Videos to help prepare for the test on Tuesday!

Brittanica: Coal Combustion and Acid Rainhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-sU8i2edo&feature=related

The Causes and Effects of Acid Rainhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=893KB3s_jIA&feature=related

Acid Rain Moviehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEYGrtvRMo&feature=related

Stress and Stressorshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCtLTVFlhz4&feature=related

15 Minute News: Stress Segmenthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLW_i4_ZU7M

Stress Bustershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgeOaygSgIY

Homework for MONDAY, March 15

Lecture Comprehension – Final Project

You will find a short video to show to the class and write one comprehension question.
The video must:
· be longer than 1 minute and 30 seconds but no more than 2 minutes and 30 seconds
· consist entirely of speaking (not singing or just visual)
· be appropriate for a classroom (no swearing or other things that would embarrass some people)

You will email your video link and your question to me by Monday at 9 AM. We will show the videos on Wednesday and Thursday.

Debbie's email: dturne@sccd.ctc.edu

Lab Activities, March 9

http://www.sonnyradio.com/lastlecture.html

Answer the questions on the worksheet about the Randy Pausch's Last Lecture for our last lab!

If you have extra time, listen to the following news story about animal communcation, the subject of our last unit in the book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMgpDH-V7Xw

Homework due Friday, March 12

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs/ for the next assignment. You must choose a subject that is at least 45 minutes long! Bring your notes to class with you on the due date.

Make these AMAZING! This is your last note-taking homework this quarter. Show me that you don't need to take Lecture Comprehension again!

Reading Homework for Brian's Lecture

Read the following article about depression. This is what Brian will cover tomorrow in his lecture. There is also a lot of important relevant vocabulary that you will need to know. If you are prepared, you will take better notes and be more successful on the quiz. It's up to you!

http://helpguide.org/mental/depression_signs_types_diagnosis_treatment.htm

Lab Activities, March 2

Part 1 - Go to http://video.nytimes.com/
Type Learning the Koran in the Search

Part 2 - Go to In Control: Memory and the Brain- 2:32 – and answer the questions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkMecHeZuN4

Part 3 – Go to How to Improve your Memory-2:50 – and answer the questions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBjr4jKYEpw&feature=fvw

Part 4- Go to Tale of Two Brains - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxtUH_bHBxs and fill in the chart.

Homework due Friday, March 5

The Boy with the Incredible Brain

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4865035732594115166&q=incredible+brain#

Lab Activities, February 23

1. Is A Woman Into You? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGQ12Jq4VAQ&feature=PlayList&p=9CC2AB31ADFE61F9&playnext=1&index=2

2. How To Tell If A Man Is Attracted To You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7GIMEFfX2g&feature=related

3. Science of Sex Appeal: Sex vs Love http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35987-science-of-sex-appeal-sex-vs-love-video.htm

4. Science of Sex Appeal: Biological http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35974-science-of-sex-appeal-biological-sex-appeal-video.htm

5. Science of Sex Appeal: Mating for Life http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35986-science-of-sex-appeal-mating-for-life-video.htm

6. Science of Sex Appeal: Love for Life http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/35992-science-of-sex-appeal-love-for-life-video.htm

Homework due Friday, February 26

One more time! This is a second chance to get it right if you didn't the first time, and a second chance to do well if you did!

1. Make sure your videos add up to approximately 45 minutes.


2. Do not turn in paragraph summaries; turn in notes.


3. Do not copy words from the accompanying articles.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bytheme.html
*Each video must have a different theme*

Randall's Listening Lab

Practice listening here! You can use this in your listening log if you want!

http://www.esl-lab.com/

IEP Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2RN78WZ

Take this quick on-line survey about SCCC's International Education Program. Tell me ONE of the questions (you don't have to tell me what you answered) and you'll get 20 bonus points. The deadline for the extra points is next Monday.

Lab Activities, February 16

1. Three Eras of Globalization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp4znWHvsjU
2. Globalization’s Effects on Global Poor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVShrk7Qj_s&feature=fvw
3. Obama on Globalization http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7owMXrLu2d8&feature=related

Homework due Friday, February 19

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/bytheme.html

Choose videos with different themes. Total viewing time must be ~ 45 minutes. (Videos range from 7 – 20 minutes) There are 11 themes including Arts &Culture, Conflict & Violence, and Environment.

*Each video must have a different theme*

Valentine's Day History

http://www.history.com/video.do?name=culture&bcpid=1676043212&bclid=1672160848&bctid=1407959235

Lab Activities, February 9

Listen to The President Addresses America's Students and fill in the chart. It's 16:49 minutes long so don't spend too much time on each part!

http://video.nytimes.com/video/playlist/politics/1194811622221/index.html

Homework for Friday, February 12

Education: Take notes on the following lecture about education. Brian Smith will be giving his higher ed lecture on Wednesday, and you'll have a quiz on Thursday.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=related

Super Bowl Ads 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF3GrL8SD7U

Homework for Friday, February 5

Frontline again! Either continue with last week's video, or choose another one from the Frontline page.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

Lab Activities, February 2

Tornadoes
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery-channel/457-how-tornadoes-work-video.htm

Hurricanes
http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/17284-hurricanes-and-tornadoes-hurricanes-video.htm

CNN Weather videos

http://www.cnn.com/video/

Lightning Video links

Tom Davis is lecturing about lightning in class on Monday. Get ready for the lecture (and the quiz on Wednesday) by looking at these videos.

1. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/science-channel/7389-lightning-video.htm
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Awp-3CxSU
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8h60S1GsM&feature=related
4. http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery-channel/406-discovery-wonders-of-weather-lightning-phenomena-video.htm

Lab Activities, January 26

How Brands Effect Our Social Status

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaMhIZyL9NE
This video has interviews with young South Africans, living in a township (part of a city). They discuss what influences status among their friends.

Marriage as a Status Symbol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aSj5tO-qHU

One Man’s Trash

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/player.html?channel=1805
Go to Cultures and Customs. Go to page 6 (of 12) and watch "One Man’s Trash"
This video is about a group of people in Sydney, Australia who call themselves Freegans.

Homework for Friday, January 29

Go to: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/ for the next assignment. You must choose a subject that is at least 45 minutes long. We will have the same assignment next week so if you choose a longer topic, you can watch some of it this week and some of it next week.

LAB ACTIVITIES January 19

12 Things I Wish My Students Knew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNfVs1pPQc&feature=related
(There aren’t 12 in this video!)

Note-Taking Tips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-jvsCkR1U&feature=related

YAHOO News Videos

http://video.yahoo.com/network/100000054

Notetaking Video

Watch this video on the Cornell Notetaking method.

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_ntcap.htmlmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_ntcap.html

Homework for Thursday, January 21

Monday, January 18th is a holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For your first homework assignment, you will choose from the 14 videos on this biography site. The length of all the videos combined should be about 45 minutes. Take notes and bring them to class on Thursday, January 21st.

http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=blackhistory

Lab Work, January 12

Part 1 - Go to http://video.on.nytimes.com/
Go to SEARCH and search for The Education of Harunar Rashid and watch and take notes.

Part 2 - Choose other videos from scrolling down the list on the right side of the page. The
videos are listed in chronological order, with the most recent at the top.

Welcome to Lecture Comprehension!

I look forward to winter quarter and hope you do too! This is a really useful class and I hope you'll enjoy it and learn A LOT! Bookmark this blog and check it regularly for your weekly assignments, lab work and other links. Nice to meet you all!