| With high speed internet connections and the | | | | science, fun, nature, animals and health. Within |
| massive explosion in popularity of the Web, has | | | | each area is a continually evolving series of related |
| come a new breed of entertainment -free online | | | | free video clips. In the history section, for |
| videos. It seems everywhere you turn, at home | | | | example, you might find visual clips on the civil |
| or in the office, someone is downloading clips to | | | | rights movement or organized crime members. In |
| share with friends, family and co-workers. Once | | | | science you can download free clips on topics |
| the purview of televisions newscasts, free online | | | | ranging from space exploration to unusual |
| videos are now available to everyone who owns | | | | inventions. Every day, a new clip in each category |
| a computer, iPod or cell phone. And more and | | | | is highlighted and there is a list of the most |
| more people are striking out on their own to | | | | popular recent downloads, so you can see what |
| produce free videos that others are eager to | | | | your peers are interested in. |
| download from sites like U-Tube, Encyclomedia | | | | Of course, also values entertainment and good |
| and Google Video. Creative individuals who | | | | fun. That's why the site also has a fun category |
| produce popular free videos are now sought after | | | | for videos of things like classic commercials and |
| by the entertainment industry and many big | | | | television bloopers. Here you can see everything |
| Hollywood players who are offering them lucrative | | | | from clips of The Three Stooges to UFO videos |
| deals to come up with content for the Web, | | | | taken by viewers themselves. Encyclomedia uses |
| television and film. | | | | content from a variety of commercial producers, |
| What is often overlooked is the value of free | | | | but also from viewers of its site and anyone can |
| online videos that not only entertain, but educate | | | | upload their favorite videos to the appropriate |
| as well. Nothing is more helpful to learning than to | | | | categories, making this a truly interactive site. |
| actually see what is being taught. In fact, a recent | | | | These days, free videos that entertain and |
| article in eSchool News Online reported on a study | | | | educate probably represent the most popular and |
| by an independent research firm that showed | | | | well-traveled content on the Web. Maybe it's time |
| that short video clips that reinforced key | | | | you jumped on the bandwagon and downloaded a |
| concepts in education were effective in increasing | | | | few of them for yourself. |
| student achievement in science and social studies, | | | | Watch free video clips on |
| as well as many other subjects. The article went | | | | Nothing is more humorous then to watch funny |
| onto say that as a result of this study more | | | | videos. Browse from over hundreds of hilarious |
| efforts were going to be made to expose school | | | | videos and bloopers. |
| children to free content from video on demand | | | | We all have our favorite classic commercials that |
| services. | | | | we loved growing up. Nothing is more fun then |
| is one resource that youngsters as well as adults | | | | watching and reliving these classic commercials all |
| can turn to, to reinforce information they have | | | | over again. Watch your favorite commercial video |
| read about in traditional print media. Encyclomedia | | | | clips at Encyclomedia. |
| is divided into six broad subject areas-history, | | | | |