- TeacherTube
This YouTube for teachers is an amazing resource for finding educationally-focused videos to share with your classroom. You can find videos uploaded by other teachers or share your own.
- Edutopia
An awesome place to find learning ideas and resources, Edutopia has videos, blogs, and more, all sorted into grade levels.
- YouTube EDU
A YouTube channel just for education, you can find primary and secondary education, university-level videos, and even lifelong learning.
- Classroom Clips
Classroom Clips offers media for educators and students alike, including video and audio in a browseable format.
- neoK12
Find science videos and more for school kids in K-12 on neoK12.
- OV Guide
Find education videos on this site, featuring author readings and instructional videos.
- CosmoLearning
This free educational website has videos in 36 different academic subjects.
- Google Educational Videos
Cool Cat Teacher offers this excellent tutorial for finding the best of Google’s educational videos.
- Brightstorm
On Brightstorm, students can find homework help in math and science, even test prep, too.
- Explore.org
Explore.org shares live animal cams, films, educational channels, and more for your classroom to explore.
- UWTV
Offered by the University of Washington, UWTV has videos in the arts, K-12, social sciences, health, and more.
- Videolectures.net
With Videolectures.net, you’ll get access to browseable lectures designed for the exchange of ideas and knowledge, offering videos in architecture, business, technology, and many more categories.
- TED-Ed
From a site that’s long been known for big ideas, you’ll find TED-Ed, videos specifically designed to act as highly engaging and fun lessons.
- Zane Education
Zane Education offers resources for visual learning, including the very popular on demand subtitled videos.
- Backpack TV
In this educational video library, you’ll find a special interest in math, science, and other academic subjects.
- MentorMob
Featuring learning playlists, MentorMob is a great place to find lessons you want to teach.
- Disney Educational Productions
This resource from Disney is a great place to find videos for students at the K-12 level.
- Hulu
A great place to find the latest TV shows, Hulu is also a source of educational videos. Documentaries, PBS, even Discovery videos are all available on the site.
- Internet Archive
Find so much more than videos in the Internet Archive. Images, live music, audio, texts, and yes, historical and educational videos are all available on Archive.org.
- TED
Share seemingly endless inspiration with your students through TED, a fountain of talks based on compelling ideas.
- MIT Video
Online education giant MIT has an incredible video collection, offering more than 10,000 videos for science, technology, and more.
- TVO
TVO is a really fun and useful online TV station, with great ways for kids, parents, and educators to learn about the world.
- Big Think
Much like TED, Big Think offers videos (and more) from some of the world’s top thinkers and learners.
- Google Talks
On this YouTube channel, you’ll find talks from creators: authors, musicians, innovators, and speakers, all discussing their latest creations.
- Metacafe
Find free video clips from just about anywhere, offering educational videos, documentaries, and more.
- Link TV
On Link TV, you’ll find videos and broadcasts meant to connect you and your students to the greater world through documentaries and cultural programs.
- Academic Earth
Learn about science, justice, economics, and more from some of the world’s great universities. You can even earn a degree from this site
- Teacher Training Videos
Specifically created to teach educators, Teacher Training Videos is a great place to find online tutorials for technology in education.
- Classroom 2.0
Check out Classroom 2.0′s videos to learn about Web 2.0, social media, and more.
- Atomic Learning
Visit Atomic Learning to find resources for K-12 professional development.
- iTunesU
Find university-level learning and more from iTunesU.
- Videos for Professional Development
An excellent collection of professional development videos, Wesley Fryer’s post shares some of the best teacher videos available.
- Learner.org
Annenberg Learner offers excellent teacher professional development and classroom resources for just about every curriculum available.
- MIT Open CourseWare
The leader in Open CourseWare, MIT has free lectures and videos in 2,100 courses.
- Teachers’ Domain
Join the Teachers’ Domain, and you’ll get access to educational media from public broadcasting and its partners, featuring media from the arts, math, science, and more.
- Meet Me at the Corner
A great place for younger kids to visit, Meet Me At the Corner has educational videos, and kid-friendly episodes, including virtual field trips and video book reviews by kids, for kids.
- WatchKnowLearn
WatchKnowLearn is an incredible resource for finding educational videos in an organized repository. Sorted by age and category, it’s always easy to find what you’re looking for.
- BrainPOP
On this education site for kids, you’ll find animated educational videos, graphics, and more, plus a special section for BrainPOP educators.
- The KidsKnowIt Network
Education is fun and free on this children’s learning network full of free educational movies and video podcasts.
- Khan Academy
With more than 3,200 videos, Khan Academy is the place to learn almost anything. Whether you’re seeking physics, finance, or history, you’ll find a lesson on it through Khan Academy.
- Awesome Stories
Students can learn the stories of the world on this site, with videos explaining what it was like to break ranks within the Women’s Movement, the life of emperor penguins, and even Martin Luther King, Jr’s “We Shall Overcome” speech.
- Nobelprize
Cap off lessons about Nobel Prize winners with videos explaining their work and life, direct from the source on Nobelprize.org.
- JohnLocker
JohnLocker is full of educational videos and free documentaries, includingYogis of Tibet and Understanding the Universe.
- Green Energy TV
On Green Energy TV, you’ll find learning resources and videos for the green movement, including a video version of the children’s book Living Green: A Turtle’s Quest for a Cleaner Planet.
- BioInteractive
Find free videos and other resources for teaching “ahead of the textbook” from BioInteractive, part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- ARKive
Share images and videos of the world’s most endangered species with your students, thanks to ARKive. These wildlife films and photos are from some of the world’s best filmmakers and photographers, sharing stunning images that everyone can appreciate.
- MathTV
Students who need extra help with math can find support on MathTV. This site offers videos explaining everything from basic mathematics all the way to trigonometry and calculus.
