"Introduction to Economics" posted on YouTube from the website Khan Academy.
This video "Introduction to Economics"is the first in a macroeconomics module on the Khan Academy website. I think it is a great video when it comes to introducing the topic because it addresses various elements of the topic such as theorist Adam Smith and the difference between micro- and macro- economics. It also adds visual notes that can be very helpful to a visual learner in organizing information. I would use this in my classroom but I do stress that this would be accompanied by a critique of this view as well as a sober history of modern economics. I like that this, like other videos on the Khan Academy website, serve as a basic foundation for lessons, but I would always have to supplement them with my own background knowledge.
"Repressed Citizen" video clip from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, uploaded to TeacherTube website.
I love that this video is available in TeacherTube, because unlike websites like YouTube, one can actually download it! I have seen this clip on YouTube before but TeacherTube allows me to keep it in my offline, personal archives for use in various capacities. This video clip is a great addition to a lesson on monarchies and systems of government. I would definitely use it in my classroom if students could get past the British accent enough to focus on the content.
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