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OLPC Mission, Part 2: The XO Laptop, design for learning

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:29:12 +0000

Why give a Laptop? See http://laptop.org and http://laptop.org/givemany

Substitute the word Laptop, with the word Education, and you have much of the answer. XOs make it possible to collaborate, learn, teach, and publish at no cost. They inspire new forms of learning, and attention to education. And the provide access to digital texts in places too remote to send and update physical books in a cost-effective way.

Duration : 0:1:39

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How to Teach a Child to Read in Steps : Teaching Kids to Read by Thinking Aloud

admin — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:56:26 +0000

When reading to kids, teach them to think aloud to teach children how to do it themselves; learn more reading tips in this free child-development video.

Expert: Ann Kennedy
Bio: Ann Marie Kennedy is a certified teacher who has successfully taught in and out of the classroom. Kennedy received a Teacher Recognition Award from The National Foundation of The Arts.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Duration : 0:2:5

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AC360: Biased towards lighter skin (pt. 1)

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:48:38 +0000

Kids are asked, “why do you want that skin color?” Renowned child psychologist and University of Chicago professor Margaret Beale Spencer, a leading researcher in the field of child development, led the study. She designed the pilot study and led a team of three psychologists: two testers to execute the study and a statistician to help analyze the results.

Her team tested 133 children from schools that met very specific economic and demographic requirements. In total, eight schools participated: four in the greater New York City area and four in Georgia.

Duration : 0:5:6

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Pt 3D – Dr Jack Shonkoff: Leadership Forum on Preparing NC for a Prosperous Future

admin — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:42:12 +0000

The fourth and final part of the Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., discussion on the science of brain development and neuroscience at the Leadership Forum on Preparing North Carolina for a Prosperous Future. Dr Shonkoff, is the Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education, and founding director of the university-wide Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

Duration : 0:11:57

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How to Teach a Child to Read in Steps : Pictures & Phonics in Teaching Kids to Read

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:31:15 +0000

Explore pictures and phonics when teaching your child how to read; learn more important steps to teaching your child to read in this free child-development video.

Duration : 0:2:30

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How young is too young to watch television?

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:42:15 +0000

The growth of media has had an ever-expanding role in the lives of children, especially in terms of a child’s physical and mental health. Here, Michael Rich, MD, MPH, director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, comments on media as a force that powerfully affects child development, health, and behavior. Paying particular attention to TV, movies, music, and video games, Rich offers perspective on common concerns over media and suggests ways to avoid the media’s negative effects.

Duration : 0:9:10

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Christmas Activities for Children | Candy Cane Craft by Cullen´s Abc´s

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:45:12 +0000

Hi there! You can find more christmas activities for children over at http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4A091F864798C16C

The Candy Cane project is a fun art activity you can do with your children. It requires paint, a ball and a box, items you can probably find around the house.

Crafts are at the same time educating and entertaining, and support your children development both at home and in the classroom.

Duration : 0:2:17

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“Nationality” (Arabic/English subtitles)

admin — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:56:14 +0000

This 45-second PSA, produced by Bahrain Woman’s Association – Human Development, intercuts legal articles with dramatizations to highlight the injustice of a law that refuses mothers the right to pass their citizenship to their children. The PSA begins with a text plate: Citizens are equal before the lawthere shall be no discrimination among them on the basis of sex (Article 18). The first dramatization pictures a young mother holding her infant son in a dimly lit room. A womans voice echoes her thoughts- If my son were a citizen, he would have health care. The next text plate states – Every citizen is entitles to health care (Article 8). A scene illustrates a mother greeting her grown daughter as she arrives home from school with a graduation certificate. A voice echoes the daughters aspirations – Mom, I graduated. I want to go to Medical School. The mother smiles and turns sad If only she had citizenship The third text plate states – The state also guarantees educational and cultural services to its citizens. (Article 7). The next scene pictures a disappointed man sitting on the floor in a shadowed room If he was a citizen he could have a job, the narration continues. The next legal article reads – The state guarantees the provision of job opportunities for its citizens. (Article 13B). The final scene pictures the woman whose daughter aspires to go to University, advocating to the viewer directly- Its my right to give my nationality to my children. The next shot reveals that the woman is standing with her daughter and her hands are on her shoulders. The daughter reaches her hand to join her mothers. The PSA ends with a text plate advertising the phone number to call Bahrain Womans Association Human Development.

Directors: Fahima Rafiee & Eman Kadhem Alasfoor / Emails: fahima_rafiee@hotmail.com / ealasfoor@yahoo.com
Music: Nabeel Bahy

This PSA is available upon request, in English & Arabic to broadcasters and organizations who wish to distribute it rights-free.

Background:

From April 12 May 3, 2009, Alison Fast & Chandler Griffin of Barefoot Workshops led a three-week program in Manama, teaching Bahraini organizations how to write, shoot, produce, and edit Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to raise awareness about important social issues. Nine PSAs were produced on such topics as: womens access to IT, women participation in the 2010 national elections, domestic abuse, illiteracy, and youth empowerment.

The aim of the workshop was to foster greater civic participation, activism and debate by teaching civil society organizations how to create messages that can improve their societies from within. This program was funded by the United States Government Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).

Please contact: info@barefootworkshops.org for more information.

Duration : 0:1:20

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Families of kids with autism talk about their successes.

admin — Sat, 01 May 2010 05:06:10 +0000

Parents and siblings of people with autism recount the diagnosis of their loved ones. Their family members with autism attend Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI), and today are doing things their doctors and families never thought was possible. To learn more about Princeton Child Development Institute please visit our website at www.pcdi.org.

Duration : 0:11:0

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development project for street children

admin — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:31:10 +0000

I-India is an NGO working for the rights of street children in Jaipur city.

Duration : 0:3:39

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