FORCES & MOTION

Posted by: PD on: November 17, 2010

Online Media Resources

Posted by: PD on: September 23, 2010

Select Online Media Resources

Authoritative Sites

NY VITAL Video in Teaching and Learning For NYS Educators

Multimedia Educator Resources Listing of online multimedia for educators

National Book Fest Author Videos www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/bookfestival.php

(Judy Blume, Sharon Creech, David Shannon, Lois Lowry, Jacqueline Woodson, Jeff Kinney, Kate DiCamillo, and many more authors featured here)

Reading Rockets Author Interviews www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews

Over 80 author interviews with written transcripts as well.

Library of Congress Webcasts www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/index.php

Subjects such as poetry, biography, history, government, science and technology.

Library of Congress Teacher Resources www.loc.gov/teachers/

Multiple subject areas and primary resources with teacher guides.

Smithsonian Channel www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/home.do

Click on Full Episodes to see what videos are available

NPR Storycorps www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4516989

Americans telling their personal stories (podcasts)

PBS NOVA www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/

Large collection of video, audio and other interactive media, organized by subject area.

National Geographic Video Channel http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/

History Channel www.history.com/topics

C-SPAN Classroom www.c-spanclassroom.org

Videos for social studies on current events and other topics.

Discovery Education http://school.discoveryeducation.com

http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

The Kennedy Center Performing Arts Series www.kennedy-center.org/education/pwtv/

(live performances and archived performances)

Buffalo and Erie County Library Kids Corner www.buffalolib.org/kidscorner/indexex.asp

BookFlix resources for students. Public library card required.

User Created Content Sites

Teachers TV www.teachers.tv/videos

Videos for teachers and students organized by subject area.

SchoolTube www.schooltube.com/

This is more for sharing student made videos, rather than viewing educational videos.

SchoolWax TV http://schoolwaxtv.com/

Educational videos made by teachers and students. Click on EDUCATORS tab for subject areas.

EHow Video Site

Tons of videos on “how to” do just about anything. Categorized by subject area.

Other Sites of Possible Interest

25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos www.refseek.com/directory/educational_videos.html

Another list of sites with educational videos. A lot of these have higher level material.

National Institutes of Health Curriculum Supplement Series

http://science.education.nih.gov/customers.nsf/WebPages/CSHome

This site is organized by grade level and subject area. Once on the correct unit, click on WEB VERSION and then on WEB PORTION OF STUDENT MATERIALS for video and interactive activities.

NeoK12 www.neok12.com

Directory of educational videos, games and activities by subject area.

Video on Demand for K-12 (Connecticutt Educ Dept)

Links to many good sites that offer educational video online for teachers.

Primary Resource Repositories

Posted by: PD on: February 18, 2010

You can find links to repositories for primary resources on this page. The list is extensive, and organized by geographic area first.

Welcome to Library Quest

Posted by: PD on: January 29, 2009

This is the site where I will post resources and links for teachers and students to use for classes.

There are several ways to find resources on this site:

  • Choose from the topic/subject TABS at the TOP of the page
  • Choose from the CATEGORY LIST on the right side of the page
  • Choose from the TAG CLOUD on the right side of the page
  • Choose from the CATEGORY CLOUD on the right side of the page
  • Click on the PAGES link on the right hand side of the page
  • Click on the ARCHIVES link if you know what month something was posted
  • Click on the link MZ. COWE’S BOOKMARKS on the right hand side to see her many many bookmarks categorized and tagged by topic, grade level or subject

Please suggest resources you would like to see added here. This is a work-in-progress and resources will be added on an ongoing basis.

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