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The Word According to TEDEd

Image by Krossbow. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licencing.
Image by Krossbow. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licencing.

Just for fun, CMLE features a series by TEDEd called, Mysteries of Vernacular.  This original educator’s series, consists of more than 20 video lessons pertaining to popular words such as x-ray, fizzle, gorgeous, etc.  The origin of a word’s history, evolution, and application is tracked through a short, professionally animated, video.

Who is TEDEd?

“TED-Ed’s commitment is to creating lessons worth sharing as an extension of TED’s mission of spreading great ideas…” Click here to read more.

Tip: Consider using these videos in a flipped classroom lesson.