Ran across these today. There is lots of stuff in these old archives. Some could be useful for reference if you're aiming for an "old training video style". It's remarkable to see what folks accomplished 50 years ago before the dawn of the transistor.
I'm a huge fan of the prelinger archive. I've been using it for years as bits of levity in the classroom. I used to show health videos from the 50's while my students were eating lunch....they are hilarious.
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I'm a huge fan of the prelinger archive. I've been using it for years as bits of levity in the classroom. I used to show health videos from the 50's while my students were eating lunch....they are hilarious.
Any sites like this for just pictures and not videos?
You might find some things on Wikimedia Commons:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_and_white_photographs_of_Major_League_Baseball_in_the_1950s
A more specific search:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Black_and_white_photographs_of_people
The commons are pretty good. Some images are restricted use though, need to look at the license. Most are free for any use.
I love going through that site. It would be fun to re-do those videos using today's presentation models.
The posture lesson, for example is classic: http://archive.org/details/HealthYo1953
What's interesting is how they use vignettes to introduce the lessons and combine narration with first-person dialog.
Where are the learning objectives?
Where are the learning objectives?
They are interwoven into the context
Hey, David! I'm getting an item not found from the link.
Thanks, Steve! I love using old-time photos in my presos, as David can testify to.
@Gerry - looks like I had a space in the URL. Try it again and it should work.
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