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Inspiring Videos
Inspiring Videos
15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.
Teen from Sierra Leone built a radio from spare parts scoured from trash bins and became the youngest person invited to MIT on the university's Visiting Practitioner's Program.
Living on One Dollar (trailer)
These college students decided to experience poverty, and came away with a powerful glimpse into the lives of the poor.
Trek the Mountains of Khumbu, Nepal in Google Maps
From Google Maps Treks, a visit to the homeland of the sherpas.
Kenneth Shinozuka and Alzheimer's
Google Science Fair participant asked how he can improve the life of his aging grandfather.
Ann Makosinski and the Flashlight Powered by Human Heat
Google Science Fair participant asked how she can help those without electricity.
Every Child Des erves a Champion
Rita Pierson's powerful TED Talk.
This animated piece about conformity and family has no dialogue.
Most Likely to Succeed: Faleshia
Here's a Strayer University piece about young woman - a single mother - who talks about pursuing her education.
Fabio Bruschi, Inspiring Educator Award Winner 2016
Google Science Fair video about a teacher who inspired.
Wonderful piece about Antoine Hunter, a San Francisco dancer who is the organizer of the Bay Area Deaf International Dance Festival and director of the Urban Jazz Dance Company.
Josh and Scout (Mutual Rescue)
Beautiful, but intensely emotional piece about a man at the end of his hope who meets a kitten.
Kylie and Liza (Mutual Rescue)
Powerful story about a kitten and a girl diagnosed with cancer.
A young Muslim student in the United States entered this piece in the White House Student Film Festival.
A piece from The North Face about how people see themselves through the story of this snowboarder, a student of amazing educator Jeff Heil.
Resilient Kids from Health Happens Here
Kids read their letters to their incarcerated fathers.
A ballerina from Brazil moves to New York to dance - the video is shot largely from the first person.
Several young girls talk about their hopes for making a difference in the world using science.
Rubik's Cube: A Question, Waiting to Be Answered
The founder of the Rubik's Cube contends that the questions are often more important than the answers.
A Starbucks' Upstanders piece about Heartsong Church and the Memphis Islamic Center that runs counter the many stories of anger and conflict in American media.
This piece is about a family with a young man who has trouble getting going. In life. The documentary was put together by the older sister in the family.
Star Wars: My Son's Adorable First-Time Reaction
This father records his son watching Star Wars for the first time and counts up the questions. From the How to Be a Dad series.
Kid Gives Speech After Learning How To Ride A Bike
This kiddo rides a bike, and lets us know the key is to believe in yourself.
Guy makes musical instruments from all manner of stuff thrown away; some good lessons about diamonds in the rough in this one.
Jack Andraka and the Intel Science Fair
Nice reminder of what's possible when students have a personal connection to their studies, and when someone, somewhere, encourages them.
Change is Made with Code: Mentors
Women using programming to make the world better.
Every Student Succeeding: My Guardian Angel
ACSA video about a student and an educator willing to believe in him.
Upworthy video about black women rodeo starts.
The Bus Driver's Act of Kindness
Upworthy piece about a bus driver who decides to help an older lady find where she was going.
RocketReady: Connecting with Ghana
Gamified PD system from Laguna Beach USD in California; this video tells about a connection that started from the effort.
How to Run a Company with (almost) No Rules
Ricardo Semler TED Talk about the power of great questions for life and work.
Google's annual video about popular searches.
Google's annual video about popular searches.
Google's annual video about popular searches.
Some cardboard, some social media, and a boy's vision.
Learn what happened to Caine and the movement the film inspired.
One who dedicated himself to focusing on the positive.
Sometimes, to move forward, we must remember where we came from.
Sometimes what one says is mostly a function of how it is said.
What might our patterns of speech say about ourselves? Taylor Mali has some ideas on this.
Mark Bezos tells in this TED talk of his work as a volunteer firefighter, and what it has taught him.
Jessica isn't very big, but she knows how to start the day.
Get some thoughts on life from a 9-year-old with some ideas to share.
20 Things We Should Say More Often
Kid President gives us all some seriously good advice.
Monument Mountain Regional High School
Meet students at this Massachusetts high school who designed their own learning plan.
Students' Expectations of Schools
We talk about our expectations of students, but what do they expect of us?
