Instructional Video20:01
TED Talks

Jimmy Wales: The birth of Wikipedia

12th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video20:14
Curated Video

Narrative voice and the concepts of truth and complicity in 'Animal Farm'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video0:46
Curated Video

Neutral

6th - 12th
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...
Instructional Video2:31
Curated Video

The Secrets of the Zimmermann Telegram

9th - Higher Ed
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.
Instructional Video1:51
Cerebellum

Emergence Of Modern America: The Depression - The Depression Abroad

9th - 12th
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...
Instructional Video6:33
Ancient Lights Media

Sweden

6th - 8th
This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Sweden.
Instructional Video2:56
Economics Explained

Switzerland - The Land of the Rich & Home of the Bank?: Banking In Switzerland

9th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video
Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Jefferson, Neutrality, and the Embargo

9th - 10th
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]