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<div>Thanks so much for you post. I have been working with film with 5th graders for the last four years. Teaching them this new digital technology has been very rewarding for them, and they really enjoy learning how movies are made. After my work with the students, I've had many of them go on to work at the middle and high school levels with films and even made their own movies to put on You Tube. The only thing to be cautious about is that most kids under 18 have to sign a publicity release before they can upload themselves to a website within the academic setting. Privately, they can do whatever they like. Encouraging them to play with this technology will ultimately make them more prepared to survive in a digital world.
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/25/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">David J. Rosen</b> <<a href="mailto:djrosen@comcast.net">djrosen@comcast.net</a>> wrote:</span>
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<div>The ability to video record yourself may now be an essential tool to make your voice heard -- and seen -- in our democratic process. You may be aware that YouTube has been providing opportunities for ordinary people to make short videos, post them, and perhaps to have them selected for presidential candidate debates.
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<div><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://youtube.com/debates" target="_blank">http://youtube.com/debates</a></div>
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<div><span>Now, former Vice President, Al Gore, has created <i>Viewpoints</i></span></div>
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<div><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://current.com/viewpoints" target="_blank">http://current.com/viewpoints</a></div>
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<div>which he describes as follows:</div>
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<div>"Viewpoints is a virtual town hall where you can share your opinions, in video, about the issues that matter in the 2008 election: from global warming to government eavesdropping, and many more.
<p>This digital town hall is already bustling, and you can find viewpoints from me and from a lot of people, including the candidates running for President. Come and listen to their positions and, more importantly, tell them and the rest of the world what you think!"
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<p><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://current.com/viewpoints" target="_blank">http://current.com/viewpoints</a></p>
<p>Is making short digital videos a new technology competency for participating in the democratic process? Should we be teaching students how to make digital videos and how to upload them to Web sites? Should we also be teaching students how to use telephones and email to contact candidates' campaigns to make their concerns known? In a democracy is this a new basic communication skill?
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<div>David J. <span class="st" id="st" name="st">Rosen</span></div>
<div><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:djrosen@comcast.net" target="_blank">djrosen@comcast.net</a></div>
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