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Free Math Video Tutorials

July 16th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Monday, July 16, 2012 and time for Math at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Is All About Math

Age Range: 11 and up (age/grade range varies – use parental discretion and supervision)

ClickScholar Anita recommended this website that provides short instructional math videos that can be used to supplement math studies. The videos consist of a narrated lecture and animations that illustrate the concept being discussed. The videos are enabled for iPhone, iPod and iPad devices for portable, on-the-go learning.

When you get to the website you’ll see a menu of math videos that include topics such as:

*Triangular Numbers (Parts I, II & III) – Elementary explanation of triangular numbers, a general formula for the sum of an arithmetic progression, and a solution to the Recursive equation.

*Mathematical Induction (Parts I, II, & III) – Explains the Method of Mathematical Induction. Discussion of Francesco Maurolico, Pascal and John Wallis, plus Fermat’s Method of infinite descent, etc.

*Weaving Numbers – Explanation of Vedic multiplication or weaving multiplication. Includes Fibonacci’s sieve or lattice multiplication, and more.

*Dimension 2 – Explains how two numbers can describe the position of a point on a sphere, and how one can draw a picture of the Earth on a piece of paper.

*The Fourth Dimension – Mathematician Ludwig Schläfli discusses objects in the fourth dimension.

*Complex Numbers – Mathematician Adrien Douady explains the square root of negative numbers in simple terms.

*Pi – An explanation and illustration of the most famous mathematical constant.

The narrator on some of the videos speaks in a monotone voice with an accent, so I found it necessary to really pay attention to hear and understand the lectures.  Fortunately, the animated illustrations help the viewer to maintain focus.  :)

I couldn’t find “about” information on the site, so it’s not clear who is providing the info or why.  Currently, there are no advertisements on the site, and all of the videos can be accessed for free, without registration.

This is a helpful resource for supplementing the study of various math concepts.

 

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Free Audio Stories for K-8

October 5th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, October 5, 2011 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
The Story Home

Age Range: 5-13 (grades K-8)

This website provides original and classic children’s audio stories that you can access for FREE in a variety of ways including:

  • Listen to the free podcasts instantly on your computer.
  • Download them to your iPod, iTouch, iPhone or iPad.
  • Subscribe to The Story Home newsletter and have links to the stories delivered to your inbox biweekly.
  • Subscribe to the stories on iTunes. The stories will be delivered directly to your iTunes podcast library.
  • Burn and save them to a CD from a PC or a Mac. You’ll need the iTunes software, and a free download is provided at the site.

You can also purchase albums of The Story Home stories, but no purchase is necessary to access the free stories on the website that cover a wide range of categories including:

  • Animal Stories
  • Fairy Tale Classics
  • Aesop
  • Andrew Lang
  • Beatrix Potter
  • Brothers Grimm
  • Charles Dickens
  • Charles Perrault
  • Hans Christian Andersen
  • O. Henry

You’ll also find storytelling tips and more on this fun-filled site.

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Free Audio Stories for Kids! (CSAW)

April 20th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, April 20, 2011 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
StoryNory.com

Age Range: 4-12 (approximately, with parental supervision)

If you don’t know about this website – you should. :)

 StoryNory.com offers a treasure trove of free audio stories for kids that include fairy tales, myths, original stories and more.

Every week a new audio story is published on the website (and has been since 2005). You can listen online or download the stories to your iPod or MP3 player for free.

The storytellers are entertaining and the content includes:

*Fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Anderson

*Folktales and legends from around the world.

*Beloved children’s tales such as the Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling

*Classics including A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and an entire audio book of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

*Original children’s stories created by the owners of the site. 

The founders of Storynory (a writer and BBC radio journalist) own an online media consulting company. Storynory is a demonstration of what they do, and it’s supported by advertising.

You can subscribe to their e-newsletter for free and get the new weekly stories delivered by email to your inbox.

Listening to audio stories develops language arts skills, improves attention, and sparks the imagination. This is a great demonstration of educational entertainment earning Storynory.com a ClickSchooling Award for Excellence (CSAW)!

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Spanish Proficiency Video Exercises

March 26th, 2011

Hi!  It’s Saturday, March 26, 2011 and time for Foreign Languages at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
University of Texas: Spanish Proficiency Exercises

Age Range: 12 and up (middle school and beyond)

This website from the University of Texas at Austin offers free video lessons and exercises for each of SIX levels of proficiency in Spanish – from Beginning to Superior!

