Video+Bulletins+2011+-+2012

Twice a month the AV Department compiles a video list of the most recent off-air tapings. Many of these programs come from “Cable in the Classroom” and have extended copyright or are free to educators. Please stop by AV to browse our collection of off-air tapings. We are happy to record your program requests. Gail Brewster – Media Specialist – ext. 8901  **__SUMMER BULLETIN 2010 - 2011__**
 * Welcome to the 2011 – 2012 School Year!**

**__American Experience - Road to Memphis__** Expires 5/3/11 1 1/2 hrs CC On April 4, 1968, escaped convict James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King while he lingered on a motel balcony. //Road to Memphis// is the fateful narrative of this killer and his prey, set against the seething forces in American society at that time. @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/introduction/memphis-introduction/ **__American Masters - The Doors When You’re Strange__** Expires 5/13/11 1 1/2 hrs CC The //Doors// is three musicians and a lead singer whose commitment to artistic freedom rocketed them to a success that always bordered on chaos. This film shows the creation of The Doors six landmark studio albums and follows the band from UCLA to the stage. @http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/the-doors/when-youre-strange/1543/ **__Biz Kid$ - 301 Are You Financially Literate?__** Expires 5/23/14 1/2 hr CC Explore the skills of goal setting, budgeting, saving and how to manage your money. @http://www.bizkids.com/ **__Design Squad - 201 Cardboard Furniture__** Expires 5/22/11 1/2 hr CC Sit back and relax as the Design Squad teams create innovative, yet practical cardboard furniture for the home goods store IKEA. Furniture shoppers take a seat in the judges’ chairs to decide the winning team. @http://www.iptv.org/k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=231 **__Design Squad - 202 PVC Kayak__** Expires 5/22/11 1/2 hr CC Jump on board as King Island Alaskan native Sean Gallagher challenges the Design Squad teams to build ten-foot kayaks using traditional design but with nontraditional materials. @http://www.iptv.org/k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=231 **__Design Squad - 308 Tour de BBQ__** Expires 7/31/10 1/2 hr CC The competition heats up when Redbones BBQ Restaurant owner, Rob Gregory, challenges the teams to build a bicycle-powered rotisserie. @http://www.iptv.org/k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=231 **__Design Squad - 309 Escape from Misery Island Part 1__** Expires 7/31/10 1/2 hr CC In the final showdown, the teams test their sea legs by building sailboats to race across the open ocean. The captain of the winning team is awarded a $10,000 college scholarship from the Intel Foundation. @http://www.iptv.org/k12catalog/list_detail.cfm?ShowID=231 **__Frontline - College, Inc.__** Expires 5/4/11 1 hr CC Frontline investigates the promise and explosive growth of the for-profit higher education industry. It explores the tension between the industry and critics. The University of Phoenix is featured since it is now the largest for-profit college in the United States. @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/collegeinc/ **__Globe Trekker - Indonesia: Java and Sumatra__** Expires 5/3/11 1 hr CC This journey takes you to two countries in the South China Sea. It starts in Java’s capital Jakarta; then on to Krakatau, Yogyakarta and Kudus. In Sumatra visit the Capital Medan, Danau Toba, Lake Tuba; then the island of PulauNias. @http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/asia/indonesia_java_and_sumatra **__Globe Trekker - Mongolia__** Expires 5/24/11 1 hr CC Ian begins in Beijing and catches the train to Ulaan Baatar. He also visits the Gandan Monastery. Then he goes south west to Karakorum, the Gobi Desert and the Valley of the Dinosaurs. It finishes with the Naadam Festival known as the contest of “Three Manly Sports”. @http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/asia/mongolia.php **__Globe Trekker - Nepal__** Expires 5/17/11 1 hr CC Ian Wright starts his journey in Kathmandu, then to the Royal Badia National Park. From the Terai region he flies to Lukla and Namche before taking the Everest highway to the Pangboche and Tengpoche Monasteries. Also included are the Himalayas and Humla. @http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/asia/nepal.php **__Good Eats - Age of Asparagus__** Expires 6/10/11 1/2 hr CC Everything you never knew you wanted to know about procuring, preserving, and presenting the first vegetable of the season: asparagus. Buying, storing