On October 21, the top videos selected by the YouTube Play jury were revealed and celebrated at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The videos, which can be viewed below and on youtube.com/play, will be presented at the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice on October 22-24, 2010. They comprise the ultimate YouTube playlist: a selection of the most unique, innovative, groundbreaking video work being created and distributed online during the past two years.

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Lessons on research, note taking, plagiarism etc

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A good description of uses

Welcome to the Hot Docs Doc Library, celebrating Canada's rich documentary filmmaking heritage. Browse the library for scores of outstanding documentaries, all by Canadian filmmakers. Visit the Community section to find extensive playlists compiled by experts, invaluable educational resources and intriguing filmmaker interviews. The Doc Library is FREE - no checkouts, no late fees! But please support the films and filmmakers by visiting their websites and buying their DVDs to share with others.

Particularly useful for the high school tecahers

ALA's Office for Intellectual freedom...protect your freedom to read, search and learn in a digital age

Teachers' Domain is an extensive library of free digital media resources produced by public television, designed for classroom use and professional development.

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A nice summary of criticial thinking and its usefulness

"n how to formulate your searches, limit results by incorporating special search commands, and get to know numerous special search engines. This will be your go-to guide for everything related to searching."

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