Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Monday, February 6, 2012

Skilled Labor Shortage

As a member of the MTEEA listserv, I received a email with a link to a youtube video. Also in the email was a message to watch and share the video in an effort to remind people that the skilled labor force is shrinking, but the need for skilled labor is not.

Mike Rowe, host of "Dirty Jobs" on the Discovery Channel shares his experiences and thoughts on the current shortage of skilled labor.




In the description of the video, Mike Rowe says the following:
As the host of a TV show about hard work (Dirty Jobs), people often assume I speak for tradesmen and skilled workers. In reality, I don't. I can only speak for myself and anyone else who shares my addiction to paved roads, reliable bridges, heating, air conditioning, and indoor plumbing. ‎The initiative also will leverage Discovery Education's position to spotlight information on career opportunities in skilled trades and how to obtain training and experience. This includes tools that support the development of digital literacy, math and critical thinking skills required for individuals to obtain gainful employment." Mike Rowe and Discovery Communications announces a new multimedia initiative, Discover Your Skills, that will provide unemployed and underemployed Americans with access to resources for obtaining marketable job skills while also raising the awareness of employment opportunities.

Good stuff that is worth sharing.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

EDTECH Office Parody

Being a fan of Educational Technology and the NBC series "The Office", I found this video informative and entertaining. My only complaint is that the character that was playing Dwight looked and acted like Jim. Other than that, it was great.

My favorite quotes, "If you are here, why are we Skyping?" & "Michael and Technology, they're like best friends, except me and him. But man, he looks good on that big screen."




On a side note, Skyping is not recognized by Firefox or Blogger as a properly spelled word. Shouldn't it be by now?

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Motorcycle Music Video

Last weekend, there was a local music video event where budding filmmakers had a weekend to create a video to go with a song that they were given.

This is from their website:
Homegrown Music Video Festival Entries

On Friday, April 24th at 6pm, sixteen area filmmakers met at Beaners Coffee House and drew two songs at random from a beautiful top hat.
They were given until Sunday, April 26th at 9pm to create a movie using one of the songs. The following thirteen music videos are the result.


Here is one a friend of mine, Ben Fisher-Merritt made.