Tuesday, November 17, 2009
American Experience on PBS
The programs on American Experience, a PBS series, the last two weeks have been a great additional resource for teaching concepts about the Great Depression and the New Deal. The content of the programs would be most appropriate for junior high and high school students, but they are good primary resources of information because they use actual film footage. Last week's program was about the building of the Hoover Dam in the early 1930s. Last night was about the Dust Bowl. Since both of these events occurred at the same time as the Great Depression, they would be a good source of additional information in the classroom. Think TV has loaned me DVDs of programs in the past. Simply call the Think TV office (937-220-1707) and request a specific title. The staff is very teacher friendly!
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Thank you for the information. I will have to check out about the DVD loaner program. We don't have a selection of history DVD's for our school. My book that I have to use is from 1998 and I teach American History. I have asked to have new editions and I was just recently told that the books I am using are 3 years old and were just purchased for the school. That is hard to take. I am sure all of the suggestions I will pick up from this couse will help tremendously.
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