{"id":104,"date":"2009-04-12T08:10:48","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T13:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/?p=104"},"modified":"2009-04-21T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2009-04-21T15:41:51","slug":"looking-for-videos-to-show-in-your-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/teaching\/2009\/04\/12\/looking-for-videos-to-show-in-your-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"looking for videos to show in your classes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Creative Commons licensed photo by Robert Banh on flickr.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/34967771@N06\/3323854557\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3574\/3323854557_e5e2bc6c0c_t.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Popcorn!\" \/><\/a>Many instructors find that showing movies or even short clips from documentaries or news programs can help keep students engaged and excited about their course content. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_type=&amp;search_query=sociology&amp;aq=f\">YouTube <\/a>is a great resource for short clips on a variety of topics, but can sometimes be hit-or-miss based on the volume of content on the site and relatively little quality control on specific topics.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/us\/\"> FRONTLINE<\/a>, the public television program, to be a reliable source for great clips to show in class, plus, they now have an extensive collection of programs (both full and excerpted) available to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/view\/\">view online<\/a>. Frontline covers a variety of issues and often have additional commentary from producers and &#8216;fact sheets&#8217; or &#8216;FAQs&#8217; that you could print off and use as handouts during class.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/view\/\">FRONTLINE episodes<\/a> are also categorized so that you can easily find appropriate clips for whatever issue you are discussing in class. Some of my recent favorites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/sickaroundtheworld\/\">Sick Around the World<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/sickaroundamerica\/view\/\"> Sick Around America<\/a> &#8212; about healthcare systems around the world, and in the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/kidsonline\/\">Growing Up Online<\/a> &#8212; about the latest generation growing up on\/with the internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/whenkidsgetlife\/view\/\">When Kids Get Life<\/a> &#8212; about children in the U.S. receiving life sentences for murder, and the juvenile justice system in America more generally<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/walmart\/view\/\">Is WalMart Good for America?<\/a> &#8212; about corporatization, labor practices, and business culture<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/shows\/divided\/etc\/view.html\">A Class Divided <\/a>&#8212; about discrimination and racism in the U.S. &#8212; Frontline writes, &#8220;This is one of the most requested programs in FRONTLINE&#8217;s history. It is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968, gave her third-grade students a first-hand experience in the meaning of discrimination. This is the story of what she taught the children, and the impact that lesson had on their lives.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/pages\/frontline\/view\/\">Go to FRONTLINE&#8217;s website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What videos have you found to be especially useful in your sociology courses?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many instructors find that showing movies or even short clips from documentaries or news programs can help keep students engaged and excited about their course content. 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