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and other common WWW search techniques. Also teaches the advantages of visiting corporate home pages and explains how to find and use employment and related databases. Teaches how to network and find jobs using other Internet resources such as newsgroups, Telnet, Gopher, and other practical methods that lead to discovering employment listings. Learn how to access information from government agencies and public companies. Those wishing to relocate will learn why the Internet is an ideal tool for finding job opportunities in other areas. Part three focuses on interviewing via the Internet. Helpful advice is offered about how to conduct yourself for this type of interview, how to talk to impress using e-mail, and how to use the telephone properly in the job interview." News media convergence - (14 minutes, 2003) "In a segment of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Al Tomkins of the Poynter Institute, Bob Haiman of the Freedom Forum, and others, air their views with NewsHour correspondent Terence Smith. They discuss the trend for newspapers, broadcasters and cable outlets to tap each other's resources in the print, TV, and Internet arenas. They share their concerns about the future of reporting and the dangers of a free press stripped of editorial diversity. " --lib.usf.edu New York City Hackers - (30mins, 2001) "Excellent film capturing several disparate Hacker cultures: The H2K Convention in New York City in 2000, a 2600 meeting in Citicorp Center, and, as a bonus, the MIT Model Railroad Club. Mentions of DeCSS, Politics, and where Hackers place in society. " --BBSdocumentary.com The NYPD Vice Division - (54 minutes, 2002) "New York City spends $23 million annually on prostitution control. This program goes undercover with Detective Kevin Mannion and members of his specialized Vice Division team tasked with tracking down pedophiles and child pornographers both on the street and on the Internet. Surveillance cameras and live-action interviews provide firsthand access into police procedures as the team arrest a pimp on the streets of Manhattan and conduct a chilling Internet pedophile sting. Contains explicit language." Oh, Kay Computer - (in production) "A Documentary on the life of Kay McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, a pioneer in the creation of the electronic computer. " --BBSdocumentary.com Once Upon a Time in Cyberville - (51 minutes, 1994) "This program takes a provocative look at the power and role of technology in our lives today, as well as what role it may play in the future. PCs, e-mail, video games, interactive TV, electronic shopping malls, and the Internet are all an important part of "Cyberville." But are these advances moving us farther away from the real world outside our doors? Is technology and "techno-lust" causing us to lose sight of who we are and where we came from? Instead of dealing with our growing societal problems, are we focusing on a future "cyber-utopia"? The program explores advances in technology across a wide spectrum, as well as their implications for our society, economy, and culture. Among the many technology proponents and critics featured in the program are: Doug Rushkoff, author of Cyberia; Kristen Spence, Senior Editor of Wired magazine; Robert Abel, CEO of Synapse Technology; Strauss Zelnick, multimedia executive; Douglas Trumbull, special effects creator; Aris Janigian, philosopher; and a self-described teenage "cyberbrat."" Once Upon Atari - (4 episodes, 1999-2000) "Howard Scott Warshaw, programmer of the Atari 2600 games "Yars Revenge" and "E.T." has put together a four-episode series about his days at Atari. He's interviewed dozens of folks who did work on the Atari 2600 and worked at the company." --BBSdocumentary.com Online learning: students and teachers as researchers - (39 minutes, 1999/2000) "Teachers from grade school to high school demonstrate how the Internet can be used for dynamic research by showing students at work on different projects." --lib.usf.edu Privacy and Security - (57 minutes, 1997) "In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School’s Arthur Miller, panelists such as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer; Nadine Strossen, president of the ACLU; Jamie Gorelick, of the U.S. Department of Justice; Professor Stephen Carter, of Yale Law School; and others examine the fine balance between the power of the government and the rights of the individual in a fictional community called Unity. Discussion points include government initiatives such as Megan’s Law, Internet privacy, mandatory fingerprinting, and the encryption of privileged information—and whether these actions are constitutional. A Discussion Guide and other resources are located online at www.fredfriendlyseminars.org/federalist." Pull Marketing Techniques - (18 minutes, 2000) "Because the Internet is a dynamic environment, pull marketing is an ideal tool for directing traffic to particular Web sites. This program presents the benefits of opt-in e-mail; niche communities built around Web portals, newsletters, and ad networks; and Webcasts—powerful attention-grabbing techniques that can be incorporated