Educational videos vs entertainment videos

Do educational videos stand a chance vs entertainment videos? Absolutely. I do believe there is an audience and a purpose for each type of video. Perhaps the recognition for educational videos is more contained at this point to people in the field or pursuing educational purposes, but as the knowledge of the existence of the educational video expands, I do see the audience widening. For example, we now have at our public library a free downloadable video service which offers library card holders access to classic movies, acclaimed independent and foreign films, documentaries, network and cable shows and exclusive original programming.This service is available 24/7, and includes cooking, travel, how-to, literature programs and more. The availability of this service expands the audience for educational materials, while exposing that same audience to a venue they might not have been aware of. I have also seen the use of educational videos expanding in classroom as well as business uses. Just as entertainment videos are widely recognized and sought out, I do see this trend continueing into the market for educational videos.

Flicker and us !

If a picture can tell a thousand words, our Flicker photos show us as a group with amazing interests. We appear to be a very diverse group with great life experiences--family, travel, education, location, professional experience, and hobbies. Stereotypical librarians we are not ! However, as diverse as we are, of course the one common thread running through the group is our experience with SCILS, or as we are now known, SCI. We come together through, and identify with, Rutgers SCI, and although we are "online", we are in fact together.

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I put this video together having some fun with Movie maker Moviemaker. The music lasts a little longer than the video !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcpIZezVd64

Great art

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Entertainment !

Guitar lesson 101

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Yes, this is supposed to be educational ! I asked my son and his friend to help out with a basic guitar lesson---this is what they came up with !