Monday, February 20, 2017

What is fake in this posting?

A quick, essential check list from NPR's  Five Ways Teachers Are Fighting Fake News (...and find what is fake in this posting 😀)

  • 1. Do you know who the source is, or was it created by a common or well-known source? Example National Geographic, Discovery, etc.
  • 2. How does it compare to what you already know?
  • 3. Does the information make sense? Do you understand the information?
  • 4. Can you verify that the information agrees with three or more other sources that are also reliable?
  • 5. Have experts in the field been connected to it or authored the information?
  • 6. How current is the information?
  • 7. Does it have a copyright?

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Welcome to the Media History DIgital Library: A Resource for Film, TV & Radio History

Welcome to the Media History Digital Library

We are a non-profit initiative dedicated to digitizing collections of classic media periodicals that belong in the public domain for full public access. The project is supported by owners of materials who loan them for scanning, and donors who contribute funds to cover the cost of scanning. We have currently scanned over 2 million pages, and that number is growing.
Our Collections feature Extensive Runs of several important trade papers and fan magazines. Click on the arrows below to learn more about these periodicals and select volumes to download and read. You’ll find more material and options at our Collections page.
▽  American Cinematographer (1921-1942)
▽  Broadcasting (1931-1956)
▽  Business Screen (1938-1973)
▽  Cine-Mundial (1916-1946)
▽  Close Up (1927-1933)
▽  The Film Daily (1918-1948)
▽  International Photographer (1929-1941)
▽  Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1916-1949)
▽  Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (1950-1954)
▽  The Educational Screen (1922-1962)
▽  Modern Screen (1930-1960)
▽  Motion Picture [Magazine] (1914-1941)
▽  Motion Picture Daily (1931-1960)
▽  Motion Picture Herald (1931-1948)
▽  Motion Picture News (1913-1930)
▽  Motion Picture News Booking Guide (1922-25)
▽  Moving Picture World (1907-1927)
▽  Photoplay (1914-1943)
▽  Radio Age: Research, Manufacturing, Communications, Broadcasting, Television (1942-1957)
▽  Radio Broadcast (1922-1930)
▽  Screenland (1920-1960)
▽  Sponsor (1946-1964)
▽  Talking Machine World (1906-1928)
▽  Variety (1905-1949)

Magazine of the Month

Close Up (September 1929) — “The Only Magazine Devoted to Films as an Art.”

Thursday, February 9, 2017

Now You Can Insert Videos from Google Drive Into Google Slides

Starting today, you can insert and play your Google Drive videos in Google Slides, in addition to videos from YouTube.


Once you’ve added a Drive video to your presentation, you can choose when to start and end it, whether it should autoplay when presenting, and whether it should be muted or play with audio. Simply right-click on the video and select Video options.


If a person viewing your presentation doesn’t have permission to view a video embedded within it, they’ll be prompted to request access.

Note that while you can play Drive videos in Slides on the web and mobile, you can only insert them from the web application. For more details, visit the Help Center.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

College and Career Prep: Atomic Learning is there to help

During the past year, Atomic Learning  have added a variety of content including college success and career skills.  

All Profile students and teachers have access to Atomic Learning