Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Thing #20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjhS_6Oa0DQ This one is about the power of videos in teaching history and showing that a visual presentation can help people put themselves in the event and have an empathetic connection rather than passively reading about them. (Even though viewing is just as passive as reading-maybe more so-we have become a very visual society!)

The other site I found was a good montage of US history from Constitution to modern day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf_FWcjKXaU

Every time I try to use Teacher Tube it seems very slow to load. I really like Blinkx for its highly accessible up to the minute videos and the large store of archived videos that are easy to find and view. I liked the Zamzar site, and think that will be very helpful in capturing ans using some videos that are not easily accessible from school.

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