images, teaching, technology…..
Slides from a keynote at the National Council for History Education Annual Meeting, March 13, 2009. The Future of Teaching the Past: Digital Technologies and History Education in the 21st Century View more presentations from Sharon Leon.
So, whither the public trust? Looks like the Smithsonian Images is running a little copyright scam. The SI should be on par with the Library of Congress and the National Archives with materials available for public use, but Public.Resources.Org is claiming that more than a few of their images are locked away behind ambiguous claims …
Look for the excellent plug for Zotero from Kristin Lehner about a minute and half in from the HNN daily review at AHA.
I’m a pretty regular reader of Signal vs. Noise, the blog from the 37Signals developers, and today they featured a posting about bite sized dessert. The idea is that people don’t really want the 1/3 pound of cheesecake after a big meal; they just want a taste. Clearly, the folks at 37Signals are into the …
Sheila at Relaxing on the Trail is beginning what promises to be an extremely useful series for those of us who think about new media and public history. She’s conducting reviews of history museum sites–one from each state and territory, beginning with the Chicago History Museum. Check in periodically for a new review.