Online Learning Resources

Khan Academy

This a free video library that started as a Maths resource. It’s an American service that offers a huge range of video tutorials on:

Website: www.khanacademy.org

YouTube for Schools

Online video library. It has a huge amount of resources on:

It has got a clear American Slant. These are mini lessons posted by teachers, and it also has video play lists created by teachers.

Website: www.youtube.com/schools

BBC Learning Zone - Class Clips

Online video library, with clips on the following subjects:

Some clips are presented by students, some are mini lessons presented by teachers, and others are mini documentaries etc.

Website: http://bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/

www.alison.com

It has a wide selection of online courses. It is also a portal with links to other publishers and providers. School curriculum courses include:

It also has business and ICT skill courses. It's offices can be found in the UK, Ireland and USA. The MD sees this service as a direct competitor to Khan Academy.

British Council

There are two useful ways to access film collections:

  1. http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection - these are mainly historical, black and white clips (eg. A100 at Lloyds)
  2. http://film.britishcouncil.org/resourcees/libraries-and-archives - this is a portal to other film libraries.

Green TV

This is a library of videos related to the environment and climate change organised under the following categories:

Green TV has a clear campaigning/environmental focus.

Website: http://green.tv/

www.mathalicious.com

This is an American maths video library with a focus on teaching maths "through real-world topics that students care about".