No, it's not some new song out by a Ska-Punk-Indie band. I don't even know what that means.
The Black Death in 90 Seconds is a charming little video, made by a local teacher, that makes me so proud to be an educational technology professional.
You see, I was there at the birth of this beauty. Barb Luis, a teacher at Serra High School, is a member of the current cohort of the MERIT program at Foothill College's Krause Center for Innovation. I'm the Assistant Director of that program, and next year will be my first of three years as its Director.
The second half of July is our annual Summer Institute. This past July, Barb made this adorable (about the Black Death? I know, just stick with me...) video as an assignment during the Summer Institute. I got to help a little, though MERIT faculty member Sean Williams really helped Barb the most.
Long story short (too late, I know), Barb entered her video in a contest at Next Vista for Learning, and SHE WON!!!!!
But wait, THERE'S MORE! There's this charming bloke in Britain who runs an EdTech blog, Free Technology for Teachers. Richard Byrne has reached celebrity status in EdTech circles for his vital work through his blog. He has started and shared so many great ideas, and then gone on and blogged about other people's wonderful contributions to EdTech. Appearing on his blog is high praise indeed.
And now, the point of all this: Barb's lil' video was the star of Richard's blog yesterday.
And, if you REALLY love the Black Death (no judging), you'll also like the video by the History Teachers:
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