On our YouTube channel, we subscribe to another organization’s channel by the name of Common Craft (leelefever). They are an organization that makes videos that breakdown seemingly complex matters – social media sites, twitter, rss feeds, zombies – in fun and approachable videos. In a way, they are expanding the audiences for the different tools and ideas, bringing more and more people into a dialogue that has usually been reserved for those with time and relevant experience to stay informed. The good folks over at Common Craft have actually posted a very timely video entitled “Electing a US President in Plain English”

It does an excellent job of streamlining a very complex and sadly misunderstood elective system, and what with all the talk from both candidates about making this election about you, the voter, and changing a complex system in Washington D.C., you’d think that they would find this video and the larger issue of media literacy quite in-line with their campaigns’ goals. Well, we at the LAMP are patiently waiting.

“A Show Starring Us” – Family Video Workshop

A family works on their script for their interview.

“A Show Starring Us” – Family Video Workshop

Family conducts interview, talking about weekly “movie night”

“A Show Starring Us” – Family Video Workshop

Young participant films his family for their interview

“A Show Starring Us” – Family Video Workshop

Students gather around the computer to help edit their family’s interviews.

“Tell a poem through pictures” - Video Poem Workshop

Dr. Katherine Fry shows students the options they can add on to their video poem presentation in the editing process.

“Tell a poem through pictures” - Video Poem Workshop

Students look on while drawing the pictures for their video poems.