Sunday, August 2, 2009

YouTube Videos

Roosevelt And U.S. History: 1930-1945 (clip)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eQRGosyd1M

This is just a short clip that combine video with narration to describe the history of 15 years in the United States. Using You Tube seems to be a great way to pack a lot of history in a short amount of time. Its like cliff notes for a book, but in the form of video.

1865-Present

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVZvl4cMb-8&NR=1

This second video above is much longer but carries a lot of information, almost a hundred and fifty years. It also uses multiple narrators, which may help hold the interest of viewer.

The Electoral College

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjWPo70XZY

I really enjoy this video. I wish i would have had a similar video shown to me when i was younger. I always had trouble wrapping my mind around how our electorial system worked. This video does a great job of explaining the electoral college.

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