Database Highlight #39: We've got the Educational Video for That
Poetry, taxes, and…autism! This month is Autism Awareness Month a.k.a. Minecraft Awareness Month. Despite growing numbers of children being identified on the spectrum, not much is known about this neurological disorder. Keeping up with the latest research can be daunting but this week’s database highlight, Access Video on Demand, offers hundreds of videos on educational topics, including autism, from producers like ABC, TED, PBS, HBO, and more. You can limit results by video type, language, and copyright date. Videos range from a minute to two hours.
Access Video On Demand features more than 13,000 videos and 207,000 video segments. New videos are added every year. – from the vendor
There’s a lot of misinformation about autism out there. It’s tough to know which website to trust. This week’s open site, the CDC’s Autism page, is an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to know more about the disorder or for anyone searching for general autism coverage. The site highlights current research, lays out the basics, and links to autism videos.
Bonus content – Kanopy has a ton of educational, indie, and documentary films about autism.
Action Steps
- Find and watch a short video in AVOD (try keyword: autism). Post something you learned in the comments.
- Check out the CDC page. Is there anything on the page that you think customers would be interested in?
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Comments
I watched several clips from the show “Toxic Chemicals: Children In Danger”. The description of the clip stated: Harvard scientist Philippe Grandjean says 12 chemicals harm brain development, including the insecticide chlorpyrifos. In Tulare County, California, 95 tons are used on citrus groves annually and there has been a six fold increase in autism among local families.
On the CDC site there are many links to information on the basics-facts, signs causes and what to do if you’re concerned. There is also information about treatments, research, tracking, screenings, data and statistics. A good source for anyone interested in the subject.
I watched Brain Function: Asperger's vs. Autism. In the video, researchers are measuring how the gaits of people who are diagnosed with asperger's and autism differ from those who are not, in an effort to examine how their brains process information. It was really interesting, because there were significant differences in how they walked, how their feet were, and how their arms were swinging while walking.
As far as the CDC page goes, I <3 me a good infographic. Nothing beats an infographic on getting information/data to people in the easiest way possible.