Re: Vendor query

[Lee Gordon <lgordon@LVCM.COM>]

This question keeps coming up.  I got a flyer from Ed.
Clearinghouse about videos for $12.95 (they are now offered
=46REE).  I bit and ordered 6.  The quality is bad.  For
example:  the video  The Native Americans covers all of the
Americas in 20 min.  Beginning with the Inuit, jumping to
the Inca, back to the Plains indians, etc.,  the narration
sounds like someone reading from an encyclopedia.  There is
no transition from one tribe to another.  There is no live
animation--just still pictures and maps that look like they
were taken out of books.  Poor quality!  Never again.
Remember: now that the tapes are FREE--you get what you pay
for.=20

Lee D. Gordon, Librarian
Eldorado High School     (702)799-7200 x230
1139 N. Linn Ln          FAX 799-7222
Las Vegas, NV 89110   lgordon@lvcm.com
AASL Region VII Director


>I need your expert advice.  Has anyone dealt with the Educational
>Clearinghouse?  Ever heard of  the American Institute for Education?  =
Are
>their films worthwhile?  I'm dealing with a high school population with =
a
>large percentage of special learners.  Any input is appreciated!  I'm =
new at
>this library media game and have come to rely on your great suggestions!

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