 November
2004
UN Multimedia
United Nations goes MTV – well, at least it goes multimedia!
Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
http://www.un.org/av/
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CONTENT:
This site is the news and media service site of the United Nations.
It reports on topics of broad global interest such as military conflicts
in the Middle East, economic development and humanitarian aid. |
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SITE DESIGN:
The content is categorized into four groups; News Centre, Radio, Television
& Video, and Photos. Links to the main areas are available on
the front page and a site map is included for ease of use. Internal
pages have a left side navigation menu and features are listed on
the right side of the page. The site is available in six languages.
Real Player or Windows Media Player is needed. |
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REVIEW:
UN Multimedia offers resources and information that will be a great
help for history teachers or anyone interested in world news. The
UN has a large collection of radio programs, videos, Webcasts, and
photographs. Visitors can visit the News Centre to catch up on the
latest news by reading the briefs by region or reading the focus
articles that feature the hottest issues around the world. Visitors
can listen to the news programs in the UN Radio section that are
produced each day, Monday through Friday. The Radio programs are
archived for three months. The Television Series and Webcasts can
be viewed that explore the UN in Action, World Chronicles and Year
in Review. The UN Photo Library has a collection of approximately
300,000 photographs that date back to the mid 1940s chronicling
the history and work of the organization. A portion of these photos
is available or viewing on the Web site. Visitors can browse through
the archive by clicking on any of the six categories including an
historical timeline and a list of specialized subject exhibits.
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