Category: history
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Oklahoma Bears, Tar Pits, Mountains, Girls Circles, and Marriages of 70+ years
Cross-posted to the Storychasers blog. This week Oklahoma educators participated in our 29th “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” workshop since 2008, and created some fantastic digital stories about the history, geography, and people of our great state. Did you know Oklahoma is home to a growing black bear population and just had its first open hunting season…
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Unlocking the Past: Techniques for Conducting Meaningful Interviews
These are my notes from the panel presentation, “Unlocking the Past: Techniques for Conducting Meaningful Interviews” at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, Oklahoma Humanities Council, Oklahoma Museums Association, and Oklahoma…
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Fast Forward: Oral History in the 21st Century by Donald Ritchie
These are my notes from Donald Ritchie’s presentation, “Fast Forward: Oral History in the 21st Century” on November 12, 2009, at the “Oral History for the 21st Century” Symposium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This conference is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, Oklahoma History Center, Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, Oklahoma Humanities Council, Oklahoma…
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Video Tributes to Oklahoma Veterans
Yesterday was Veteran’s Day here in the United States, and three students of Pam Henley in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, contributed videos to our statewide “Celebrate Oklahoma Voices” project which pay tribute to our Oklahoma veterans. “In Honor of My Grandfather” was created by Laney Miller, as a tribute to her great-grandfather who was born in 1929…
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Web3D virtual reality-based informal learning by Li Yi and Xiuping Ren
These are my notes from Li Yi and Xiuping Ren’s presentation “Web3D virtual reality-based informal learning” at the 21st Century Learning @ the West Lake Expo held Oct 31 – Nov 3, 2009 at Xi Hu, China, also known as West Lake. West Lake is in the center of Hangzhou, China, which is about an…
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Calling all Oklahoma Storychasers – OKC3 Deadline extended to Nov 15th!
If you are an Oklahoma teacher, administrator, or student, and are interested in participating in an engaging digital learning project involving your local community history, videoconferencing technologies, and digital storytelling, this announcement is for YOU! The deadline for the OKC3 Project (Oklahoma Kids Create, Communicate, Collaborate) has been extended to November 15, 2009. $30,000 in…
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Incentive for better learning about communism, capitalism, and government
Parents, government, civics and economics teachers: This request is for you. I received the following message this past week in my YouTube inbox, doubtless as a result of my delayed moderation of this user’s comment on my 9 year old daughter’s YouTube response video to President Obama’s speech to students in September. The short message…
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Exemplary Digital Stories from Kansas, Oklahoma
Teachers in Kansas, Oklahoma, participated in our phase 1 Celebrate Oklahoma Voices workshop this past week, and created some superb digital stories. These are five we’ve featured among the 431 videos now included in our online learning community. The Five Fighting Starrs of Oklahoma tells the amazing story of Paul Starr’s grandfather and five of…
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Your Superintendent Crisis Plan Doesn’t Prepare You For This
Cross posted to the Storychasers blog. Terry Brown is the superintendent of Earlsboro Public Schools, in Oklahoma, and participated this past summer in one of our Celebrate Oklahoma Voices digital storytelling workshops. In May of 1999, Terry was superintendent of Bridge Creek Schools, an unincorporated community devastated by a F5 tornado. Terry’s 4 minute COV…
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Digital Witness to the U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Cross posted to the Storychasers blog. Rene Hall’s video, “A Day to Remember,” is one of my favorite digital storytelling examples to share with others about the potential and power of people becoming “digital witnesses.” Find more videos like this on Celebrate Oklahoma Voices! Renee personifies the concept of a “digital witness” in this video…