Ted has thousands of compelling speeches available on a wide variety of topics. Ted stands for "Technology, Entertainment, and Design," but topics also include science and motivational speeches. Chances are, if there is someone who is cutting edge in a topic you are teaching, Ted Talks has a video of them explaining their work to a general audience. Ted Talks are embeddable in your website, and you can even download them as they are part of the Creative Commons movement. The site also features translations and subtitles--which is quite helpful for students who are struggling with a speaker's accent. While we were looking for a Ted talk to embed in this site, we discovered Salman Khan's talk about his online learning resource. See below to learn more.
Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org)
Khan Academy, the brain child of Salman Khan, seeks to bring education to anyone via the power of the internet.
What this means for you as an instructor is two things. It’s an amazing reference for your students if they have problems, because these videos are designed for them. But it’s also a great place for education students to learn to develop lesson plans and use the videos to explain sections of their lesson plans. Currently Khan Academy leans heavily towards mathematics but it does contain videos on sciences, humanities, and test prep resources. The videos are mainly housed on youtube which makes them even more accessible. This is a great resource to encourage learning and greater understanding on many levels.
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