New Release: "Personal Best"

Freedom and equality are spelled out in the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Signed in 1776, it says "all men are created equal.

Those words weren't always backed up with action. Numerous groups experienced discrimination that prevented individuals from achieving their personal best. The 13th and 14th Amendments to the Constitution outlawed slavery and guaranteed equal protection under the law.

But segregation and discrimination against various groups continued afterwards, in blatant violation of the Constitution. Other steps have been taken to rectify it. But those steps have had unintended consequences.

Are the words in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution now reality? How can each individual achieve their Personal Best? Explore this topic with our new DVD. To learn more about it, click here or watch the clip.

Special Offer - Pick One, Get One!

This month (Jan 4 - Jan 31, 2015) we're running a special at izzit.org.

If you pick as your Free Annual Video (FAV) either A World of Money (which tells the story of the history of money from all the way back  when a person was "worth their salt") or Locked Out! Roots of the Arab Spring (the powerful story of Tariq Mohamed Bouazizi, a pushcart vender whose altercation with the corrupt local government led to the start of the Arab Spring) we will AUTOMATICALLY send you the other of the pair as a bonus.

Just pick either one as your FAV. We'll do the rest.

Boston Time Capsule! Paul Revere & Pups of Liberty

As a history buff, I'm totally geeked about the time capsule they just opened in Boston. Originally sealed up on July 4, 1795, it contained silver coins smithed by Paul Revere, and then-Gov. Samuel Adams helped seal it up. There's also an engraved silver plate that reportedly still shows fingerprints.

How cool to think those might be Paul Revere's fingerprints!

There are two newspapers from the time period as well!

What a great current events tie-in to our Pups of Liberty:The Boston Tea-Bone Party DVD!  If you haven't seen this one, you're missing out on a really fun way to help your students learn American History. (You can get your copy from www.izzit.org.)

Boston is an amazing place, rich with history, and this time capsule is a great reminder of that.

We'll be releasing another Pups DVD in the fall of 2015. The Dogclaration of Independence is sure to be a hit as well. Stay tuned so you don't miss it.

To read more about the Boston time capsule, read this article: MFA Opens the Paul Revere, Sam Adams Time Capsule. There's a video of the process as well.

Holiday Special! Buy One, Give Some!

'Tis the season for sharing & giving. Now through Dec. 23, you can purchase a copy of Pennies a Day, the heartwarming story of Nobel Prize winner Muhammed Yunus and the microlending movement that has lifted many from poverty, for the special price of just $5.00! This documentary comes from a larger piece shown on public television.

izzit.org will donate 20% ($1.00 per copy purchased) to Heifer International, an organization that helps families around the world feed themselves and rise from poverty through entrepreneurship and animal husbandry.

To purchase a copy for yourself, or someone else as a gift, and help izzit.org help others, go here: http://www.izzit.org/store/product_info.php?products_id=7

As an additional holiday bonus, each person who picks a free DVD, or who purchases a DVD in the month of December will be entered to win a Roku – digital streaming device.

Teachers - Check out our newest release, "Raise the Wage"

Teachers - Raise the Wage explores the history of minimum wage laws, where they can be found (or not) around the world, comparative wages, and what could occur when the wage is raised. Discover the benefits of early work experience and see what jobs teenagers are doing, and how much they make right now.

Come and meet us at the Annual Conference for Middle Level Education (AMLE2014) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Stop by the izzit.org booth, for some Free Teacher Resources, Free DVDs and you can meet these two izzit teachers, Jim Bucanan and Love Merryman. We are at the Annual Conference for Middle Level Education (AMLE2014) in Nashville, TN until November 7th.

New Release! "Escape" New DVD Grades 7-12

Discover our Compelling New Release!

"In South Korea, everyone is entitled to have a dream."—Dae Sung Kim

To feed his family in North Korea, Dae Sung Kim illegally traded goods across the border with China, and was put on a government watch list. To save himself, he had to flee south. Life in South Korea was much different. In North Korea, there were times he went without food for a whole week and his only dream was to eat a stomach-full. In South Korea, he found plentiful food and a place where people had bigger dreams. Dae Sung Kim became a venture capitalist for other North Korean refugees, helping them start businesses and transform their dreams into reality.  Learn how Korea became two very different countries divided by the 38th Parallel. Hear Kim's story of Escape!from North Korea, and how he hopes to one day return to his former homeland. For more information, go to http://www.izzit.org/home_offers/escape/index.php.

Click here to choose as your FAV (Free annual video).

Click here to purchase.