Free educational movies December 15, 2008
Posted by anne marie in Websites.Tags: Educational movies
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I was recently asked by a teacher if I knew where she might download some free, educational movies to incorporate into some lesson and so I thought I’d share my answer with everyone!
The Free Educational Movie section from Kids-Know-It Network immediately came to mind. They have a myriad of free movies covering several subjects and learning standards and they add to their list monthly. Each movie begins by introducing students to the topics that they will be learning about, and ends with an online quiz. The movies are narrated by computer generated voices, which can be monotonous and sometimes difficult for some students to comprehend, so please be sure to preview.
Although Brain Pop has a membership fee to view all of their movies, there is a free movies section which offers 21 free movies to view.
Let’s not forget the plethora of free videos that National Geographic, National Georgraphic Kids and History.com offers. I often download and link these videos into my SMART Notebook lessons to reinforce a specific lesson, since in general the videos are short in length and beautifully filmed. Perfect to add a little pizazz to a lesson! I also should mention how I would use the link to This Day in History during our morning group activity.
NOVA online has a very good collection of educational videos. Just be aware that many of the videos are not available for download. The videos also offer closed captioning and are arranged by chapter for shorter viewings.
For math videos I would suggest math-videos-online.com. There are several videos explaining a variety of math categories. I also like mathtrain.tv which is a place where middle school students teach students as part of a wonderful project developed and maintained by Mr. Marcos in Santa Monica, CA.
For science videos head over to Freesciencelectures.com where you will find a large selection of free science videos in a variety of categories including Physics, Biology, Chemistry, etc.
I also check Teachers TV, Teacher Tube and even, You Tube. You might be surprised at the array of educational videos that you can locate on these sites. Last year when I was creating a lesson on the Civil Rights Movement I was able to download a video clip of the funeral train of Robert F. Kennedy- a very moving, very effective teaching tool. Of course, it goes without saying that, as with all videos that you will be presenting in the classroom, it is your responsibility to take the time to preview the video and insure that it meets the criteria for your school district.
Of course there are many other resources out there that offer free educational videos– but I hope these help get you started. ENJOY!
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