into virtually any online pull marketing strategy. In addition, P.R. disasters that can stem from trampling a Netizen’s right to privacy by spamming and covertly collecting demographic, user path, and purchase information are addressed." Push Marketing Techniques - (22 minutes, 2000) "Push marketing, the essence of traditional advertising, easily translates to the Internet. This program explores a smorgasbord of online push marketing options, from staples including search engine optimization, banner ads, and interstitials to delicacies such as promotions, affiliations, sponsorships, and even rich media. The difference between directory- and spidering-based search engines is spelled out, and the value of reinforcing an online presence with offline advertising and guerilla marketing is also considered." Reach out and Teach - (8 videos, ca. 30 minutes each, 1998) "Provides instruction on evaluating traditional courses for potential presentation via distance education, describes techniques that can be used in course design and presentation, presents examples of ways to interact with students at remote locations, and explains the personnel, management and organizational requirements for teaching such a course, at any level. Defines distance education and describes the components for programs at various levels of technology, from paper-based correspondence courses to fully interactive online programs. Contents: 1. What is distance education? (28:08) -- 2. What makes a good distance education course? (26:29) -- 3. Is there a model for DE course design? (28:26) -- 4. What are the critical elements of good DE design? (28:08) - - 5. How can instructional strategies be built into a distance education course? (28:55) -- 6. How can you facilitate interaction in DE? (26:49) -- 7. What are the personnel requirements for distance education? (24:47) -- 8. Organizational and management requirements (26:40) " --lib.usf.edu Research Basics on the Internet - (19 minutes, 1999) "Making sense of the landslide of information available on the Internet is a challenge to many students. How can they locate the materials they need among its vast resources? Focusing on the experiences of a frustrated student who is struggling to find data to complete her school project, this program explains how to use search engines to browse for Web sites. The program also explores the concept of research itself, contrasting online and traditional types. A Meridian Production." Robert Pinsky - (27 minutes, 1999) "Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States for an unprecedented third term, finds his inspiration in common things, transforming the culturally unpoetic into masterpieces of verbal expression. In this program, Bill Moyers and Mr. Pinsky discuss topics including his love of the English language, the pervasive influence of history, and the flourishing of poetry on the Internet. Readings by Mr. Pinsky feature "ABC," "Ginza Samba," "Poem with Refrains," "To Television," and "From the Childhood of Jesus."" Quakers: The Documentary - (2000) "A fun documentary centering around a Quake Tourney in Texas with a $100,000 purse. Profanity laden and nicely put together. " --BBSdocumentary.com The Sexual Exploitation of Children: Taking a Stand - (51 minutes, 1996) "Filmed in the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Britain, this ageless program unflinchingly scrutinizes the violation of children’s most basic rights through pedophilia, prostitution, and pornography. The efforts of ECPAT International, Swedish Save the Children, Interpol, and others to combat these gross violations are spotlighted, with a special emphasis on sex tourism and Internet porn. The chilling arguments of perpetrators of "consent-based" sexploitation provide educators with a valuable opportunity to skewer the attitudes that perpetuate child sexual exploitation. Contains explicit material." Silicon Valley: 1970s-1990s - (46 minutes,1998) "In the Silicon Valley, the creative counterculture and absence of restrictive business traditions have allowed visionaries and inventors to take big risks that have made the area synonymous with high-tech. In this program, the founders of mega-corporations such as Apple, Sun, Intel, Netscape, Trimble Navigation, Octel, Genentech, and ALZA; Nobel Laureates Paul Berg and Linus Pauling; the father of micro-machining; and the inventor of the computer mouse discuss the entrepreneurial spirit; the challenges of funding high-tech start-ups, both with and without venture capital; and the explosive growth of the Internet." Stalkers - (45 minutes, 1997) "Each year, as many as 200,000 Americans are stalked in cities and suburbs, around college campuses, and even through cyberspace. This program presents the case of Jodie Foster, targeted by John Hinckley, Jr.; a pair of 10-year-old girls, who became the objects of obsession of two men almost three times their age; a college coed and her unwelcome suitor; a divorcée and her violent ex-husband; and the notorious "Vito," who terrorized women and men via the Internet. Anti-stalking legislation, active avoidance policies, house arrest monitors, and online privacy issues are discussed. Produced by CBS News." Staking a