YouTube: quick questions posed to people on the street

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJuNgBkloFE

Disturbing.
This YouTube was shared with me by a colleague (Jim Stroud) on EnglishCafe
http://www.englishcafe.com/blog/americans-are-not-stupid-with-subtitles-13273
I laughed, but am horrified. Were any of these ’staged’? Would that many people truly not recognize that some places were mis-labeled on that world map?????
The educator side of me sees wonderful PBL (project-based-learning) possibilities here.
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TESOL Poetry Corners!

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

http://tinyurl.com/d6oq52
Please visit the above link and view the short video.  It’s one of the first videos I’ve created with my new wonderful ‘toy’ (Flip Mino HD digital video recorder) — and tells you about the debut of “Poetry Corner” and “Storytelling Corner” events at TESOL 2009 in Denver CO next month!
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