Web site of the Week—Youtube EDU and Youtube LOC

This week we are covering another great source of scholarly collegiate-level lectures. Youtube EDU is a repository of all Youtube accounts associated with Colleges and Universities.

Click on Directory to see a list of all participating institutions.

Here's a sample video on "Bringing Education into the 21st Century" from the University of California's Channel.

Great for:

• Video Resources
• Professional Development

Library of Congress Youtube Channel

While you are on Youtube, make sure to check out the Library of Congress's channel to access classic video footage from their digital library, as well as coverage of LOC-sponsored author events and other intersting videos.

Here's a clip from their Journey's and Crossings Playlist: "Rosie the Riveter: Real Women Workers in World War II":

http://www.youtube.com/edu
http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress

Web site of the Week—Frontline

Many of you might be familiar with the PBS documentary program Frontline, but did you know that you can watch full episodes online, download transcripts, take part in discussions, and access additional materials pertaining to episodes, on Frontline's web site?

Also make sure to check out the Frontline Teacher Center to search videos by subject, and access teaching guides on specific episodes.

For those of you more technology-minded, make sure to check out Frontline's Digital Nationa, a fascinating look at the way we live now. As Frontline's web site describes this program:

Digital Nation a multiplatform project that includes this interactive Web site and a one-hour FRONTLINE documentary to air Winter 2010. The project aims to capture life on the digital frontier and explore how the Web and digital media are changing the way we think, work, learn and interact.

Some sample broadcasts include:

Inside the Meltdown
A fascinating exploration of the causes of the financial meltdown. Watch the full episode, view interviews, access an online timeline, and read what others have to say in the Discussion page.



The Old Man and the Storm
From Frontline's description of the episode "In The Old Man and the Storm, FRONTLINE correspondent and filmmaker June Cross journeys with the Gettridge family of New Orleans for 18 months as they endure devastation, political turmoil and a painstakingly slow bureaucratic process to rebuild their homes and their lives." The site Includes updates on the Gettridge clan, official's views of the recovery process, and a timeline of the recovery process.

Web site of the Week—Academic Earth

Academic Earth is a great resource for videos of scholarly lectures. The videos cover a variety of topics, from Chemistry to Political Science. Renowned professors from major universities give these lectures; some agreed to have an entire class filmed and uploaded to this web site, available for all to enjoy.

As the web site states: "Academic Earth is an organization founded with the goal of giving everyone on earth access to a world class education."

Great for:

• Video Resources
• Professional Development
  

Below are some sample videos:

Politics/Global Ethics:
Thomas Friedman—"The World is Flat 3.0"

Physics:
Walter Lewin—"Measurements of Space and Time"

English:
Amy Hungerford—"Vladamir Nabokov, Lolita"

Mathematics:
Gilbert Strang—"The Geometry of Linear Equations"

Web site of the Week—The Big Picture

Find great image galleries of current events at the Boston Globe's online source, The Big Picture.

Shown here: "A protester faces a line of police in Threadneedle Street in London's financial district on April 2, 2009 in London, England."(Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

As the creators of this photo blog describe it:

The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, entries are posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com's Picture Stories galleries and Brian Storm's MediaStorm, The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery - with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting.

Whether you are interested in a topic or not, these images are sure to engage you. If you find this site interesting, you may want to check out Life Magazine's newly designed web site, as well as the aforementioned Pictures Stories and MediaStorm sites.

Great For:

• Current Events
• Photography

The Big Picture (Boston.com)
Life.com
Media Storm
This Week In Pictures (msnbc.com)