and cooking are investigated as well as the science behind that. . . um. . funny smell. **__Good Eats - Going Bananas__** Expires 6/9/11 1/2 hr CC There’s a lot more under that peel than most folks think. Learn more about the many varieties available in the United States and how they like to be handled. Take a side trip through plantains, learn how to make an amazingly fast banana bread and classic Bananas Foster .. . . with fire and everything. **__Good Eats - Little Big Lunch: Eggs Benedict__** Expires 6/17/11 1/2 hr CC When it comes to brunch, Eggs Benedict is king. Problem is, it usually isn't good eats. Host Alton Brown tears down the dish and rebuilds from the ground up. **__Good Eats - Man Food Show__** Expires 6/17/11 1/2 hr CC Just in time for the big game, a show all about food best consumed in a lazyboy; read, honest to goodness corn dogs and basket burgers (those little single bite burgers that are so good). **__Good Eats - Okraphobia__** Expires 5/5/11 1/2 hr CC No culinary superstar is more misunderstood than the much-maligned Southern mystery known as okra. Is it a slimy seedpod or pan-fried powerhouse? Join Alton Brown as he explores this versatile veggie from the inside out, separates the ooze from the “ahs,” and turns a bad case of “okraphobia” into a craving for all things okra. **__Good Eats - Olive Me__** Expires 6/10/11 1/2 hr CC Although small in stature, olives are high in flavor, not to mention that they’ve changed the course of human history and can change your cooking for the better. Alton will open your eyes to tasty options for olives other than languishing in your martini glass or an antipasto plate. **__Good Eats - Squid Pro Quo II__** Expires 5/7/11 1/2 hr CC In many restaurants, calamari has replaced onion rings as the deep-fried hors d’oeuvre du jour. So why is it that so many cooks fail when it comes to cooking calamari? Is it too many breadcrumbs or not enough batter? Alton Brown ships out aboard a squid research vessel in search of answers to this question and a few good appetizers. **__Good Eats - Toast Modern__** Expires 6/17/11 1/2 hr CC Some of the world’s greatest dishes ... Bruschetta, French Toast, Welsh Rabbit to better croutons to your basic breakfast shingle, toast is an example of good eats that could usually be a whole lot better. **__Good Eats - TORT (illa) Reform__** Expires 5/13/11 1/2 hr CC The world may not be flat, but thanks to the tortilla we can enjoy almost anything edible with a quick fold, fling or wrap. Why is it then that so few cooks make their own tortillas at home? Alton hopes to reverse the trend by introducing the average gringo to the virtues of the flattest of flatbreads and the magic of an ancient ingredient called maize. **__Good Eats - Water Works I__** Expires 5/18/11 1/2 hr CC Join Alton Brown as he heads upstream in search of the world’s most important ingredient water. Where does it come from, how is it made safe to drink and how does it get from the source to our kitchen sinks? **__Good Eats - Water Works II__** Expires 5/18/11 1/2 hr CC In his second exploration of the only ingredient pumped directly into our homes, Alton Brown looks at water from the inside out with the help of a friendly water molecule. Along the way, he explains how water is scrubbed clean before it reaches our homes. **__Independent Lens - A Village Called Versailles__** Expires 6/13/11 1 hr CC This is the incredible story a little-known, tight-knit community in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They rebuilt their neighborhood faster than most, only to find their homes threatened by a toxic landfill slated to open just two miles away. @http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/village-called-versailles/film.html **__Independent Lens - Dirt! The Movie__** Expires 5/16/11 1 hr CC This film tells the story of Earth’s most valuable and under appreciated source of fertility - from its miraculous beginning to its tragic degradation. It recycles our water, gives us food, and provides us with shelter. Humanity has endangered it with destructive methods. @http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/dirt-the-movie/film.html **__Independent Lens - Garbage Dreams__** Expires 5/23/11 1 hr CC This film follows three teenage boys born into the Zaballeen trash trade. It expertly weaves personal fears, family tensions and political action in a culture at a crossroads. Cairo is their biggest city and challenge. @http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/garbage-dreams/film.html **__Independent Lens - Goodbye Solo__** Expires 6/20/11 1 