With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it’s no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there.
Image taken from the Western Front animation
Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front.
Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches, dug-outs and barbed-wire fences moved very little between 1914-1918, despite attempts on both sides to break through.
Pinpoint key locations along the Western
A busy site full of history information...
Statetris is an interesting game mixing aspects of the popular game 'Tetris' and geography. Instead of positioning the typical Tetris blocks, you position states/countries at their proper location. Fun, challenging and educational!
Today’s youth, especially high school students, navigate a rich, diverse, and increasingly complicated mediascape. They often do so with ease, developing skills that extend literacy, synthesis and other traditional school skills. There are challenges however – despite an unprecedented 24-hour flow of news and information, teens typically have little awareness of or regard for news and current events; students have difficulty determining the quality of online sources; frequent use of shorthand writing styles for text or instant messaging causes some students problems when later asked to write well-developed essays.
We have created powerful tools that let you interact with and enhance what you find. Annotate important information on the image, easily organize and share your findings or collaborate with people who have similar interests.
If you have original source images of your own that you want to share with your colleagues, classmates, friends and family, simply upload them to Footnote and use our tools t
In this special issue, we are using the term "social network sites" to refer to websites that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within the system and formally articulate their relationship to other users in a way that is visible to anyone who can access their profile. While we are using the term "social network site" to define this space, another common term that appea
Although History was among the earliest of academic disciplines to develop, and remains a mainstream study today, issues have often arisen regarding aims and objectives, appropriate content, and modes of delivery. Around the world today, leaders are looking to refurbished History teaching programs to enhance both local and global senses of cultural identity, and to nurture an informed critical...
A site with a whole slew of war maps.
This site provides a historical overview of the Jim Crow years and video and audio clips of personal narratives, including ones from World War II soldiers discussing experiences with the military and discrimination. There are also opportunities to participate in discussion forums, post commentary on images and engage in activities that tap into the African American experience of the time.
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With the increasing use of technology in classrooms, it’s no wonder that teachers have a growing interest in using YouTube and other online media sharing sites to bring information into their classrooms. Here are 100 YouTube videos that can provide supplementary information for the class, give inspiration, help you keep control of class and even provide a few laughs here and there.
A busy site full of history information...
This site provides a historical overview of the Jim Crow years and video and audio clips of personal narratives, including ones from World War II soldiers discussing experiences with the military and discrimination. There are also opportunities to participate in discussion forums, post commentary on images and engage in activities that tap into the African American experience of the time.
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