PBS Learning Media (formerly PBS Teachers' Domain) is an online library of free media resources from public television, owned and operated by WGBH Educational Foundation, offering a wealth of video and lesson plan materials. Content includes video, flash interactives, images, documents, lesson plans, and student-oriented activities. Upon free registration the site can be personalized using the Favorites "My Folders," "Shared with class" and "Shared with colleagues" tools. There is a Dance topic selection that has several subdivisions and can be filtered by various criteria such as grade level. There is an African/African American Culture series offering some particularly fine titles, but currently these titles are only findable if you search "African..." Each film segment offers a background essay and other materials. Sample a list of African dance videos.
To use PBS Learning Media from the public interface, without logging in, choose the appropriate level from Grade, if desired, then choose Subject "The Arts," then "Dance." "Resource Type" can be limited to "Video." If using "Search," rather than the menus, you can select "Dance" from Subject choices on the left side, and choose among sub-topics.
| Vimeo, based in New York City, was created in 2004 by a group of filmmakers; it may be necessary to set up a free account to access content. Use the "Watch" menu at vimeo.com/watch to search or browse for videos. Sample videos related to African dance. |
