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Eclectic Technology
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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Chock-a-doc is "full of great documentaries." You may search by topic, title, or explore by catetories such as nature, education, philosophy, health, history and more (currently 30). With a diverse selection of over 2,000 documentaries this is a great site to check out when you want to know you need a documentary film. 
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Are you looking for videos to use for presentations and lessons related to technology and media literacy? If so, this wiki may lead you to some great resources. The videos are divided into the following categories: * Conversation Starters * 21st Century Learning * Copyright, Copyleft & Remix/Mashup Culture * Influence of Media on Society * History of Technology & Media * Social Networks & Identity * Mashups, Stop Motion, Animation & Short Films * Public Service Announcements & Political Messages * Cyberbullying & Internet Safety * Documentaries The site does state that "these videos are of varying quality, cross several genres, and are of varied suitability for classroom use."
Erin Collier-Plummer's curator insight,
November 3, 2017 2:42 PM
A storehouse of great media literacy teaching tools!
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DocumentaryHeaven is a site filled with thousands of free online documentaries just waiting to be seen. So come on in!
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Focus Forward is an unprecedented new series of 30 three-minute stories about innovative people who are reshaping the world through act or invention, directed by the world's most celebrated documentary filmmakers.
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Film offers us a powerful tool to shift awareness and inspire action. It offers a method to break our dependence on the mainstream media and become the media ourselves. We don't need to wait for... This post lists 100 world changing documentaires with short explanations. The website has over 1150 films listed so if you are searching for a documentary this is one site to check out.
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"At this critical juncture in the history of American journalism, as the news media and the nature and extent of original reporting itself undergo a very difficult transformation, we must reflect on the inherent, incalculable value of original, independent reporting in our nation and in the world. Facts are and must be the coin of the realm in a democracy, for government “of the people, by the people and for the people,” to quote President Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address, requires and assumes to some extent an informed citizenry." A new website, with the goal to be a comprehensive visual history of America's independent journalism. With interview, timelines, documentaries and more this site is rich with resources and more will be added over time.
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Documentary Film is a broad category of visual expression ...Knowledge comes in different ways through our five senses. Hearing, watching, touching, smelling and tasting are the only doorways to the outer world. The wise men say that if something is not truly experienced with all our five senses, the experience will be partial, not total…If we follow that analogy, gaining knowledge through several senses simultaneously is better than through just one...watching educational videos, in this case documentaries, is really a total different experience than educating only on books…Watch free, streaming, online documentary films and movies. Collection of stunning, eyeopening, interesting, controversial, full-length documentaries.
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Smithsonian Channel brings you original documentaries and videos exploring history, air and space, science, nature, and culture to your TV in HD and On Demand.
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Teacher videos for students and learning. Watch educational videos and documentary films by grade level and classroom subject. Get lesson plans and submit your own.
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Learn about 11 great resources that look at "a people's history" that come from the Zinn Education Project. These projects are a sampling that help teachers "teach outside the textbook." The goal of the Zinn Education Project is to teach history of the "ordinary people" which is often not in the textbook. This post on GOOD includes a variety of resources, including lessons, books and documentaries. Check out the materials posted in this article, or go directly to the site located at http://zinnedproject.org/.