[VPAAEtal] NBC Learn January 2015 Newsletter

Tue Jan 13 21:20:31 CST 2015

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This Month's Featured Teaching and Learning Resources from NBC Learn

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Welcome Texas A&M University Commerce Educators!

"Every time you tear a leaf off of a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress."

-- Charles Kettering

Happy New Year to all of our NBC Learn subscribers! What's your New Year's resolution? Here at NBC Learn we are planning some exciting things for 2015. We are working on a new original collection with the National Science Foundation called "Science Behind the Brain" that will feature videos focusing on how we think, our emotions, memory and more. Our partnership with Pearson will continue with 22 new elementary science videos and over 40 upper level science videos.

NBC Learn will continue to integrate our product with educational content management systems like Moodle. We will be launching a new Implementation Toolkit in the coming months that will show you our various setup options, training tutorials, troubleshooting, best practices, and marketing tips to promote NBC Learn around any campus.

We'll have Twitter chats and live streaming events and will continue to post relevant, educational content throughout the year in our Current Events collection. And we are even working to add Spanish-language closed captioning to new English-language videos going forward.

Texas A&M University Commerce can access NBC Learn Higher Ed by navigating to highered.nbclearn.com from any computer on campus.  We hope you enjoy using NBC Learn and we are always happy to answer any questions that you may have.

Happy New Year from all of us at NBC Learn!

Best Wishes,

The NBC Learn Team

 Featured Videos in January
Historical Birthdays in January

January is a great month to celebrate some notable births, including presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Richard Nixon, along with important leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr., General Robert E. Lee and Benjamin Franklin. This playlist pulls from our new Pearson Social Studies<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,cfon,agkf,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> original collection and other archival pieces on NBC Learn, focusing on notable historical figures with January birthdays.

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Playlist: Historical Birthdays in January<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,4o2u,iszk,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>

The Challenger Anniversary and a New Kind of Space Race

January marks 29 years since the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,83k9,hb4r,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> shortly after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, killing all seven astronauts on board. How has America's manned space program fared since then, and what is in store for its future? Share this playlist with your students to see how NASA is entering a new era in the 21st century, as shuttles give way to exciting new rockets like Orion, and the private sector begins to develop its own spacecraft.

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Playlist: A New Kind of Space Race<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,byiq,3qa4,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>

Resources for the Winter Season

Check out these videos that could make the snowy winter season a bit more informative and fun! Stuck at home on a snow day? Why not learn more about ice's chemical makeup in the "Chemistry of Ice"<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,7cey,2lkh,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> from our Chemistry Now video collection.

Speaking of salt, did you know that road salt can cost over $300 million to prevent ice? Well, the town of Beloit, Wisconsin has thought of an innovative and green way to battle that hefty price tag by using beets! You can watch the story here<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,a31d,86ii,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>.

Why do we use salt to melt our streets and sidewalks? The "Chemistry of Salt"<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,a6rc,9ycq,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> answers that question and more.

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Alternative to Road Salt: Liquid Made from Beets<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,d1db,dzin,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>

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NBC Learn Higher Ed Subscriber Spotlight: Making "history come alive" with NBC Learn

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We spoke to Joseph Stromberg, a history professor at San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas.

NBC Learn: How do you use NBC Learn videos?

Stromberg: "I use archival videos that support my narrative in the course. In face-to-face lectures, I like to use videos to personify historical figures such as Joseph McCarthy<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,j38a,f08c,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>. Rather than me trying to dramatize his voice, I just show him in a clip. I also like the videos that deconstruct political cartoons like King Andrew the First<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,51jm,f33i,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> and The Times<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,l8v8,12ka,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>. And for my distance learning students, video fills the important segments where I would normally lecture."

NBC Learn: Why do you use NBC Learn videos?

Stromberg: "They're short, and they're full of really good information. As much as I don't want to use a cliché, it makes history come alive. I also utilize NBC Learn if I need to miss a lecture because it allows me to cover an extensive amount of material. I organize my videos by class and by unit in Blackboard. I find the documentary pieces supplement my courses well. It's easy for me, because the videos aren't married to a particular textbook, so I can drop one in wherever I need to. I also like the transcripts, because they're useful for distance learning and allow for ADA compliance."

NBC Learn: How do your students respond to NBC Learn videos?

Stromberg: "They know they're short clips, so they are committed to paying attention. They all pop up the closer the video is to a point of controversy. Every time I play the video interview with Florence Owens Thompson<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,jo16,1ga9,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>, the "Mona Lisa of the Dust Bowl" it really resonates with them. It is also purposeful when I am trying to drive home points, such as about the Rosenberg<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,2sao,1dml,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> couple and their executions."

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Education Nation: Can Preserverance Be Taught?

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The ability to persevere and overcome challenges is key to success in work and personal relationships. But can you actually teach a child to develop this trait? Join Education Nation's Twitter chat on this topic Tuesday, January 20th at 7pmET featuring Parent Toolkit experts Tom Hoerr and Sean Slade. Use the hash tag #ToolkitTalk and give your advice to parents across the county.

Join @EducationNation<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,l49f,9q1a,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> and Parent Toolkit Experts for January's #ToolkitTalk<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,lhkm,87dj,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a> Twitter Chat

Growing Gritty Kids: Can Perseverance Be Taught?

Tuesday, January 20th 7pmET

Tom Hoerr, Head of School at New City School

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Sean Slade, Director, Whole Child at ASCD

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How are you using NBC Learn as a teaching and learning resource? E-mail us at newsletter at nbclearn.com<mailto:newsletter at nbclearn.com> with examples of NBC Learn videos that especially engaged your students or summaries of your lessons.  We may feature you in a future K-12 or Higher Ed Subscriber Spotlight!

Want to read more Subscriber Spotlights? On the Home page of NBC Learn K-12 or NBC Learn Higher Ed, look under the heading NBC Learn in the Classroom<http://marketing.nbclearn.com/c.html?ufl=1&rtr=on&s=xahkr7,37qb,5h,h6ju,ju7y,1k6k,ljt6&MLM_MID=149987&MLM_UNIQUEID=11c6cf578a>.

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