10-Rep Learning ~ Teague's Tech Treks

Learning Technology & Tech Observations by Dr. Helen Teague

May
7

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75th Anniversary of VE Day ~ Digital Resources from the Library of Congress and BBC

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** Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress Launches New Feature Commemorating 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II — https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-035/veterans-history-project-launches-new-feature-commemorating-75th-anniversary-of-the-end-of-world-war-ii/2020-05-05/ 

** Artist Anne Mergen’s drawing, “Peace Over Europe” link: https://www.loc.gov/item/2008678889/ 

** From BBC: VE Day Broadcasts https://www.bbc.com/…/anniversaries/may/ve-day-broadcasts

** VE Day, Take One: Library of Congress Blogpost by     Link: https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2020/05/ve-day-take-one/

May
16

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LOC and the Tweets!

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Quick Digital Factoid:

Did you know that there is a Tweet Archive in the Library of Congress (LOC)?  An LOC post confirmed that “In 2010, the Library of Congress announced an exciting and groundbreaking acquisition—a gift from Twitter of the entire archive of public tweet text beginning with the first tweets of 2006 through 2010, and continuing with all public tweet text going forward.”

As of Jan 4, 2013 there were 170 billion tweets available for research purposes.

According to the Library of Congress website in January, 2013, “This month, all those objectives will be completed. We now have an archive of approximately 170 billion tweets and growing. The volume of tweets the Library receives each day has grown from 140 million beginning in February 2011 to nearly half a billion tweets each day as of October 2012. The Library’s focus now is on addressing the significant technology challenges to making the archive accessible to researchers in a comprehensive, useful way. These efforts are ongoing and a priority for the Library.”

But, then, I guess the LOC started actually reading all the tweets,
and the meme
the giphys
not to mention all the cat vids.

So…by 2018, the LOC updated its policy, “Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Library will acquire tweets on a selective basis—similar to our collections of web sites.

Read the full factoid: https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2013/01/update-on-the-twitter-archive-at-the-library-of-congress/

Probably an excellent idea.

More information is available in the attached white paper.

Blog post: “Library Acquires Entire Twitter Archive,” April 14, 2010
Blog post: “The Library and Twitter: An FAQ,” April 28, 2010
Blog post: “Update on the Twitter Archive at the Library of Congress,” Jan. 4, 2013

Apr
29

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STEM/STEAM Curriculum Resource: Spotlight on the Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress consistently delivers high-quality and timely content for classroom and homeschool use. The resource spotlight of this blog post encourages conversations with students on their personal spending. The authentic, primary resource “hook” are receipts with history references. Among the most interesting are a 1861 receipt showing President Lincoln’s monetary gift contribution to a monument in honor of the early Plymouth Rock settlers.

Click to follow this link: https://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2019/04/starting-conversations-with-students-about-personal-spending-investing-and-stewardship-with-historical-receipts/? 

 

Click to read additional posts from this blog about the Library of Congress:  https://4oops.edublogs.org/tag/library-of-congress/

Nov
27

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James Billington Digitized the Library of Congress Online

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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington put a priority on digitizing the entire collection. He was the lead for putting the Library of Congress resources online at http://loc.gov. During his tenure the library’s analog collections increased from 85.5 million items in 1987 to more than 160 million items in 2015. Librarian Billington retired in 2015. He died last week.

 

James BillingtonRead more about Librarian Billington’s life at this link: https://www.loc.gov/item/n80020417/james-h-billington-1929/ 

 

 

May
4

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Weekend Ed. Quote ~ May 4

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“With all of technology and software programs available, as an educator, it is important to emphasize the importance of proper ways to cite resources.” ~Maureen, teacher enrolled in PBS TeacherLine’s course, Connecting with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress

 

 

 

 

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Oct
19

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Library of Congress Online Conference for Educators

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News for Teachers: Second Online Conference October 25th and 26th

Library Hosts Online Conference for Educators

As the new school year gets into full swing, the Library of Congress will bring teachers and education experts from across the nation together in its second annual online conference for educators. This free two-day event, “Discover and Explore with Library of Congress Primary Sources,” will be held October 25-26, from 4-8 p.m. EDT and will be open to K-12 educators from across all teaching disciplines. Last year’s event brought together more than 1,500 participants for the sessions.

Over the course of two days, there will be 15 one-hour sessions facilitated by Library specialists, instructional experts from the Library’s Teaching with Primary Sources Consortium and other recognized K-12 leaders. Session topics will range from assessments and literacy to historical newspapers and kindergarten historians, and all sessions will focus on the effective use of Library of Congress primary-source documents.

According to Lee Ann Potter, director of educational outreach at the Library, “Primary sources can capture student attention, and by analyzing them, students can engage with complex content, build their critical-thinking skills and create new knowledge. The Library’s online conference for educators will allow teachers to learn how to access Library of Congress resources and to discover new strategies for integrating primary sources into their instruction.”

Highlights of the conference:

The keynote speaker will be the award-winning author Tonya Bolden, who will discuss her process of research for writing children’s books about historical figures.

Library experts will include specialists from the Chronicling America historical newspaper archives, the historian of the Library of Congress, professionals from the educational outreach division, and more.

Other presenters will include Joel Breakstone from Stanford University, Dan Rothstein of the Right Question Institute, and Kelly Schrum of the Center of History and New Media.

After the live online conference, the Library will make recordings of all sessions available to the public on its website for teachers, loc.gov/teachers/. Teachers will be able to earn up to 15 hours of CEU/PDU by participating or viewing online conference sessions, and certificates will be available for completing each session.

Register for the conference: www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/webinar/online-conference-2016.html?rssloc=eanft

Oct
11

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New From the Library of Congress ~ Hispanic Heritage Month

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Library of CongressNew Online: Today in History, Hispanic Heritage & Folklife Collections at this link.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 to October 15. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Hispanic Americans who have influenced and enriched our nation and society. The Hispanic Heritage website has been redesigned and upgraded, featuring new content for 2016, a new adaptive visual design, new and improved video player and more. Click here to visit the Hispanic Heritage website.

Sep
22

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New From the Library of Congress – Today in History Migrates to the LOC

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Library of CongressNew Online: Today in History, Hispanic Heritage & Folklife Collections at this link

Today in History is an online presentation of historic events illustrated by items from the Library’s digital collections. First established in 1997, the site was migrated this month from the American Memory site to a new home on loc.gov. The revised site features larger images, responsive design and, most importantly, hundreds of updates, corrections and enhancements. The site’s content is written by reference experts from across many of the Library’s divisions and is a great resource for teachers, history enthusiasts and more. Each illustrated story ends with suggestions for further inquiry and investigation within the Library’s rich online resources.

 

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