Holy
Crapola. It’s 2016. Figure I would get the year off to a good
start and get a Hump Day Post-It going for everyone. Today we look at Technology and Education.
There
are a few vidocast that I have come to really enjoy and the importance of them
is sometimes missed to most folk. In today’s
technology based world we can find all sorts of videos to help you in any number of
subjects. It is pretty incredible on
what people can do on Youtube, but there are a lot of things someone can learn. Now I know there are several, but I am going
to focus on two of them.
The
first one is Crash Course. Now this one
is several different Video Cast under this banner. You have Economics, Astronomy, US Government,
Anatomy, World History, Big History, Psychology, and Chemistry. If you think this sounds like a school class
line up, you are kinda correct. The was
started back on December 2011 and grown to over three million subscribers. This was a small project focused in bringing
World History in a very unique way to people seeking knowledge. That quickly grew to more than a dozen topics
with unique hosts. In 2014 they joined with Subbable who soon were acquired by Patreon. There the show saw a surge of supporters that
thrived for their content. In late 2014
they announce a partnership with PBS Digital Studios and the show started to
provide content to students. Hank Green (co-founder) stated, "We
ascribe to the idealistic notion that audiences don't pay for things because
they have to but because they care about the stuff that they love and want it
to continue to grow" The quality
and reputation of Crash Course continues to improve on every post.
The next show is one that had roots already established in Video Cast lime light. Extra Credits, which saw their beginning with The Escapist, then with Penny Arcade TV which produced outstanding shows that focused on the different aspects of video games. In 2014 Extra Credits went solo on Youtube. But during that stint they were contacted by The Creative Assembly to produce a 5 episode sting about Second Punic Wars. Thus Extra History was born. This became an instant hit and they now have produced several other videos covering the first World War to major events in the world of health. Even some forgotten heroes that gave their all for mankind. The quality and scale of the production is incredible while also being on Patreon, this has allowed the viewers to help guide them to the next episode by allowing a voting system on the next topic. This is a show that Indeed Podcast supports monthly.
The next show is one that had roots already established in Video Cast lime light. Extra Credits, which saw their beginning with The Escapist, then with Penny Arcade TV which produced outstanding shows that focused on the different aspects of video games. In 2014 Extra Credits went solo on Youtube. But during that stint they were contacted by The Creative Assembly to produce a 5 episode sting about Second Punic Wars. Thus Extra History was born. This became an instant hit and they now have produced several other videos covering the first World War to major events in the world of health. Even some forgotten heroes that gave their all for mankind. The quality and scale of the production is incredible while also being on Patreon, this has allowed the viewers to help guide them to the next episode by allowing a voting system on the next topic. This is a show that Indeed Podcast supports monthly.
Both of these shows
have something in common. They create to
serve the public. Allowing the viewers
to support such great works has allowed a tool for so many to use and
experience. It’s productions like these that
need your support to continue. This is what the Internet is for. The sharing of ideas and content. Makes me have hope for humanity after-all.
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