
There is so much out there on the web to help kids learn. But it’s so hard to find! At EdAlive Top Sites you’ll find over 500 educational web sites designed expressly for, or useful to you in your quest for great resources.
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American Rhetoric
Great speeches over timeAudio, video and text versions of some of history’s most memorable speeches. Includes: Speech Bank, Top 100 Speeches, Rhetorical Literature, Obama Speeches, Movie Speeches, Christian Rhetoric and more.
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Annenberg Learner
Advance excellence in teachingUses media and telecommunications to advance excellence teaching in American schools. This mandate is carried out chiefly by the funding and broad distribution of educational video programs with coordinated Web and print materials for the professional development of K-12 teachers.
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Awesome Stories
Uses biographies and primary sources to teach readingUses non-traditional reading materials, such as biographies and primary source texts to get students learning through reading. Students can use the site to help with research and teachers can use the texts as part of lesson plans. Creating an account allows users to access audio versions of many of the titles, making it an ideal site for auditory learners and those with learning disabilities.
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BTN – Behind The News
Introducing children to the world of newsFeatures ABC News videos based on current affair issues and events happening around the world. Watch online videos of weekly TV episodes on the ABC channel. Introduces young people to the world of news.
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Cosmeo
Online homework help serviceAn online homework help tool for report research, learning games, and more. Powered by Discovery Channel, Cosmeo is based on the most widely used educational video streaming service in U.S. schools.
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Folkstreams
American Roots CultureA national preserve of documentary films about American roots cultures. It’s where you’ll find the best of American folklore films.
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History Matters
The US Survey course on the webAmerican history resources including primary documents, images, audio, and more. A highly regarded gateway to web resources as well as a repository of unique teaching materials, first-person primary documents, and guides to analyzing historical evidence for high school and college students and teachers of American history.
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Media Education Foundation
Educational videos about media, culture, and societyOffers documentary films and other challenging media for teaching media literacy and media studies. The Media Education Foundation produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical thinking about the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media.
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National Geographic
Inspiring people to care about planet EarthFind some of the world’s most amazing videos of natural life on National Geographic’s online video home. The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.
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PBS Learning Media
Bring your classrooms to life with PBSHigh quality classroom materials for preK-12 education.
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The Archaeology Channel
Explore human cultural heritage through streaming mediaStudents can explore human cultural heritage through streaming media on The Archaeology Channel. The Channel is operated by the Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI). Recognizing that the archaeological record is the legacy of all human beings and dedicated to bringing the benefits of archaeology to a wider constituency, ALI was founded to address a number of critical issues now facing archaeology and its potential beneficiaries:
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Time for Kids
A weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to readGet the latest online news-kids’ style. Great source of informational text. Lots of photos and videos as well. TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about – and it’s the best nonfiction text you’ll find! TIME For Kids builds reading and writing skills and is easily integrated across your curriculum, including…
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Video Active
Resources from the European audio visual archivesFind Europe’s TV heritage through Video Active, a collection of TV programs and stills from European audio visual archives.
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WatchKnowLearn
A resource for finding educational videosFeatures over 50,000 educational videos in over 5,000 categories. The videos are available without any registration or fees to teachers, parents and students 24/7. The website invites broad participation in a new kind of wiki system, guided by teachers. WatchKnowLearn does not itself host videos. It is a library for links to excellent educational videos that have been selected by educators.
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