As a bit of a Sci-Fi geek, I'll have to admit that I loved Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Ricardo Montalbán was a great villain, and the ending was both heroic and heartbreaking...
If you feel the same way about this great cinematic triumph, be sure not to be fooled by the web site Khan Academy. It is NOT a fan website for Star Trek II, Ricardo Montalbán, or Science Fiction movies... Instead, it is a great site that provides free, instructional videos.
The creator Sal Khan started making videos to help tutor his nephews who lived far away, and after he received a few YouTube comments from strangers who also found the videos useful, decided that he would create more videos and share them with the public. He has since created the Khan Academy website to provide teachers and students with lots of free instructional video resources.
In addition to the great resources that are offered on the site, you can take some time to watch the TED talk that Mr. Khan gave, about why he loves using videos with students. It is pretty inspirational, and if after watching it you feel motivated to try your hand at video creation, check with your ITRT about using SMART Recorder, or some other screen capture program, to create your own instructional videos for students.
Check it out at http://www.khanacademy.org/
Note: To videos are housed on YouTube, so you must be logged in as a teacher to be able to view them.
Enjoy!
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