Google’s History Video Archives
Posted by roundrocktechguy on 1st April 2008
This weeks Tech Tip is for the Social Studies Teacher. You will find that Google has partnered with the NARA to digitize 104 films of history. You will find them on the Google page http://video.google.com/nara.html .
I took a look at one of the news reels from D-Day and it was amazing looking at this time in history as it happened.Teachers can use this public domain data by allowing students to view the content as it was in history. How powerful could this be?!
You will find clips from NASA, War News Reels, and the Department of Interior. The Department of Interior video about the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1936 was awesome! I loved seeing the old machinery working as I gained a new appreciation for the advancement of Technology today.
I think you will find this a great tool for teaching history and giving students an opportunity to view history through the eyes of the people that lived it.
Note: I do advise; preview each clip before you show it to your students. Some things just shouldn’t be seen by certain age groups.
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