Wall of Films (Films for Action) is a community-powered learning library of alternative films focused on social change. The videos on this site can be educational and can also be considered objectionable or political by some. Please choose your videos carefully by viewing them in their entirety before showing them to your students. Consider bias and whether there is a second video that might represent another point of view to balance your discussion.
The Films for Action FAQ answers most questions including viewing rights.
This brief film from the Wall of Films site, "Living Your Life on Facebook" is a commentary of a systemic problem.
TEDEd is an extension of TED's mission to spread great ideas. With the site are educational videos tied to lesson ideas. Teachers can also create their own lessons using the videos on TEDEd.
The Library of Lessons are filtered by content, grade level, and duration of video.
MIT+K12 Videos are videos for students made by students on STEM topics.
This page holds all of the videos created by the MIT Project.
Below is a short video on Exoplanets
iTunes U content can be viewed online, but to access the content you must download iTunes, a free application from Apple.
There are thousands of courses in both audio and video format from universities and K-12 schools.
It is also possible to create your own course in iTunesU. The video below explains the process.
Khan Academy is well known for providing free flipped classroom teaching videos on a lot of mathematics, a little science and economics, some computer programming, and a bit of arts and humanities.
There are Learner, Teacher and Parent resources available on the help pages.
ARKive is a visual tool to explore and discover the world's species.
The site is organized by species, geography, timely topics and habitats, educational resources by age, and a "fun" section with games, maps, quizzes and all sorts of kid friendly activities.
An example of teh videos on ARKive can be viewed by clicking on the image below to watch Namibian Oryx sparring.
With over 10 million videos, YouTube EDU can be a bit overwhelming in its scope, but if you are willing to go through the search process there are plenty of great resources available.
There are three "channels, Primary and Secondary Education, University, and Lifelong Learning. Within each channel videos are arranged by popularity and then by content.
The Kennedy Center Performance Archive offers full length performances going back to October 1998. The archive can be searched by date (month and year and/or genre. The search box is at the bottom of the page.
Clicking on the image below of Suzanne Farrell and Jacques D'Amboise will take you to a brief video from the Kennedy Center Portrait Series.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum hosts a Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive.
Along with the photographs, educational materials and films on the Holocaust there is an entire section on Genocide covering Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burma, Cambodia, Central African Republic, the DAR, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan and Syria. All entries differ, but most contain background information, eyewitness testimony, videos, response and aftermath.
Use the C-Span TV Video Library to locate Congressional and other political programs and clips (including live streaming) in this digital archive from C-SPAN.
Searching can be done by date, television series, Congress, live TV, schedule of C-SPAN, C-SPAN2, C-SPAN3 and C-SPAN Radio.
You need to create a free account to view certain live broadcasts.
Free Documentaries offers documentaries on several sometimes controversial topics.
Some topics covered are: 9/11, assassinations, banking, fraud, elections, the environment, human rights, politics, religion, and war. You can also search by region (as in Asia, Africa, etc.).
While many of these videos come from sources such as PBS and the History Channel, please keep in mind that these videos advocate one view and it is a teacher's responsibility to view each video entirely to determine the appropriateness and bias of each film before showing it to students.