Research, Citation, & Class Guides: Social Studies Education Resources: Streaming Video / Media

Interactives and Multimedia

Both Sides of the Issue
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Produced by Stossel in the Classroom, the online video series helps educators present balanced lessons on today’s topics. Each online package presents opposing arguments with discussion questions, providing different viewpoints and encouraging open discussion and critical thinking. 80+ video pairings available and more added every month.
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Videos are paired, side-by-side, from an array of sources such as CBS, CNN, NBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, Democracy at Work, HuffPost, MTV and many more.
C-SPAN Classroom Deliberations
This website is designed to engage students in classroom deliberations about current issues being debated in the US. Find a set of C-SPAN primary source video clips and newspaper articles that present the leading positions on each issue. Find handouts, current events, lesson plans, and deliberation strategies.
SMART Exchange
Search by subject and grade level for interactives and lessons designed for use with SMART Boards and other SMART technologies. Lessons vary in quality, but are shared by a wide network of SMART Board users.

The following services provide exemplary lesson plans, curriculum, or learning objects.

Annenberg Media Learning
Provides teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum. Look for the VoD symbols to stream free video.

Docuseek
Streaming video collection of independent, social-issue and environmental films from renowned leaders in documentary film distribution. UW-Whitewater access is to the Docuseek Complete Collection, 3rd Edition.

Edutopia: Professional Development Videos
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Teacher education and professional development.
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Provided through The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)
Films on Demand-Digital Educational Video
Streaming video platform offering access to over 6,000 videos from Films for the Humanities & Sciences. (UW-W)
Kanopy Education Streaming Video
Teacher education and professional development. (UW-W)
National Geographic Educator
Browse the "multimedia" link in teacher resources to browse or search videos, photos, and cartoons.
PBS Learning Media
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PreK–16. Content is tied to Common Core and national curriculum standards.
Search by grade level, subject area, media type, languages, and accessibility. Includes professional development videos.
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PBS Video Collection: Fourth Edition
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Streaming library provides video documentaries and series from PBS on topics that range from science to history, art to Shakespeare, diversity to business & economics, and more.
Partial funding provided by UW System Shared Electronic Collection.

Teaching Channel
Short videos of teachers in action, meant to demonstrate effective teaching practices and to inspire.
TeacherTube
This is a community-mediated, continually growing collection of educational media.
Classroom Observation Videos
Collection compiled by the UW-W Education Librarian. Sources include ASCD and other organizations or publishers, both subscription and open access, as well as videos uploaded by individual school district and teachers.
Includes videos with an emphasis on:
• Classroom instruction
• Teacher-student interactions
NOTE: These are not necessarily "good" or "exemplary" examples of classroom teaching! They are fodder for observation, analysis, and critique.