claim in cyberspace - (31 minutes, 1993) "Describes the converging technologies of computers, telephone and interactive TV and examines the question: who is going to build and control the new Information Highway? Presented are the voices and ideas of media advocates and community organizers working to ensure that communication is accessible and functional for all. " Startup.com - (103 minutes, 2001) "A documentary about how friendship can be devoured in an effort to storm the e-business world. Two boyhood friends, one is a gentle soul with a daughter and the other is an ambitious business-school graduate, launch an internet company. It's a test between loyalty or success." The Story of Computer Graphics - (60 minutes, 1999) "An overview of the dawn of computer graphics to the cutting edge of 1999. Created by SIGGRAPH, the top computer graphics organization, the film traces the roots of graphics from the early experiments of the 1950's and up through the breakthroughs of the 1970's and 1980's. Interviews with all sorts of important figures abound. " --BBSdocumentary.com Students as multimedia authors -- (49 minutes, 1999/2000) "From grades two to twelve, the process of multimedia authorship is incorporated for constructing, presenting and assessing various projects, from slide shows to electronic portfolios." --lib.usf.edu Stupidity - (2003) "Stupidity is an action-packed comic exploration of the issue of willful stupidity in the modern world. Stupidity sets out to determine whether our culture is hooked on deliberate ignorance as a strategy for success. From Adam Sandler to George W. Bush, from the IQ test to TV programming, to the origins of the word moron, Stupidity examines the "dumbing down" of contemporary culture. Stupidity embarks on an exhaustive search into its meaning, and the implications of a culture that is obsessed and saturated with stupefying culture. Stupidity careens at warp speed through sound bites on topics from television news and reality TV shows, to Internet sites and popular films. Featuring opinions and comments from some of today's most recognizable figures, cultural critics, authors and academics, including John Cleese, Noam Chomsky, Selma Hayek and Bill Maher, Stupidity reveals that, despite our culture's extensive access to knowledge and information, humans continue to choose stupidity." --IMDB.com Teaching with Technology - (6-part series, 36-69 minutes each, 1999) "Technology has put a whole new spin on education, redefining the role of teachers and reshaping the classroom learning experience. Drawing on dozens of case studies, this outstanding six-part series captures the excitement of integrating the Internet and other technologies into the curriculum while presenting real-world ways in which they are being applied." Technoculture: Finding Our Way in the Terra Incognita - (41 minutes, 1999) "Technological innovations are penetrating ever more deeply into the substance of society—faster, in fact, than people can assimilate them. As ethical dilemmas and unforeseen consequences pile up, will techno-enthusiasts succeed in weaving a net that will ultimately trap us all? Following a concise summary of Technoscience, this disturbing program addresses diverse topics such as virtual reality, cybernetics, eugenics, cloning, parallels between technological and Christian views of the body, similarities between Nazi experiments and current technology, and the role of artists in defining a grim future that may prove to be more prison than paradise." Technological Change - (28 minutes, 2000) "High-tech innovation has triggered an avalanche of new business opportunities. Module one of this program examines how information technology is changing the airline business in Hong Kong. In module two, the impact of the evolving Internet infrastructure on markets and business organization is discussed. In module three, tomato-growing in Iceland is a case in point for the way technological advances are allowing traditional industries to alter their production methods" Technology: The Web and "World English" - (52 minutes, 2001) "While tracing the spread of English via Internet technology, this program considers the implications of such de facto linguistic hegemony in a world of high-tech haves and have-nots. In addition, the program examines the simultaneous standardization and fragmentation of English as it is acquired by non-native English-speakers in Africa and Asia. Interviews with specialists drawn from WorldCom and Sony subsidiary So-Net, the Library of Congress and the British Library, CNN and the BBC, and elsewhere provide a wide-angle perspective on digital content, language translation utilities, and initiatives to bridge the digital and linguistic divides." Techno-Nerds - (24 minutes, 1996) "This program offers a skeptical and witty look at the Internet, the "nerds" who live with it, and what the program sees as a barrage of overblown hype promoting digital techno-culture. The program takes a look at what the reality of the on-line experience is today, and decries the slack aesthetics and empty claims made by people apparently overwhelmed with techno-lust. The program argues that significant social trends are actually