Posted in Hist 299 Methods, 08Fern299, History, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 Comments Off
I guess the reason I chose History as a major is the same reason I chose Art History (see post below). I had a fantastic group of history teachers in High School.
History was always my best subject, but it wasn’t until I got to Hermitage HS that I really got into it. Henrico County Schools […]
Posted in Omeka, Projects, Digital History, Tools, History on May 27th, 2008 Comments Off
Digital toolbox included:
– UMWBlogs — [1]
– Omeka — [2]
– MIT’s Simile/Timeline — [3]
– del.icio.us — [4]
– YouTube — [5]
– Windows Movie Maker
The Projects:
– Historical Markers Project — [6]
– James Farmer Project — [7]
– James Monroe Papers Project — [8] and [9]
– Alumni Project — [10]
My own blog posts about the class: [11]
Original post by […]
Posted in Hat Tips, Projects, Digital History, fun, History on Apr 21st, 2008 Comments Off
The formal presentation of the Digital History projects will be part of the History Department’s end-of-the-semester symposium. All four groups will present on Friday, April 25, at 3 PM in Monroe Hall 202.
Please encourage friends, faculty, staff to come to this. We don’t just want to present these projects to the class, but to the […]
Posted in Digital World, Contracts, Historical Marker, Hat Tips, Projects, Blogs, Digital History, History on Apr 16th, 2008 Comments Off
Just for those of you following along outside of the class itself, check out the start pages of each of the four groups. They’re all getting close to being finished (the final due date is next Tuesday).
1) Historical Marker Project — [Creators: Elle W., Whitney H., Jennifer F., Shannon H., Amy B.]
2) James Farmer Project […]
Posted in Projects, Digital History, fun, History on Apr 1st, 2008 Comments Off
Link is here. Online application is here. Deadline is this Friday, April 4.
Original post by jmcclurken
Posted in Historical Marker, Digital History, Blogs, History on Mar 12th, 2008 Comments Off
After our discussion the other day of the potential text for a potential historical marker for the institution, I ran across this image of Monroe Hall on the centennial blog.
Original post by jmcclurken
Posted in Historical Marker, Projects, Digital History, History on Mar 10th, 2008 Comments Off
Tuesday’s class will involve us writing the text for a potential historical marker celebrating the school’s centennial.
Specifics about the application can be found at: http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/pdf_files/Application%20marker%20program%20FINAL.pdf
What should the 100-word text of the sign include?
Where should it be placed (keeping in mind the requirements at the bottom of this page)? [See a map of campus […]
Posted in Hat Tips, Contracts, Projects, Digital History, Blogs, Tools, History on Feb 8th, 2008 Comments Off
1. Details of contract – As we talked about, the guidelines in the syllabus require a Mission statement, a list of the tools you’re planning on using (with a brief explanation of how they will be used), and a schedule of milestones (at a minimum when critical pieces of the project are complete (or near […]
Posted in Projects, Digital History, Tools, History on Feb 4th, 2008 Comments Off
A number of you have commented on the possibilities VoiceThread might offer your group.
Here, via Prof. Fernsebner, is an example to check out.
Original post by jmcclurken
Posted in Omeka, Projects, Digital History, Tools, History on Jan 30th, 2008 Comments Off
Okay, based on the comments, posts and trackbacks, it sounds like people are most interested in spending more time on:
Omeka
mashups
Windows Movie Maker
iMovie
Something for Timelines
xtimeline
Exhibit/Timeline
Others
del.icio.us
blogs as publishing platforms
We won’t have time to get to all of these tomorrow, but we’ll see what we can get to.
Original post by jmcclurken