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Annenberg Media (Learner.org) - Teacher professional development programming for K-12 teachers. Free Video On Demand (VoD).  100's of PBS-quality streaming videos whose lengths are between 28 and 56 minutes (perfect lengths for use in class or to assign to a sub).  Preregisteration is required.

TED (Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world) stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

Discovery Education/United Streaming - movies for every lesson, divided into brief usable segments usually under 2 minutes long.

The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

This site makes the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 400 TEDTalks are now available, with more added each week. All of the talks feature closed captions in English, and many feature subtitles in various languages. These videos are released under a

TeacherTube - Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.

Conversations Network a non-profit online publisher of recordings of spoken-word events.

Iron Science Teacher Cheer on the competitors in this zany science cook-off, where teachers compete before a live audience at the Exploratorium for the revered title, "Iron Science Teacher."

Parodying the cult Japanese TV program, Iron Chef, the Exploratorium's Iron Science Teacher competition showcases Bay Area science teachers as they devise demonstrations around a particular ingredient—an everyday item such as a plastic bag, a milk carton, or a nail. In a fast-paced atmosphere where showmanship and creativity reign, science teachers are given ten minutes to concoct a science activity that can be used in the classroom.

Some of the best Iron Science Teacher competitions are archived here according to where their secret ingredient was found. After watching the Webcasts, cook up some activities of your own.

NASA Video Gallery and NASA TV- Experience NASA through a large collection of videos, interactive features and live television.

ARKiv - Creating a lasting audio-visual record of life on Earth.  ARKive contains two main chapters:  

UbuWeb Film & Video - (Indie streaming film archive) UbuWeb is pleased to present dozens of avant-garde films & videos for your viewing pleasure. However, it is important to us that you realize that what you will see is in no way comparable to the experience of seeing these gems as they were intended to be seen: in a dark room, on a large screen, with a good sound system and, most importantly, with a roomful of warm, like-minded bodies.  However, we realize that the real thing isn't very easy to get to. Most of us don't live anywhere near theatres that show this kind of fare and very few of us can afford the hefty rental fees, not to mention the cumbersome equipment, to show these films. Thankfully, there is the internet which allows you to get a whiff of these films regardless of your geographical location.

MIT World™  is a free and open site that provides on-demand video of significant public events at MIT.  

OpenFlixVideo On Demand - Free Websites that allow visitors to watch mostly short films and trailers without any charges. Most of these sites stream video at fairly low screen sizes and bitrates. In other words, the quality is low, but you can watch now.

Famous Speeches and Videos at History.com   

Wikimedia Commons - Not many full movies, but a lot of clips (audio and video)

Awesome Stories - video online

TeacherTube - an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.

Cooking Videos for Food Service 

CIA technique videos provide you with hands-on culinary guidance Epicurious does a beautiful job with these cooking lesson videos, as with everything else. There are nine categories to choose from, so you're covered from Eggs to Fish to Pasta to Entertaining. 

Culinary Institute of America chef-instructors  guide you, you'll perfect your technique for making some of the world's classic rice dishes and learn some contemporary ways to present them. 

Julia Child Prime Video Cuts (from 4 PBS series)  

PBS And Julia Cooking Videos Best of the Net
PBS has teamed up with Julia Child to present some of the best cooking videos ever. There is a huge range of techniques and shows to choose from, and they are packed full of information. Click on the thumbnail picture to start the videos, or use the searchable database to pick and choose.

New York Times Cooking Videos
These videos are excellent learning tools. You'll need RealPlayer (a free download is available - just follow the links) to view them. Choose High bandwidth to view. The video quality is much better. Learn how to make Braised Red Cabbage, Onion Gratin, Bacalao, and much more.

Cooking.com Technique Videos
Cooking.com has a huge selection of step-by-step instructional videos that will teach you how to make everything from perfect gravy to peanut brittle or a rack of lamb. The videos take a little while to load, but they are really excellent. Step-by-step photos are also included with the recipes. Watch and learn!

Fine Cooking Videos
Fine Cooking offers some fantastic videos on more unusual topics. Learn how to shuck oysters, open a bottle of wine, or shape pizza dough with informative, excellent directions.

Land O'Lakes Baking Demonstrations  
Land O'Lakes are the butter folks, of course - but did you now they also have a great series of cookbooks with wonderful recipes? This page at their website offers instructional videos, along with step-by-step baking instructions and photos.  http://www.landolakes.com/tips/demonstrations.cfm  

Redding.com - Click on presentations to see selection of available additional recipe videos

Washington Post What’s Cooking video library

 

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