Pups of Liberty - izzitKIDS

So far Pups of Liberty: The Boston Tea-Bone Party has been a hit!  We just wanted to remind all of those who have ordered the DVD that we also have a special section on our website that has lots of content for teachers and students.  It's in our izzitKIDS section and includes an interactive map and timeline, information about the characters, and behind the scenes information and artwork.  

Also, don't forget to tell all your colleagues that they can order their free copy too at www.izzit.org.  And for your non-teacher friends, they can purchase the DVD at a special introductory price of $15.00 here.  

For those of you haven't yet ordered Pups of Liberty, what are you waiting for?  Here's another short clip so you can see what you're missing:

Coming Soon - Pups of Liberty

We've had a number of teachers contact us recently looking for DVDs that are appropriate for elementary students in grades K-4.  Until now we've mainly focused on producing videos for middle and high school students.  That's about to change.

In December we will be releasing our first DVD produced specifically for the lower grades.  It is called Pups of Liberty: The Boston Tea-Bone Party.  This short animated film tells the story of the Boston Tea Party, but with the real people of history portrayed by cats and dogs.  It's a great way to teach young students about the ideas and events that led to the founding of the United States.  Along with the DVD we'll also have a new section on our website called izzitKIDS which will include interactive features for students.

After this initial release, if there is a good response, we're hoping to begin producing more videos like this one.  So make sure to tell all your friends and colleagues who teach in elementary schools to check out izzit.org in December!

Teaching Resources

Did you know that on our website we list additional resources for all of our DVDs?

On the right side of each DVD's page there is a "Teaching Resources" tab that includes links to websites, videos, and articles that can provide you with more information on the video's topic or be additional resources for your lesson.  

Check it out the next time you use one of our DVDs in class!

Busy, Busy, Busy

Since we released our 2 new DVDs, A World of Money and Too Much Money, and offered them as a 2-for-1 special, our website has experience huge amounts of traffic and we have received thousands of orders.

Unfortunately when we get this busy our website sometimes slows down due to the high volume of activity.  We apologize if you have experienced this and thank you for your patience.

If the website is running slow for you, please don't give up on us!  The 2-for-1 special will last until September 29th, so please stop back again to order your DVDs.  Also, don't forget to tell your colleagues that they can get FREE DVDs too!

New Website Features

If you haven't already done so, make sure you check out the new features at izzit.org!  We are very excited this year to have a completely revamped Educational Videos page which allows teachers to search for DVDs by Subject.

We also now have Common Core Standards on our Standard Alignment page, a Student Zone, for students of izzitPLUS members to access Current Events, games, and more, and, of course, this News page.  

Check out our "What's New" section to see all the new features.  And don't forget to order your Free Annual Video while you're there!  

Website Updates

This week we are working to make a number of major changes and additions to our website.  Therefore, if you are trying to order your Free Annual Video, you might end up seeing a screen that looks like this:

We apologize for this inconvenience.  All updates should be completed by Monday, August 13th.  Please stop back then to check out our new website features and order your Free Video for the 2012-2013 school year.

Thanks!