- The Vega Science Trust
A project of Florida State University, The Vega Science Trust shares lectures, documentaries, interviews, and more for students to enjoy and learn from.
- The Science Network
Check out The Science Network, where you’ll find the world’s leading scientists explaining concepts including viruses and the birth of neurons.
- PopTech
Bringing together a global community of innovators, PopTech has videos explaining economics, water, and plant-based fuels.
- PsychCentral
Students can learn about what makes people tick through PsychCentral’s brain and behavior videos.
- How Stuff Works
The video channel from How Stuff Works offers an in-depth look at adventure, animals, food, science, and much more.
- Science Stage
Find science videos, tutorials, courses, and more streaming knowledge on Science Stage.
- Exploratorium TV
Allow students to explore science and beyond with Exploratorium TV’s videos, webcasts, podcasts, and slideshows.
- SciVee
SciVee makes science visible, allowing searchable video content on health, biology, and more.
- The Futures Channel
Visit the Futures Channel to find educational videos and activities for hands-on, real world math and science in the classroom.
- All Things Science
For just about any science video you can imagine, All Things Science has it, whether it’s about life after death or space elevators.
- ATETV
Check out Advanced Technological Education Television (ATETV) to find videos exploring careers in the field of technology.
- The Kennedy Center
Find beautiful performances from The Kennedy Center’s Performance Archive.
- The Archaeology Channel
Students can explore human cultural heritage through streaming media on The Archaeology Channel.
- Web of Stories
On Web of Stories, people share their life stories, including Stan Lee, writer, Mike Bayon, WWII veteran, and Donald Knuth, computer scientist.
- Stephen Spielberg Film and Video Archive
In this archive, you’ll find films and videos relating to the Holocaust, including the Nuremberg Trials and Hitler speeches.
- Culture Catch
Students can tune into culture with Dusty Wright’s Culture Catch.
- Folkstreams
On Folkstream.net, a national preserve of documentary films about American roots cultures, you’ll find the best of American folklore films.
- Digital History
A project of the University of Houston, Digital History uses new technology, including video, to enhance teaching and research in history.
- History Matters
Another university project, this one is from George Mason University. Sharing primary documents, images, audio, and more, there’s plenty of historic multimedia to go around on this site.
- Social Studies Video Dictionary
Make definitions visual with this video dictionary for social studies.
- The Living Room Candidate
From the Museum of the Moving Image, The Living Room Candidate features presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to 2008.
- Video Active
Find Europe’s TV heritage through Video Active, a collection of TV programs and stills from European audiovisual archives.
- Media Education Foundation
The Media Education Foundation offers documentary films and other challenging media for teaching media literacy and media studies.
- DropShots
On DropShots, you’ll find free, private, and secure storage and sharing for video and photos.
- Muvee
Using Muvee, you can create your own photo and video “muvees” to share privately with your class.
- Tonido
Tonido makes it possible to run your own personal cloud, accessing video files on your computer from anywhere, even your phone.
- Vidique
On Vidique, you’ll find a video syndication system where you can create your own channel of curated content for the classroom.
- SchoolTube
On SchoolTube, you’ll find video sharing for both students and teachers, highlighting the best videos from schools everywhere.
- PBS Video
Watch and share PBS videos online with this site.
- National Geographic
Find some of the world’s most amazing videos of natural life on National Geographic’s online video home.
- NOVA Teachers
NOVA shares highly organized videos for teachers, with 1-3 hour programs divided into chapters, plus short 5-15 minute segments from NOVA scienceNOW.
- Discovery Education
Use Discovery Education’s videos to inspire curiosity, bringing the Discovery channel into your classroom.
- C-SPAN Video Library
Find Congressional and other political programs and clips in this digital archive from C-SPAN.
- NBC Learn
Check out NBC Learn to find excellent resources for learning from NBC, including the science behind just about everything from the summer Olympics to hockey.
- History.com
Watch full episodes, clips, and videos from the History channel.
- Biography
Get the true story behind peoples’ lives from these videos from the Biography channel.
- BBC Learning
BBC offers an excellent learning site, including learning resources for schools, parents, and teachers. One of BBC’s most impressive resources is a live volcano conversation discussing the world’s most active volcano in Hawaii.
- Free Documentaries
On Free Documentaries, “the truth is free,” with a variety of documentary films available for streaming.
- SnagFilms
On SnagFilms, you can watch free movies and documentaries online, with more than 3,000 available right now.
- Top Documentary Films
Watch free documentaries online in this great collection of documentary movies.
- TV Documentaries
This Australian site has excellent documentaries about child growth, historic events, and even animations about classical Greek mythology.
- 5min
If you’ve got five minutes, you can learn how to do something on this site. Check it out to find instructional videos and DIY projects.
- Wonder How To
Learn everything about anything from Wonder How To’s show and tell videos.
- Instructables
This community of doers shares instructions (often, video) for doing just about anything, from making secret doors to tiny origami.
- Howcast
Find some of the best how-to videos online with Howcast.
- MindBites
Check out MindBites to find thousands of video lessons, how-tos, and tutorials.
- W3Schools
Through W3Schools’ web tutorials (video and otherwise), you can learn how to create your own websites.
- Videojug
Videojug encourages users to “get good at life” by watching more than 60,000 available how-to videos and guides.
- US National Archives
Explore US history in this YouTube channel from the US National Archives.
- National Science Foundation
From the National Science Foundation, you’ll find a wealth of multimedia, including instructional and educational videos.
- NASA eClips
NASA offers a great way for students and educators to learn about space exploration, with clips divided by grade level.
- NASA TV
Tune in to NASA TV to watch launches, talks, even space station viewing.
- Library of Congress
Through the Library of Congress, you can find videos and other classroom materials for learning about American history.