Here is a source for teaching from a post 80+ Videos for Tech. & Media Literacy from the Open Thinking blog:
“…Conversation Starters:
1. Everything is Amazing, Nobody is Happy – …sets the stage for discussing societal changes due to the progress of technology.
2. Trendspotting: Social Networking – …useful in deconstructing concepts of friendship and interaction in the age of social networks.
3. Did You Know 3.0 – …gives light to the changes imminent in our emerging knowledge-based society…for framing and introducing the the new reality to students, teachers, faculty, and administrators.
4. Introducing the Book – …portrayal of a medieval helpdesk relays the point that each new technology will bring with it challenges of user adoption and a steep learning curve.
5. Mr. Winkle Wakes – …retelling a classic story about the resistance of schools to change.
6. The Human Network – …projects a connected world that is likely only several years away…
7. The Essay – …helps us to understand how far technology has come.
8. Web Crash 2007 – …describes the horrible Internet crash of 2007.
21st Century Learning:
9. An Anthropological Introduction to Youtube – …The video is over 55 minutes long but is informative and engaging throughout.
10. The Machine is Us/ing Us – …helps to illustrate important changes brought by Web 2.0 (read/write web, social web) as content and form became separated.
11. A Vision of Students Today – …summarizes some of the most important characteristics of students today.
12. The Networked Student – …describes an emerging learning environment for the connected student…
13. We Think – …stresses and acknowledges the importance of social networks in developing shared knowledge.
14. A Vision of K12 Students Today – …approaches the subject of 21st Century Learning from a K12 approach…
15. 21st Century Schools – …gives a vision for the 21st Century School…
16. Brave New World-Wide Web – …journey to become a connected teacher.
17. A Portal To Media Literacy – “…breaks down his attempts to integrate Facebook, Netvibes, Diigo, Google Apps, Jott, Twitter, and other emerging technologies to create an education portal of the future.”
Copyright, Copyleft & Remix/Mashup Culture:
18. RiP: A Remix Manifesto – …explores copyright and remix culture…
19. Laws That Choke Creativity – Larry Lessig’s must-see TED Talk verifies the dire need for thoughtful copyright reform…
20. The Most Important 6-Sec Drum Loop – …the story of this drum loop informs our emerging notions of the nature creativity and the ownership of culture.
21. The Wilhelm Scream – This is short compilation of the Wilhelm Scream in popular movies…
22. Wanna Work Together? – …explain copyright, copyleft, and details reasons why one would choose a Creative Commons license.
Influence of Media on Society:
23. Killing Us Softly 3 – Jean Kilbourne’s popular presentation on women in advertising.
24. Dove Evolution – This is a popular advertisement from Dove’s ‘Campaign For Real Beauty’….
25. Dove Onslaught – …this video illustrates the incredible impact of advertising on adolescent girls.
26. Birth Control: Current – Comedian Sarah Haskins has developed an excellent series of videos that take a humorous look at ads targeting women…
27. Video Games & Sex – …the place of sex and sexuality in video games as a media genre…. (Note: this video may not be suitable for minors.)
28. Boys Beware – anti-homosexual propaganda film from the 1950’s…
History of Technology & Media:
29. The Growing Phenomenon of Internet – …1993 CBC report on the emergence of the Internet…
30. A Communications Primer – …an instructional film created in 1953… presents communications theory that is remarkably accurate, even before the age of the Internet.
31. Internet Power – … a 1995 educational video about the entertainment value of the Internet…
32. How the News Works – …anti-corporate explanation of how the mainstream media functions.
33. The Internet in 1969 – …1960’s video describing futuristic technologies that resemble today’s Internet affordances.
34. Television Delivers People – … “a seminal work in the now well-established critique of popular media as an instrument of social control that asserts itself subtly on the populace through ‘entertainments’, for the benefit of those in power-the corporations that maintain and profit from the status quo.” …
Social Networks & Identity:
35. Digital Dossier – …fictional story of Andy demonstrates the importance of understanding one’s digital identity.
36. Identity 2.0 – …a brilliant introduction to the concept of digital identity, and what this may mean in the future.
37. Social Networks in Plain English – …explaining digital social networks to those unfamiliar.
38. Tweenbots – …challenges the techno-determinist mindset that society has had for at least a century, and reflects an emerging emphasis; the power of humans in human networks.
