Hypermedia Integration - Video Resources

I. Investigating Power - This website, replete with video resources on a range of topics including the civil rights, Watergate, and corporate power, is designed to provide young journalists with examples of quality and affecting reporting. For use with journalism or history students.

II. Bachmann Spars with Stephanopoulos over whether John Quincy Adams was a "Founding Father" - In this YouTube clip, Michelle Bachmann utilizes a number of rhetorical devices (albeit unsuccessfully) to avoid directly answering George Stephanopoulos's question. For use in an AP Language classroom.


III. Saving Creative Commons Images From Flickr - In this video, the author, myself, provides step-by-step instructions utilizing Screencast-O-Matic on how to search save, and properly download Creative Commons Images from Flickr. For use in any classroom looking to utilize images.


IV. Horrible Histories - Charles II: King of Bling - This YouTube clip from the BBC gives a spirited overview of England's King Charles II. Good for history or AP Language classes.


V. The Tiger - John Vaillant - In this book promo, author John Vaillant provides an overview of his non-fiction book The Tiger, about the hunt for a man-eating tiger that was stalking humans. Promos like this can pique students' interest in reading. For high school English students.

VI. Secrets of Body Language - Here, this History Channel documentary reveals the secrets of how politicians and people of influence use body language to get what they want. For high school students.


VII. ESL Vocabulary - Don't let the title deceive you. This site has a host of challenging vocabulary words for beginners and advanced practitioners of the English language. For middle and high school students.


VIII. Using the AP Style Guide with Dr. Kim Zarkin - Here, Dr. Kim Zarkin provides a clear and concise tutorial for student journalists on how to use the Associated Press style book. For high school and college students.


IX. TEDxAldeburgh - Akala - Hip-Hop & Shakespeare? - This video features the Royal Shakespeare Company's Akala as he gives a Ted Talk on the confluence between hip hop music and Shakespeare. For high school and college English students.


X. 7 Skills students need for their future - Dr. Tony Wagner identifies seven key skills which students need to acquire, and then offers suggestions for how they can be enacted. For educators of all grade levels.