Learn a bit about unschooling from a young man who lives it.
Matt Harding traveled the world doing a "stupid" dance in front of a camera, and took the idea to a new level.
One learning USA geography might find this helpful.
Got eight and a half minutes to circle the world?
Richard Culatta tells a bit about how school could be in this TED talk.
Author Seth Godin asks students what school is for, and provides some historical pespective.
Students from BAVC tell of the kids from Oakland Technical High School who, in 1979, made a difference.
This is a beautiful story of a friendship that overcomes the chasm of autism.
What happens when wildly intelligent people start working together to ask really big questions?
Learn about the journey of a boy and the power of determination.
This is a Google commercial that struck a hopeful nerve in India and Pakistan in 2013.
Take a passion, and build a community.
Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan
How liberating can a drive to get a taco be?
Owens-Corning released a video a few years ago with ideas about what the future might hold.
Good films often produce sequels, and this takes the first video's ideas a step or two farther.
Learn what the world was curious about in 2013.
Relive the events of 2012 with this one.
Google's view of 2011 through search.
This video (a download, by the way) was made by a student to promote his troop.
Ken Robinson's talk via RSA Animate.
See and hear two takes on how the world works.
Feeling past your prime? Remember, you're the light, not the lamp.
Despite very few lines of dialogue, this video tells quite a story.
This is what launched Carol Anne McGuire, who launched Rock Our World.
See what kids can do when motivated. (This is a download.)
The video above, but the way they shot it.
This is sports at its best. Have tissues close by.
Critically think about this one; it's actually a Gatorade commercial.
One teacher noticed that his kids weren't reading the rules posted on the wall. (This is a download.)
Scandinavians try mixing stairs and a piano.
A video for when the paper vs electronic tablet debate wears thin.
Skepticism and Personal Information
How do modern fortune tellers do their work?
This Japanese pop video exemplifies collaboration in a truly catchy way.
One of the greatest sources of inspiration ever created.
More Food for Thought (not video)
More Food for Thought (not video)
6-year-old Alex asked the president to let a Syrian refugee boy live with his family. Alex shows who we are at our very best.
This collection of audio stories comes from the founders' desire to "create an archive of the wisdom of humanity."
Podcast from California principal Brent Coley exploring the stories of our work.
How a Robotic Arm Changed Four Lives
NPR story about some college engineering students who constructed a robotic arm for a boy.
3D Printer Brings Dexterity to Children with No Fingers
NPR story about possibilities with 3D printing.
Radically Effective Pedagogy in Mexico
One of the best write-ups telling what can happen when a teacher lets go.
NPR has an archive of it's "This I Believe" audio series. Here, it is arranged by theme.
Role of Mistakes in the Classroom
Alina Tugend posted this piece in Edutopia on how very important it is that we make mistakes.
10 Things I Want All New Teachers to Know
Great advice for new teachers from Justin Tarte.
This is an audio piece about a service project in Africa.
6 Traits of Life-Changing Teachers
Betty Ray of Edutopia shares advice and stories.
The Chronicle of Higher Education put out this article in 2016 looking at teachers across the grade-level spectrum.
From The Guardian: What's the point of efficiency if you're in a rush to finish something trivial?
This long article from The Atlantic about a family from The Philippines won't leave your head and heart anytime soon.
This is a CBC story about how Google Translate helped connect a Canadian farmer to new Syrian neighbour.
Karen Mandau's Portrait of a Thai Man
Karen Mandau is a travel photographer who shares beautiful pictures and stories on her Instagram feed.
Several from Our Library
Several from Our Library
One young man tells of his world with autism.
This teen may not have much materially, but she has happiness and hope for the future. (This is in Spanish, but the visuals convey the meaning for those who don't speak the language.)
Learn of a young woman in Africa who decided her dream was worth following.
This winner from one of our first contests is from a school for kids with special needs.
In this project, kids read a Shakespearean sonnet and added their own visuals.
Can a video made solely from still images tell a good story? Watch and decide.
This is a program at a school in California you might want to try with your community.
Video Contests
Video Contests
This page has all the student finalists from our contests to date.
Our collaboration strand is for when students and teachers build a video together.
Your colleagues from around the world show their creativity.
Made with Google Forms, students can use this to develop an eye for good videos.
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