#MyZeitgeist
• Each year Google creates a year in review video called “Zeitgeist”.
• Zeitgeist is a German word that literally means “time” + “spirit” and
translates as- spirit of the age or spirit of the time
Zeitgeist 2012
#MyZeitgeist
Your Mission
• To create a year-in-review technology project
that highlights the most important news events
of the year from the following categories:
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Science News
Entertainment News
Technology News
U.S. And World News
Economic News
Government and Civics News
Social Issues News
Special Historic Anniversaries
Meograph:
a digital storytelling tool that makes it easy to
create interactive video out of video, audio,
pictures, text, maps, timelines, and links.
What is Meograph?
More Zeitgeist Examples on YouTube
• Click here to watch 2011
• Click here to watch 2010