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TED Talks
Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales recalls how he assembled "a ragtag band of volunteers," gave them tools for collaborating and created Wikipedia, the self-organizing, self-correcting, never-finished online encyclopedia.
Curated Video
Narrative voice and the concepts of truth and complicity in 'Animal Farm'
Pupil outcome: I can explore the relationship between the narrative voice and the concepts of truth and complicity in Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’. Key learning points: - One interpretation might suggest that Orwell is using the narrator to...
Curated Video
Neutral
In between two extremes, neither one thing nor another. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
Curated Video
The Secrets of the Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmerman Telegram, a secret message from Germany to Mexico during the First World War, ended the United States’ neutrality and sealed the fate of the Central Powers.
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Depression - The Depression Abroad
Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America: The Depression uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of...
Ancient Lights Media
Sweden
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Sweden.
Economics Explained
Switzerland - The Land of the Rich & Home of the Bank?: Banking In Switzerland
Switzerland, an extremely beautiful landlocked country in the heart of Europe, this picturesque nation is home to one of the most advanced economies in the world. When ignoring micronations like Monaco or Lichtenstein, Switzerland...
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Jefferson, Neutrality, and the Embargo
Video part one of a series entitled, The Trials of the Jeffersonians, in which Tom Richey explains the Embargo Act of 1807, Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy effort to keep the U.S. out of the Napoleonic Wars. [11:09]