Media that matters - A series of short films devoted to strong views world and social issues. Make sure your volume is adjusted before you begin. Up in the right hand corner of the homepage is a pull down menu of various editions. As you scroll over each year's selections descriptions will pop up. Please note that when you bring up each film there will be a series of hot links under the play window for additional or contradictory information.
Examples:

• World on fire - From series 5 - The power of popular music to make a point about world  poverty.
• Slip of the tongue - From series 6 - What can I say except ride on sister! You can purchase these to use with your classes also.

TED - Technology, Entertainment, Design - Started out as a conference in 1984 and brings together a phenomenal group of original thinkers from all over the world to share new ideas, concerns, as well as innovations. Site includes many wonderful speeches by attendees. Listen to TEDTalks. Explore TED's archives. Are there presentations or speeches that moved you or gave you new perspectives?

Personal Favorites From TED -

• Sir Ken Robinson on schools and creativity

• Some great minds examine how we learn

• Alisa Miller - Why we know less

• Isabel Allende: Tales of passion

• Complete Classroom Simulations from Interact - Many teachers hear the word "simulation" and immediately think of expensive computer programs. But simulations have existed long before there were computers, and can generally be described as mock or practice experiences that often involve personal or cooperative investigations, role playing, or acting, and other aspects of problem-based learning that actively engage students at numerous levels. Experiential learning is generally more memorable than traditional learning tasks like memorizing, sitting passively listening, reading, or writing, because students are immersed in multiple processes, using multiple sensory systems, and higher cognitive functions. Interact has a 40-year history of creating classroom simulations that are engaging, fun, and parallel standards. They have also been field-tested as they are created by teachers for teachers.