Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Week 9: #20 Discover YouTube and other video sharing sites

YouTube is brilliant! I know there's going to be ongoing controversies over copyright law on video sharing sites like this one, but it's an incredible resource. I looked up a show my dad had seen as a kid--"Commando Cody" and they actually had several episodes on there like "Radar Men from the Moon"--it was a trip!

I also liked the "Contests" feature, which could be used in online YA progamming--Make your own video based on a given topic and then vote on the best.

Here's Commando Cody:










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