|
Safety Videos | Safety DVDs
 |
| Technology  |

No ratings yet
|
Computers and Information Technology
SKU: FIL39263
Over the course of just a couple of decades, technology has totally transformed the workplace—and the world. This program talks tech with a webmaster, a multimedia specialist, a computer-aided drafter/designer, a network/systems administrator, a cybersecurity expert, and a computer repair technician—a few of the people working with today’s high-end hardware and software to shape the present and create the future. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards incl...
|

No ratings yet
|
Game On! Inside the Video Game Industry
SKU: FIL39095
Video games have come a long way since Pong and Pac-Man, and the development of that $25-billion industry is filled with useful business and technology case studies. This CNBC program explores the history of video gaming and takes viewers behind the scenes of the industry’s success stories and failures. Interviews with key figures—including the architect of Xbox, the former chairman of Nintendo of America, and the founding father of video game technology—illuminate the birth, evolution,...
|

No ratings yet
|
Green Architecture: Environmentally Friendly Housing
SKU: FIL39106
Combining aesthetics, sustainability, and function is the challenge of green architecture—and 20 teams of college students from North America and Europe brilliantly rise to that challenge as they compete to design, build, and demonstrate the operation of the most attractive and energy-efficient house at the 2007 Solar Decathlon held in Washington, D.C. This program tracks the teams from the University of Maryland, MIT, The University of Texas at Austin, and Lawrence Technological University...
|

No ratings yet
|
Information Literacy: The Perils of Online Research
SKU: FIL35675
In a world of information overload, information literacy has become a survival skill. But what exactly does information literacy mean? With a focus on the Internet, this video explains how to conduct solid online research by collecting information in an organized, efficient, and ethical way. Professor Maurita Holland of the University of Michigan School of Information provides expert commentary and guidance on a range of research activities, including evaluating the credibility of Web content...
|

No ratings yet
|
Integrating Media into the Classroom 2-part DVD Series
SKU: FIL34582
An increase in confidence and comfort level with high-tech teaching tools is the key to unlocking the full potential of educational media in the classroom. In this inspiring and informative two-part series, educators and media specialists with firsthand experience of the challenges and rewards of integrating media into the classroom share their in-depth knowledge.
Watch these videos to gain insight into how you can use technology to improve your lessons, create a more cons...
|

No ratings yet
|
Podcasting and Blogging Essentials
SKU: BVL39113
In a Web 2.0 world, anyone can broadcast or publish online—and this clear and simple program explains how to do it, step by step. Using plain English and plenty of visuals, Podcasting and Blogging Essentials spells out what podcasts and blogs are, how to find and access them on the Internet, and how to create them from scratch and upload them to the Web. No previous knowledge is required. An excellent starting point for students and educators alike who want to get their message out and woul...
|

No ratings yet
|
You Only Live Twice: Virtual Reality Meets Real World in Second Life
SKU: BVL37558
Tens of thousands of people “live” there, and tens of millions of U.S. dollars are exchanged there. Welcome to SecondLife.com! After introducing viewers to this compelling virtual world, You Only Live Twice grapples with overlapping in-world/real-world issues ranging from cybersex and the psychological repercussions of virtual sex crimes, to intellectual property rights fraud, to taxation on hard cash made on virtual cross-border sales, to the medical use of Second Life as a schizophrenia...
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|