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