39. Ze Frank: The Show – …discusses the effects of environment (open, closed, rules) on interactions of participants and perceived security/safety.
40. Rocketboom: …discusses Twitter and the produced thoughtstream of its users, and how this phenomenon will effect the development and understanding of search.
41. Behind Every Tweet – …describe how Twitter can be used by educators for solving problems or asking questions…
Mashups, Stop Motion, Animations & Short Films
42. Mother of All Funk Chords – …consists of dozens of youtube clips aligned together to create original music.
43. Shining: Recut – What if The Shining were set as a romantic comedy? This was one of the first movie trailer remixes I had ever seen, and now there have been many excellent productions in the style. It also inspired the trailer for my Grad course.
44. Forest Gump, 1 Minute, 1 Take – There would be a lot of skill that goes into taking a movie, condensing it into one minute, one take. I think this video, and others like it, would be a great inspiration for similar student project… .
45. Tony vs. Paul – … inspired by Mclaren’s work more than 50 years previous, and is very well done.
46. We Didn’t Start the Viral – …Understanding media means being able to recognize and identify much of what are youth are consuming and producing.
47. Amateur – …new digital literacies occur where new skills allow one to compensate for the lack of the old.
48. Big Mac Rap – …Creativity is everywhere, even at your local fast-food restaurant.
49. Firekites – …certain elements of old forms can not easily be replicated through new media… .
50. The Story of a Sign – … an excellent piece for studying film grammar, it also portrays a wonderful message about the importance of carefully framing and designing one’s message.
51. Free Hugs – …loving message for humanity.
52. Bride Has Massive Hair Wig Out – …creates an important point regarding deception possibilities within democratic media….
53. Sorry I’m Late – …excellent for students who want to understand some of the complexities involved in doing stop-motion.
Public Service Announcements and Political Messages
54. Top Chef – …gruesome safety ads that really pushed the boundaries of the PSA…
55. U.N. Landmine Commercial – …brings home the reality of landmines. .
56. Belt Up In the Back – A surprising and horrendous seat belt safety commercial…
57. Doubt -…produced by the Israeli AIDS Task Force.
58. Children See, Children Do – …PSA regarding the imitation of behaviors by children of their parents.
59. Clean House: Meth – …meth prevention PSA, typical of those provided by A Partnership for a Drug-Free America.
60. Beware the Fridge – …PSA from the 1970’s attempts to make parents aware of the danger of old refrigerators.
61. VD Is For Everybody – …venereal disease PSA from 1969.
62. Child-Swinging – …anti-alcohol PSA….
Cyberbullying and Internet Safety
63. Star Wars Kid – …leaked video spawned dozens of users on the web to create parodies, seen by millions, which ultimately resulted in the boy featured in the videos to quit school and enter a psychiatric ward.
64. ABC on Bullying – This ABC news report looks at the occurrences of bullying that led to the suicide of a young boy.
65. Let’s Fight It Together – …video by digizen.org detailing student bullying and possible outcomes.
66. Talent Show – …similar anti-bullying messages from the Ad Council.
67. Think Before You Post – …Internet safety PSA from Ad Council…
68. Virtual Global Task Force – … promotional video for the Virtual Global Task Force, made up of police forces and agencies around the world working to prevent child abuse.
69. Duck & Cover – …a generation of children (and adults) were taught that the ‘duck and cover’ would really protect them from a nuclear blast… This is from the makers of “Our Cities Must Fight“, another famous propaganda film from the era.
70. Terrible Truth, Addicted, Pit of Despair – …three early PSAs regarding drug and alcohol addiction.
Documentaries
71. Century of the Self – …backgrounder for teachers of media.
72. The World According to Monsanto – ……deals closely with the control and shaping of information, messages, and media, and would fit into many areas of a school curriculum.
73. Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey – …documentary on the history and progression of heavy metal music…. Language warning ….
74. The World According to Sesame Street -…serves to answer the question, ‘with today’s global landscape dominated by such pressing issues as poverty, human rights, AIDS and ethnic genocide, how can the world’s most-watched children’s television show bridge cultures while remaining socially relevant?’…
75. Manufacturing Consent – …explores the propaganda model of media.
76. Steal This Film – …a series of short videos documenting the movement against intellectual property…
77. Orwell Rolls In His Grave – …explores the relationship between corporations, government, and the media… .
78. Good Copy, Bad Copy – …describes the current state of copyright, piracy, and free culture…
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