Designed for use by students at the University of Texas, motivated middle school and high school students can really learn a lot here too!

When you get to the site, you will see an introduction that explains this unique program. The lessons are listed by level in a horizontal menu bar near the top of the page. Place your cursor over the level on the menu bar and a drop-down menu
displays each lesson in that proficiency level. Click on the lesson and a new page opens.

In each lesson, there is one simplified video interview, plus video interviews of FIVE native speakers using the grammar and vocabulary for that lesson. The five native speakers are from Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Honduras.

While the video is playing, the captions can be set to Spanish, English, or none. The videos are also available as podcasts for viewing by iPod, for example.

There are no worksheets or quizzes, but you will find lists of relevant vocabulary, phrases, and grammar in the menu located in the right-hand column of each lesson page.

The entire site can be navigated by means of the “site index” in the upper right corner if you prefer.

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Free Video Stories w/ Extension Activities

March 24th, 2010

Hi!  It’s Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and time for Language Arts at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Speakaboos

Age Range: 4-10 (approximately)

ClickScholar Dawn recommended this website that offers free online videos of classic children’s fairy tales, fables, nursery rhymes, and songs along with free story guides, worksheets, and activities to enhance children’s literacy skills. 

When you get to the website you’ll see a featured story in the center of the screen.  Click on it to begin the video.  You’ll also see a menu featuring the story selections available on the site including:

*Favorites – Watch videos of the most popular stories on the site. You can even watch a couple of stories in Spanish.

*Fables – Titles to choose from include Chicken Little, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Ant and The Grasshopper.

*Nursery Rhymes – See video adaptations of Hickory Dickory Dock, Jack and Jill, Little Bo Peep and many more.

*Fairy Tales – Enjoy classics like Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Aladdin. I was surprised to see they also offer Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and even Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein in this category.

*Folk Tales – Watch The Pied Piper, Stone Soup, Hansel and Gretel and more!

*Songs – Sing along to Frere Jacques, I’m a Little Teapot, Christmas Carols, and more.

This website is currently in Beta mode, so you’ll come across an occasional glitch or two. If you can’t easily access the story guides, worksheets, and/or arts and crafts activities that accompany some of the stories – just click on “Teachers” from the home page.  A new page opens with a menu of the free, story-themed learning tools that are currently available on the site in downloadable pdfs.

Note: You can also download the stories to your MP3 player or iPod for a fee.

Bookmark this site and check back occasionally to see new content.

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World Math Day Challenge!

February 23rd, 2009

Recommended Website:
World Math Day

Age Range: 5-18

ClickScholar Alissa Small recommended this website that hosts a worldwide, online math competition for students of all ages and abilities on March 4, 2009.

This is the 3rd annual World Math Day competition – and it’s open to students in schools as well as individual homeschoolers! There are three levels of competition:

  • Level 1: Ages 5 to 7
  • Levels 2 & 3: Ages 8 to 11
  • Level 4: Ages 12+

World Math Day begins as soon as it is 12:00am on March 4th in New Zealand, and continues as long as it is March 4th in some country around the world. This can be a little confusing, but suffice to say the contest runs for 48 hours from your local start time, which you are given once you register. (Registration is free and confidential.) Registration is a two-step process. You register at the website, and must confirm it by clicking on a link that is sent to you via email.

Once you register, you can start to practice at the website, however, points will not count until the official World Math Day begins. (This year, there are applications that allow students to PRACTICE on their iPhone or iPod too!)

On the day the competition begins, students play against each other in mental arithmetic games at the website. Your ability level is determined by the age you enter upon registration. Equations are displayed on the screen, and you solve as many as you can within 60 seconds by typing and entering the correct answers.

Note: My helpful tester is 9 years old. In several practice rounds she was provided with very simple addition and subtraction problems that seemed to increase in difficulty slightly as the rounds progressed. It was easy for her, and she kept rolling her eyes at me. :) I don’t know, but it may be that the bar is set a little low to motivate students with success initially and then progresses to more complex or challenging math. Try it for yourself and find out. :)

Each game lasts for 60 seconds. Students can play as many games as they wish. The student who logs the most correct answers wins a prize. (Get full details at the website.)

This worldwide math event was designed to promote numeracy. As explained at the website, “Past results show that students will make significant improvements in their mental arithmetic skills and have fun in the process.”

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