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WatchKnowLearn
  • Searchable database of thousands of online educational videos from multiple sources
  • Organized into 3000 categories under 16 major headings 
  • App available for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch 
Academic Earth
  • Videos of lectures and lessons from top US universities (Yale, Harvard, MIT, Stanford, etc.)
  • Especially valuable for advanced learning 

Big Think
  • Collection  of videos on multiple topics by leading experts in the fields covered
  • Topics covered range from arts & culture to history to media & the Internet

clip syndicate
  • Professionally produced news media clips
  • Organized into 87 categories (channels) eg. Travel; Health; Pets & Animals; Communities; Science & Technology; World News

Current TV
  • Well produced current event videos
  • "Shines a light where other networks won't dare and boldly explores provocative subjects"
  • Aims to offer the world's most important and entertaining stories

Discovery
  • High quality content from the Discovery television channel made available online
  • 16,112 videos, as of August 2010 

Europa Film Treasures
  • Classic European films made available online
  • Multiple search options--time period, country of origin, genre, title, director, actor 

Explore
  • Collection of documentary films and images
  • Focus is on leaders from around the world who have devoted themselves to extraordinary causes
  • Hosts live cams that film wildlife in real time

FedFlix
  • Database of the best films made by the US government during the 20th century
  • Wide range of subject areas
  • Hosted in the Internet Archive 

FORA.tv
  • Conference and event videos on a wide range of topics (business, environment, politics, science technology, culture)
  • 10,000 videos available free (in addition to paid services)

Futures Channel
  • Collection of videos intended "to connect mathematics, science, technology, and engineering to the real world of carrers and achievement"
  • Intended to help make curriculum more relevant to learners in classrooms 

History Channel
  • Videos from TV's History Channel
  • Searchable, and organized by topic
  • Site also offers games, quizzes and other interactives 

howstuffworks
  • Large collection of videos that explain almost anything
  • Searchable database, and helpfully organized by category 

KidsKnowIt Network
  • Videos with accompanying quizzes that target primary/elementary school learners
  • Topics covered include English, Maths, Science, and Geography
  • Other interactives also available at this site

kidsTube
  • Hosts videos by children for other children
  • Video content and comments are monitored for appropriateness
  • Site sponsors regular contests to encourage development of video-making skills 

LangMedia
  • Videos that highlight cultures from around the world
  • Separate video lists for Elementary, Middle, and High School  learners 

MathTV
  • Large collection of math tutorials--Basic Maths, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus
  • Site is well organized by topic 
  • Individual playlists can be created

Next Vista for Learning
  • Video site for K-12 learners
  • 'Light Bulb' videos: "Introduction to topics by students and teachers"
  • 'Global View' videos: "Descriptions of life and activities...around the world, made by teenagers for teenagers
  • 'Seeing Service' videos: "Profiles of people who make life better for others"

PBS Video
  • Videos from Nature, NOVA, Frontline, American Experience
  • Database searchable by topic 

Pop Tech
  • "Thinkers, leaders and doers" share their passions and their expertise
  • Focus is on the social impact of new technologies

Reuters
  • Current event videos covering global topics in brief clips
  • Searchable database organized into 10 categories to facilitate browsing 
  • 17 country editions available, eg. US Edition, Canada Edition, India Edition

School Tube
  • Site hosts videos created by students and teachers
  • Searchable database can be browsed by category
  • Teachers and schools can create channels 

TeacherTube
  • Site hosts videos created by teachers for teachers
  • Searchable database organized into channels

TED
  • "Riveting talks by remarkable people"
  • Leading thinkers present on wide range of topics

Untamed Science
  • Videos that focus on biology and earth science
  • Site creators believe that learning about science should be "fun and easy", and their videos are intended to help make that happen

Snag Films
  • Site hosts documentaries from major producers such as National Geographic and National Film Board of Canada
  • Invites contributions from site's users
USGS
  • Extensive collection of science videos (as well as images, animations, and podcasts) organized around a wide range of topics
  • From the US Geological Survey