Saudi Arabia Revealed: Pre-Lesson Video for Saudi Arabia Revealed

Pre-Lesson Video for Saudi Arabia Revealed

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Pre-lesson Video:

Prior to beginning in his Saudi Arabia trip, Mr. Witte shares information about himself, about the sponsors and other participants of the trip, information about Saudi Arabia, what topics will be focused on during his trip and these lessons, and how to join in on Saudi Arabia Revealed journey.

The pre-lesson video which is about 20 minutes in length can be downloaded and viewed in one of two formats: (Click on which format you would like to download)
Quicktime version or Windows media player version

For best viewing results, download the video and connect your computer to an LCD projector.

Pre-lesson Activities: (student activities to improve understanding of the region)

Investigate the country using Google Earth
To download Mac or PC Google Earth program
Follow the weather in Jeddah, Riyadh, and Dammam (near Dhahran) by using the weather channel for Saudi Arabia.
View the weather in Saudi Arabia
Follow news and events taking place in the kingdom at a number of International and Arab media outlets.
News and events going on in the Middle East
Investigate how Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and find the year oil was discovered in the Kingdom. Research on the web or in your library to find the answers.

Other important links mentioned in the video include:

CIA World Book (Comparisons between Saudi Arabia and US)
Join Now for Saudi Arabia Revealed daily updates
To receive podcast or vodcast files on ITunes

Download free copy of ITunes for Mac or PC

To Subscribe to podcast or vodcast in ITunes

Open ITunes
Select 'Advanced' menu item
Select 'Subscribe to Podcast' command
Enter in the following address: http://manila.esu10.org/aramco/xml/rss.xml
This will subscribe you to all pod or vod casts presented by Kevin. Included in this will be the introductory pre-lesson. Note: You can view this lesson from ITunes as you do not need an MP3 player like and IPOD.