This I Believe: Multimedia
September 4, 2009
The This I Believe program began on the radio, with authors reading their essays about what they believed. While the common reading highlights this project in book form, using various medias in the classroom can help your students understand the material in a more comprehensive way. To assist you, we have included links to a few different kinds of media to help you integrate audio and video into the classroom. If you have used media in the classroom with This I Believe, please share your story with us in the comments section.
First we have an excerpt from an essay by Michelle Gardner-Quinn, as read by celebrities. Though the author was murdered, her statement continues to impact others. This video could be used to discuss a number of topics from grief to legacy to sustainability.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zctmNe0t-wU
This slideshow with audio features individuals involved with Rhode Island WRNI’s This I Believe program and their associated program “Revealed.” This program highlights the personal backgrounds of those who read This I Believe essays. The producers note that the outcome is community: “Rhode Islanders are meeting Rhode Islanders.” if you want to discuss the broader aspects of the project, this is a great video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAWxz51DPEo
This page, from the This I Believe website, shares the history of the project. Simply click on the play button and allow the audio to load. As an introduction to the project, you could have student s both read and listen to the history.
http://thisibelieve.org/history
While we are including links to podcasts of various essays from the book in each of our postings, because today’s post features multimedia, we will include links to three podcasts of essays from the book. If you click on the link it will take you to the page with the essays in written an audio forms. The audio control is at the top of the page.
Josh Rittenberg, “Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day”
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/4205/
Albert Einstein, “An Ideal of Service to Our Fellow Man”
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/16465/
Norman Corwin, “Good Can Be as Communicable as Evil”
http://thisibelieve.org/essay/12/
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