Thing #7

I had no idea there was so much video available on the web. I am very impressed at the archiving of videos that many have taken the time to do. We have such a special gift, at this time of the history of humanity, in having the ability to archive our lives on film for others to see. With this tool, we can see so much of what we have and have not done with our small increment of the grand spectrum of time. My favorite is the National Archives. This is where our history in the U.S. is preserved, and this is where we can send our students to see the actual evidence and footprints of our heritage. I love this video on Democracy. The film is an actual commercial for the National Archives. But it shows the importance of the institute as the archiving relates directly to our freedom as a people. I will use this to show students how important it is that they are able to research the documents of their nation in searching for primary sources. Another video I might use in the library, to point them to the non-fiction how-to books, is the how to video for making puppets. This could also be an extension of their own how-to writing in the http://www.blinkx.com/video/how2crafts-make-puppets-with-margaret-and-melissa/RnzzOkVHG_AtZUfI_qDYbA