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Grade Range: 6 - 11
Need to be in the know -- now? 5min Life Videopedia gives you five minute stories about current news in a range of areas including arts, business, health, video games and much more! The how-to videos are great too! The main page features current news highlights. You can join this site, but it is not necessary to view the videos. Please be advised that not all topics are class or school appropriate. The "Knowledge" section has many school-related topics, but there are also useful How-tos in other areas. Preview and select what to share. Videos include short ads at the start. Once the ad is over, you can click the small link icon to find a direct link or embed code for that video.
In the Classroom
This resource would be fantastic as a lesson or as a class opener to get students thinking about a particular topic. It also would be helpful for relating classroom topics and content to real life events. Filter the appropriate videos for your students by embedding them in a on your own website or wiki so that students are not distracted. With older students, you can have them use this as a resource to embed video clips or links in presentations and projects for their own classes. Try sharing one of the How To videos with your students in science class, and then have them make their own how to five minute video to demonstrate a lab. Share the videos using a tool such as SchoolTube reviewed here.
At Home
Need a quick answer or how-to video? Simply want to catch up on the day’s news? Try this site. Its fast and easy to use.
Tags
news, nutrition, dance, business, fashion, origami, video, photography, fitness,
Subjects
Art, Current Events, Economics, English, Family and Consumer Science, Geography (US/World), Government/Civics: U.S, Health, Language Arts, Math, Music, Parent Information, Reading, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies, Writing,