful career as a stand-up comic, and the secrets to her success are now a part of the National Museum of American History's collection. From the Series: Stories From the Vaults:...
Instructional Video4:21
After Skool

Your Rights Are An ILLUSION - George Carlin

12th - Higher Ed
George Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and social critic. He was known for his black comedy and reflections on politics, the English language, psychology, religion, and various...
Instructional Video8:45
The Guardian

Neil Gaiman at Edinburgh: 'I've wondered about the Tardis since I was three'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Neil Gaiman, author of the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book, talks to Guardian children's site member Patrick about writing a Doctor Who episode, and why he finds writing...
Instructional Video52:16
Southbank Centre

What's New For African Feminisms?

6th - 11th
African women are gaining force in music, writing and film, offering powerful and subversive views on gender, power and the future. In partnership with the African Feminist Forum and the African Women's Development Fund, this session...
Instructional Video7:45
Southbank Centre

George Condo: Mental States

6th - 11th
18 October 2011 - 8 January 2012 Hayward Gallery Since his emergence in New York's East Village in the early 1980s, George Condo has developed a provocative body of work that, for all its outlandish humour and outrageousness, is deeply...
Instructional Video4:12
Brainwaves Video Anthology

James C. Kaufman - College Admissions and Creativity

Higher Ed
James C. Kaufman, PhD, is a professor of educational psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. An internationally recognized leader in the field of creativity, he is the author/editor of more than 35...