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Got video? Great video resources for your class!

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by Jim Forde The web is obviously an amazing repository of useful information.  I actually can not even remember how I prepared for my teaching in the late 80's (when I was majoring in mullet-ology) before it was available!  One of the greatest things that the web offers is the myriad of video resources that can potentially enhance your lessons.  Here is a short list of ones that blow me away and a few tips for video utilization. The list! 1.  NBC Learn I just saw a demo of this deep resource an NSTA  in Indianapolis last week.  It connects professional quality video clips with scence and math concepts is a super high interest way.  Here is an example, the Science of NHL  hockey (http://www.nbclearn.com/portal/site/learn/science-of-nhl-hockey) connects hockey with ideas like, Newton's Laws ; Mass, volume and Density; and Vectors.  The are humorous and effective.  Kids will DIG these for sure!  Also, check out the Changing ...