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Recommended EdTech Tool: Capture U.S. History

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This week CMLE highlights a  free EdTech Tool to use in your library that encapsulates the United States (U.S.) in pictures (image gallery).  The Measuring America—People, Places and Our Economy site was created from the U.S. Census Bureau’s collection of historic photographs of enumerators, advertising, household scenes, buildings and technology. The images are searchable by decade from 1790 to 2010. Click Here to access the free historic images.

Note,  the tab titled Through the Decades: Fast Facts provides a “popular culture context” that paints a statistical and cultural portrait of the U.S..  This online timeline highlights the innovations, events and icons through the decades. Click here to access fast facts.

Tip: This EdTech Tool could be a wonderful resource for you to assist teacher(s) in your building or school that assign an annual decades or U.S. history project. 

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What is the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)?

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The DPLA is the first national project to make the holdings of America’s research libraries, archives, and museums available to all Americans, and eventually to everyone in the world, online and free of charge! How is this possible? If you are intrigued, and have a million questions, please read the questions and answers about DPLA as provided by Director of Content Emily Gore in a recent online post at http://tinyurl.com/ccuvrn8.

The “in person” event launch for DPLA in Boston was to be April 18, 2013, but due to the Boston Marathon tragedy, which happened directly across the street, there has been a slight change in plans. The online site will go live as scheduled with online help to assist users. See the Dan Cohen link below for more detail.

Other Links to Learn More About DPLA

Official Site of DPLA
Wikipedia entry on DPLA
The National Digital Public Library Is Launched! April 25, 2013 New York Review of Books

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Save The Dates!

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If you are thinking ahead about potential conferences and/or events this summer-you may consider adding these to your calendar!

1) MN Digital Library 11th Annual Meeting on June 4th at the U of M, St. Paul Campus.

  • The keynote speaker will discuss how he was able to incorporate technology and multimedia tools to store and share stories.

2) Minnesota eLearning Summit is scheduled for July 29th-30th in St. Paul, Minnesota.

  • Focus of the event is online teaching, learning, and digital tools including eFolio.

 

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Webinar: Engaging Stakeholders in Digital Community!

WebJunction-logoWebjunction is offering a free (60 minute) webinar, “Engaging Stakeholders, the First Step to Creating a Digitally Inclusive Community” on Wednesday, April 10th starting at noon (CT).  Using the model set by Broadband Rhode Island (BBRI) to create a process of engaging stakeholders in order to discuss technology access and use; each panelists will explain their involvement, how various sectors were engaged, the impact of NTIA funded projects upon the stakeholder engagement process, and how policy recommendations were created and prioritized. The target audience for this webinar should be local or state leaders (libraries, community-based organizations, government, business) interested in building digitally inclusive 21st century communities. Click here for additional information and registration.

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ALA Digital Literacy Series

News from the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)….

“Our digital literacy task force is planning two virtual conversations around libraries and digital literacy.  Because we’re hoping to reach a wide audience, I wanted to share the blog post which describes the programs and a save the date email that we are sending out.  If you have colleagues in your networks that might be interested we would very much appreciate your help in getting the word out”

The series will explore the role of libraries in supporting and deepening digital literacy skills development for students, the general public and colleagues in other professions.

November 14: Creating a Culture of Learning: How Librarians Keep up with Digital Media and Technology

December 11: Assessing Digital Literacy: Outcomes and Impact

This looks fairly interesting, and it sounds like a Google Hangout will even be utilized for some of the programming!  Get all the necessary details including registration information  at http://tinyurl.com/8azwp6z