National Geographic
Can This Bubbling Pit Of Mud Really Predict a Volcanic Eruption? | National Geographic
Can you really predict a volcanic eruption from a bubbling pool of mud? Some people from the town of Paterno, Sicily believe that this mud volcano can predict eruptions of nearby Mt. Etna. Experts say that this isn't true, but the pits...
TED Talks
Tyler Cowen: Be suspicious of simple stories
Like all of us, economist Tyler Cowen loves a good story. But in this intriguing talk, he asks us to step away from thinking of our lives -- and our messy, complicated irrational world -- in terms of a simple narrative.
Curated Video
Chatbots for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Build Chatbots - Deep Learning-Based Chatbot Architecture and Development: Project Overview and Packages
After theoretically learning about chatbots, we will now develop a chatbot practically by importing the requisite libraries, TensorFlow NumPy, Keras, and Pickle. We will build a chatbot based on a story and make predictions of true or...
Curated Video
Making Predictions
Miss Palomine explains what a prediction is. She opens a book and does a picture walk with your student and they try to predict what will happen next. She then reads the story to see how accurate their predictions were.
Curated Video
#2 Prereading: How to Make Predictions (Foundations of Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you how to make predictions as you read. This is a great way to help you understand what you are reading. I explain the purpose of predictions and give you two examples. I even include a FREE workbook. I invite you...
Curated Video
Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
Curated Video
Chatbots for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Build Chatbots - Deep Learning-Based Chatbot Architecture and Development: Predictions
After checking our model for accuracy, we will make predictions of our results from the model we created. We will visualize the predictions using the test data. This clip is from the chapter "Advanced Chatbots with Deep Learning and...
Curated Video
User Story Mapping 101 - How to Create a USER STORY MAP
In this video, I want to answer the question, ‘What is a User Story Map?” and show you how to create one.
Sir Linkalot
Spelling Lesson 35–All Things Foody & ’Susie’s Stories’ (Sir Linkalot Time!)
Remember the #spelling of breakfast and other links as we explore food in today's lesson: All Things Foody & ’Susie’s Stories’. Get your spelling sunny side up … Andy Salmon (AKA Sir Linkalot) is channelling a short order cook serving...
TED Talks
Joi Ito: Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"
"Remember before the internet?" asks Joi Ito. "Remember when people used to try to predict the future?" In this engaging talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab skips the future predictions and instead shares a new approach to creating in...
TED Talks
Bandi Mbubi: Demand a fair trade cell phone
Your mobile phone, computer and game console have a bloody past — tied to tantalum mining, which funds the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Drawing on his personal story, activist and refugee Bandi Mbubi gives a stirring call...
TED Talks
TED: A glimpse of the future through an augmented reality headset | Meron Gribetz
What if technology could connect us more deeply with our surroundings instead of distracting us from the real world? With the Meta 2, an augmented reality headset that makes it possible for users to see, grab and move holograms just like...
TED Talks
Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish
Chef Dan Barber squares off with a dilemma facing many chefs today: how to keep fish on the menu. With impeccable research and deadpan humor, he chronicles his pursuit of a sustainable fish he could love, and the foodie's honeymoon he's...
TED Talks
Rob Hopkins: Transition to a world without oil
Rob Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends on is steadily running out. He proposes a unique solution to this problem -- the Transition response, where we prepare ourselves for life without oil and sacrifice our luxuries to...
TED Talks
The real story of McMafia: How global crime networks work - Misha Glenny
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Journalist Misha Glenny spent several years in a courageous investigation of organized crime networks, which have...
Makematic
Cause and Effect
Looking closely at art helps us imagine a story and predict how it could change. In this activity, you will use a piece of art as a story starter – then predict what could happen next.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Brenda Wineapple - Teachers Make a Difference - Margaret McCormick
Brenda Wineapple reflects on her high school Latin teacher, Maggie McCormack, who had a profound influence on her, both for her unique personality and her insightful lessons. Maggie's predictions about American civilization and her...
Curated Video
Making predictions about 'Greenling'
Pupil outcome: I can use the text and illustrations to make predictions about ‘Greenling’. Key learning points: - The front cover of a text is part of the peritext; this also includes the blurb, endpapers and title page. - The peritext...
Curated Video
Characters and plot in the story 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Pupil outcome: I can talk about the characters and plot in the story "Ada Twist, Scientist" to make a prediction. Key learning points: - Predictions about the plot can be made using the front cover, title, illustrations and what we know...
All In One Social Media
How To Link Instagram Stories to Facebook Stories
How To Link Instagram Stories to Facebook Stories // Content creation is king and if you can post 1 piece of content to 2 places at the same time this is a real time saver and doubles your chances of reaching your desired audience. Today...
Curated Video
Using images to make comparisons and predictions in 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast images in 'Mirror'. Key learning points: - The Moroccan story is set in the Valley of the Roses; the Western (Australian) setting is based on a suburb of Sydney. - The two landscapes contrast...
Weatherthings
Weather and Seasons: meteorologists, predictions, sky sights, value of weather
A little girl and her grandfather spend a summer afternoon sitting by a pond. The conversation changes from how warm the summer day is to how the pond gets cold and freezes in the winter. The grandfather helps the girl understand how the...
Weird History
True Story Behind The Soccer Team's Andes Plane Crash
On Oct. 13, 1972, a plane carrying 45 passengers, including the Old Christians Uruguayan rugby team, crashed in the Andes between Chile and Argentina. The Uruguayan Air Force flight 571 survivors believed they would be rescued within...
Weatherthings
Sun, Heat, Air and Wind: wind and storms, cool air properties, predictions, summary
A curious pre-school child asks questions to a big kid about how weather works. Every answer is enlightening yet leads to another question. The little child learns that wind is air that moves, that may be gentle or strong and even...