moving away from technology, not towards it." Tools of our trade III: books, the Internet & beyond -- (105 minutes, 1999) "Interactive teleconference broadcast by the College of DuPage Satellite Network, Jan. 8, 1998; taped off-air with permission. D. Scott Brandt and Sheila Curl discuss when to use the Internet and when to use a print source for the most effective solution to information problems at the reference desk. " Triumph of the Nerds: Irreverent history of the PC industry - (165 minutes, 2002) "Based on Cringely's book: Accidental Empires. Originally produced as a television program series in 1996... Covers the pioneering years of the PC revolution during the mid-1970's in Silicon Valley (1st work). Explains how the PC industry came of age in the 1980's. Interviews Steve Jobs who co-founded Apple Computer and Bill Gates of Microsoft (2nd work). Looks at changes in the PC industry during the 1990's and their impact on the future. Discusses the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the Internet (3rd work)." Unauthorized Access (2) - (38 minutes, 1999) "I have not personally seen this film, years in the making and featuring some of the "big names" (as considered by a spate of books) of the more known hackers of the early 1990's (some of them having gotten fame in the 1980's). I'm sure it'll show up eventually, however. " --BBSdocumentary.com Unauthorized Access: Technological Crime - (51 minutes, 1995) "Technological crime runs rampant throughout the many electronic arteries that connect us with the rest of the world. Crimes range from computer hacking via the Internet to telecommunications fraud. This program explores these activities from both sides of the law. Interviews with former FBI and CIA agents, and members of the international "hackers" community, provide insights into the depth of the problem, and what is being done to prevent it." Understanding Cyberspace (2) - (110 minutes, 1999) "Speaker: John Perry Barlow, co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and former lyricist for the Grateful Dead." Using the Internet for Research - (25 minutes, 2002) "This video explains what the Internet is and how many different types of information sources are available through it. Student learn how to narrow their topics, use search tools, evaluate sources and compare information found while researching. " --lib.usf.edu The Video Game: Past, Present, and Future - (51 minutes, 2001) "From Pong and Donkey Kong to Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider, this program traces the remarkable history of video games by studying the companies, technologies, and economics that are fueling the industry in Japan, the U.S., and France. It also seeks to understand the driving force behind the video game’s phenomenal cultural penetration while offering insights into the rigorous development and aggressive multichannel marketing of games and game consoles. The inevitable convergence of the video game and film industries and the impact of the Internet as a global gaming environment are also considered." Virtual Democracy - (25 minutes, 1996) "The value of the Internet as a tool for enhancing democracy is debated in this program. Two case studies—a 1995 UN World Conference in Beijing, and the 1995 Labor Party Conference at Brighton, England—are used to show how the Internet enables the participation of people who would not ordinarily attend such events in person." Virtual Friends: Living in Cyberspace - (25 minutes) "Relationships in the modern megalopolis: interpersonal or impersonal? This program investigates the new interactive society model in which physical neighborhoods connected by proximity have been displaced by virtual neighborhoods linked by technology. Topics discussed include the intimate anonymity of the Internet; the use of emoticons in e-mail; the growing importance of telecommunications; the Pavlovian response to a ringing telephone; and the relationship category defined as "familiar strangers."" Virtual Y2K - (23 minutes, 2000) "An excellent discussion starter for issues connected to the impact and future of new technologies, Virtual Y2K presents 30 of the top authorities in computer science, philosophy, politics, media, and the military discussing the impact of digital technology on global politics. Using the medium as the message, this innovative video captures the full range of contemporary efforts to understand digital culture and to apply information technology in war, peace, and the media." Warnings from a Small Town - (50 minutes, 2001) "There’s something new about hatred and racism—its approach. This program exposes the new face of hate through detailed case studies that show how neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups have targeted America’s youth via mass media, particularly the Internet, so readily available in schools and homes. The grim example of Lancaster, California, demonstrates how "edge" communities—small towns outside of cities—can become recruiting grounds for gangs such as the Nazi Low Riders and the scenes of brutal crimes. Interviews with convicted NLR members at Pelican Bay prison drive home another outcome of hate crime. A Discovery Channel Production." |