1/2 hrs CC In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, two men forge an improbable friendship that will change their lives forever. Solo is a Senegalese cab driver working to provide a better life for his family. William is a tough, Southern good old boy with a lifetime of regrets. @http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/goodbye-solo/film.html **__Independent Lens - The Horse Boy__** Expires 5/12/11 1 hr CC An intensely personal yet epic spiritual journey, //The Horse Boy// follows one Texas couple and their autistic son as they trek on horseback through Outer Mongolia, in a desperate attempt to treat his condition with shamanic healing. He makes dramatic leaps forward. @http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/horse-boy/film.html **__Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking__** Expires 7/17/10 2 hrs CC This documentary series deals with secrets of the Universe. It discloses the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation by looking into the mind of the world’s renowned scientist, Dr. Stephen Hawking. He believes that extraterrestrial life-forms exist. **__Known Universe - Cosmic Fury__** Expires 7/28/10 1 hr CC Earthquakes and volcanoes pose an unpredictable and deadly threat here on Earth, but they also occur far out in the universe. What can we learn from these interplanetary phenomena that may help us predict when Mother Nature will next unleash her fury? Scientist are looking to locate, a moon of Jupiter that is full of volcanoes, for insights. **__Modern Marvels - Ben Franklin Tech__** Expires 6/30/12 1 1/2 hr CC Ben Franklin is credited for creating things like the lightning rod, the harmonica, the Franklin stove, bifocal glasses, and the flexible urinary catheter. In this episode of //Modern Marvels//, we examine how Dr. Franklin's inventive genius extended to things like Daylight Savings Time and the voluntary fire department. **__MoneyTrack - 312 Whiz Kid - John Paul Pigeon__** Expires 5/13/13 1/2 hr CC Meet John Paul Pigeon, a 14 year-old who is inspiring not only his generation, but also all Americans to save, invest, manage and make money. MoneyTrack inspires future generations to become better investors by learning the basics. @http://moneytrack.org/2009/09/episode-312-teaching-kids-about-money/ **__New York Yankee Workshop - Irish Table__** Expires 6/19/11 1/2 hr CC Norm visits an antique shop that specializes in Irish country furniture and spies an antique Celtic pine table with a round top and four graceful tapered legs. Norm fashions his own version using recycled pine, and in the process demonstrates mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques and shows how to make a tapering jig. **__NOVA - Hunt for the Supertwister__** Expires 5/11/11 1 hr CC We follow stormchasers as they probe the tornado’s deadly secrets. Noted researchers who have perfected the art of tracking down tornadoes with instrument laden vehicles designed to gather data as close to the vortex as possible are trying to provide better storm warning systems for the public. @http://www.pbs.org/nova/tornado/about.html **__NOVA - Mt. St. Helens: Back From the Dead__** Expires 5/4/11 1 hr CC The colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. In 2004, a new cycle of eruptions began blasting steam and ash. //NOVA// ventures inside revealing a labyrinth of faults beneath the restless mountain. How soon will another eruption occur? @http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sthelens/about.html **__Pioneers of Television__** Expires 5/23/11 3 hrs CC This series examines the people who left their imprint on sitcoms, late-night, variety and game shows in the early days of the medium. This documentary examines the entertainers that provided the classic scenes that still amuse us today. @http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/19195/pioneers_television **__Universe - Extreme Energy__** Expires 7/26/10 1 hr CC Ours is a universe of energy, from powerful jets ejected from black holes to the raw nuclear fury of our Sun. The total amount of energy maintains perfect equilibrium-no more can be added or taken away. There are enormous amounts of energy being transferred. @http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe **__Woodsmith Shop - 310 Top Tips for Perfect__** Expires 6/19/11 1/2 hr CC Accurate measurements and layouts are the secrets to getting a flawless fit. The //Woodsmith// editors share their favorite tips, tools and techniques for perfect layouts. @http://www.woodsmithshop.com/episodes/season3/310/?play=E310_TEASER.flv