RSSPresidential Inauguration Information
Jan 15
Uncategorized inauguration, president No Comments
As Inauguration Day draw near, I wanted to address some concerns with regard to the technology related with this event. As you may well know, this Inauguration Day will be unprecedented in the sheer numbers of people interested in the event world-wide. Given the traffic this event will generate and the international streaming of this event, it will probably be the most watched internet moment in history to date.
As a result, web traffic will be extremely high. You need to have a backup plan. Most people will be using the internet to see the event online and this will result in a major traffic jam. It is also the consensus of many in the ed-tech world that the major news outlets are not quite prepared for the traffic this event will bring to their sites, which will most likely result in website “crashes” and excessive “buffering” of the video feed..
The main issue is if many classrooms in district are trying to watch this event online at the same time it will be a drain on the system district-wide. I do think that more intimate opportunities to watch the inauguration would be preferable i.e. television in the media center and radio in some classrooms.
Please keep this in mind when making your Inauguration Day plans.
After the speech is delivered, the best presentation of political speeches can be found at the NY Times. They put a linked transcript and outline alongside the video itself. Take a look at Sarah Palin’s speech to see how it works. This is a great tool for the classroom, though I am not sure how long it will take to get the Inaugural Speech on the site, so check back often.
A fantastic collection of resources: http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/curriculum/holidays/inauguration/inauguration.htm
If you’d be interested in NOT getting the “network slant” from the likes of FOX, CNN, MSNBC, etc. you might prefer to visit http://inaugural.senate.gov/. (It might also have less traffic than the major news outlets.)
Popularity: 4% [?]
