ESOL/ESL

Video/Audio Clips and other multimedia activities for the Classroom and Beyond

Integrate these video and audio clips in your lessons or share them with students while they are away from class to keep them motivated to learn.

Citizenship and Civics | English Lessons Online | Employment | History/Government

C I T I Z E N S H I P and CIVICS EDUCATION

Hurricane! English for Pinellas County
http://4pinellas.info/hurricane/
Great resource for ESOL Teachers and Students alike. Site contains links to Hurricane Prep Activities and links to YouTube Videos that you can use in the classroom. Other resources that are being created can be accessed at: http://4pinellas.info

US Citizenpod - Citizenship Interviews
http://www.uscitizenpod.com/
HUGE selection of Citizenship Interviews.

iCivics.org
http://www.icivics.org
iCivics is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. iCivics is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support.

EL Civics Videos for Students and Teachers
http://www.elcivics.com/civics-videos.html
Most of these videos - plus many more -(around 30!) are available in FULL SCREEN mode near the bottom of the individual Web pages. Videos on this website fall into three general categories: Civics and History, ESL Vocbulary, and Geography Photo Tours.

N400 Application
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNLZ-v_4nY8&feature=channel
N-400help.com, is A FREE ESL citizenship school that guides you through the process of becoming a U.S. citizen.

Political Parties
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImusXK8R53M&feature=channel
Political Parties Chapter Lesson

Bright Ideas
http://www.clese.org/brightideas_video.htm
We have created three videos as part of the Bright Ideas project. Two of the videos are designed to be used in the classroom. The third is a teacher training video. Each offers teachers, policy makers and program administrators insights into the needs and abilities of older immigrants and refugees.

Civic Education on the Daily Show!
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=220242&title=sandra-day-oconnor-pt.-1
In early March, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart featured former Supreme Court Justice (and current CMS co-chair) Sandra Day O'Connor discussing the importance of the civic mission of schools.

 

English Lessons Online

Mr. Duncan in China
http://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina
Over 16,000 subscribers to this video channel make Mr. Duncan a pretty popular teacher. Here you will find all of his English lesson videos. A MUST SEE/MUST USE!

English Meeting
http://www.englishmeeting.com/esl_video_lessons_page.htm
Over 15 different videos from Dave Sconda on English components such as pronunciation, to greetings and vocabulary.,

E M P L O Y M E N T

Employment Vocabulary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-W75SRVIXs
Employment vocabulary lesson for ESL, EFL, TESOL, and EL Civics students and classes. Includes: mechanic, bus driver, dentist, pilot, cement truck operator, factory worker, boat rower, and more job titles. English lesson for beginners. By Christina Niven of www.elcivics.com.

Breaking the Ice - Job Interviewing Tips for English Learners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_vexk7iLU

Spell Checking - An Important Rule to Follow
http://cdn3.libsyn.com/betteratenglish/TT01_spelling_checkers.m4v?

H I S T O R Y / G O V E R N M E N T

Teachers Domain
http://www.teachersdomain.org/special/amex
WOW! A JEWEL of a find! More video clips than you could imagine on this website! Offers, actually, encourages download and sharing of short video clips. Lesson plans also provided for some. Clips vary from different times in our nation's history. You HAVE to see this website!

The History or America
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6244423864674665084#
The Great Mission of our Founding Fathers and the American System. The purpose for the American Revolution and the Fight for Freedom and Liberty.

Small town's Annual Reading of the Declaration of Independence
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6244423864674665084#docid=-1364678120029314348
A reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2008 in Lake City, Colorado. Read by Schuyler Denham and Pamela Ponath. Read in English and German. (The Declaration was first printed in German.)

September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
Audio Recordings
Video Recordings
Images and Drawings (Powerful learning tool)
The September 11, 2001, Documentary Project captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. Patriotism and unity mixed with sadness, anger, and insecurity are common themes expressed in this online presentation of almost 200 audio and video interviews, 45 graphic items, and 21 written narratives.

History and Politics Outloud
http://www.hpol.org/byspeaker.php
A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials. Hear recordings from Kennedy, Nixon, Churchill, Roosevelt and more.

Learn Out Loud
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory/History
This site houses 111 different historical podcasts ranging from American to European history as well as speeches and ancient and futuristic history!

American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election, 1918-1920
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml/nfexww1.html

Vintage Phonographic Recordings 1900-1939
http://www.dismuke.org/
This site is devoted to vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century. All recordings have been transcribed into streaming Real Audio from the original 78 rpm discs in my personal collection.  It is my hope that this site will help further the creation of a new generation of enthusiasts for an exciting, vibrant and, sadly, all but forgotten era of American popular culture

Publishing the Declaration of Independence
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=3709

Generation of Heroes
http://www.knowitall.org/bellsouthdigitalstoryteller/interviews/index.html
The Generations of Heroes project is designed with a special urgency in mind.  We have the last opportunity to collect meaningful historical narratives from the people who lived through the era of World War II.  Those who fought in the Korean Conflict and Viet Nam are also an aging population. Now, we want to capture the stories of veterans of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan while they are fresh in their memories. If we wait for historians and journalists to record these oral histories it won’t ever happen.  If we recruit students to work as historians and journalists we can create a digital record of enormous value to future generations.

American Flag - Flag Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjktqhKkDts&feature=channel
Fflag painted on the side of a barn, a semi-truck, motorcycle, and other cool places. Great for Flag Day and Memorial Day celebrations. Can be show in classrooms. Teacher and student safe with no political agenda.

Independence Day Fireworks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdpfwICm-Tg&feature=channel
Fireworks: NYC, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Portland, Honolulu, Miami, Washington, D.C. and more

Memorial Day - Arlington National Cemetery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecpJr5bRb5I&feature=channel
Arlington National Cemetery - One minute tour of Arlington, which is just outside of Washington, D.C. in Virginia. Shows the bridge over the Potomac River, graves of soldiers, Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, JFK eternal flame, Robert E. Lee house, and more. About one minute long. Nice Memorial Day tribute to honor soldiers who died fighting in America's wars.

Senator Kennedy's Burial Service at Arlington National Cemetery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgQtlEMAcug&NR=1
Senator Edward Ted Kennedy's Burial Service At Arlington National Cemetery - 08/29/09

The American Revolution
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItYjtwqxM3c&feature=related
Learn how 13 British colonies became the United States of America in their quest for freedom.

Thirteen Original Colonies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp58oDZ7g4I&feature=channel
State quarters of the 13 original colonies: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.