Wednesday, January 21, 2009

An Inauguration for the World

Will you remember where were you were for the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama?

Have you considered how the world responds when major news events are 'scheduled'?

What role does the audience play in telling such a story?
What role does technology play?



Related Websites:
Today's Front Pages from courtesy of Newseum
A Composite: Global News of the Inauguration
Photosynth of "The Moment" from CNN
The Inauguration from Space
Whitehouse.gov now using Creative Commons Licensing
Whitehouse Web site changes
The inauguration through eyes of Flickr

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Technology once again proved it can provide resources to a global classroom. Cspan recorded the event at posted it on YouTube

Rodd Lucier said...

Call it civics, current events, literacy, or history... the events of yesterday were indeed worthy of attention from living rooms, classrooms, and boardrooms!