Category: history
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Examples of digital storytelling types
This is a post I’ve written to share on a private / closed professional development Ning site, but I’m cross-posting it here in case these ideas and links are of interest to you. As always I welcome feedback, push-back, and additions. 🙂 — POST BEGINS — What are some outstanding examples of digital storytelling as…
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Podcast294: An Interview with NASA Flight Engineer Tom Weichel discussing Gemini, Apollo 11 and Apollo 13
This podcast features an interview from November 2008 with Oklahoman Tom Weichel, who served as a flight engineer for the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the 1960s and in 1970 for the Gemini and Apollo space programs. Tom was at mission control in Houston for both Apollo 11, the first successful moon…
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Reflections about old jails, land appraisal, and high speed infrastructure in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas
Yesterday was our 2008 family Thanksgiving travel day, as we ventured from our home in Oklahoma to “grandmother’s house” in Manhattan, Kansas. View Larger Map There are three basic routes we take when we drive up to Manhattan, which all involve Interstate 35. Yesterday, since we had plenty of time, we opted for the prettiest…
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My young Oklahomans pledge to return in 2052
My three children were honored to participate in a ceremony today held at the Oklahoma Heritage Association and Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City, as members of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission and several of our state’s young citizens dedicated a time capsule scheduled to be opened in forty-five years, five years prior to the celebration of…
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Gong Show dreams amidst amazing tales of Oklahoma and midwest history
Today was the final day of our November Celebrate Oklahoma Voices workshops on digital storytelling for 17 new participants in Tulsa and 19 new participants in Oklahoma City. While I was only able to see one-fourth of the newly published participant videos this morning during our “show and tell” time (I saw half of those…
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Phenomenal Oklahoma family stories from COV this week
We had a wonderful “partners” Celebrate Oklahoma Voices (COV) workshop this week on Thursday and Friday in MidDel Schools. These are just two of the amazing stories our participants created in a very short and concentrated time together. Scott Charlson created “A Few Sketches of Minnie’s Cafe,” telling the story of his grandmother and her…
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Getting Started with Oral History Interviews
This evening at The Gaylord-Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City members of our staff hosted a group of Girl Scouts who are working on their heritage badge requirements. I taught a “station” in our classroom focused on “Getting Started with Oral History Interviews.” I created a short, 1 page PDF handout for our brief sessions together…
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Research-based suggestions for the digital storytelling process
Update on 29 July 2016: Viddler (@viddler) is referenced in this post from 8 years ago and has shifted its business model/focus in a different direction. This morning I took 15 minutes and watched the wonderful presentation “Student Creation of Digital Documentaries in History Classrooms: Research Findings” by Glen Bull, Tom Hammond, and Curby Alexander published…
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Oklahoma 2008 Veteran’s Day Videoconference
What is this? A videoconference scheduled for 11 November 2008 from 9 – 11:30 am CST for students, teachers, and U.S. military veterans to share their experiences as participants in the Celebrate Oklahoma Voices project. Presenters will be past and current participants in the COV oral history project or similar oral history projects. Participants do…
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Follow tonight’s Presidential debate on OETA’s Political Pulse Blog
As you may know, the first U.S. Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign is scheduled for this evening (September 26, 2008) at 8 pm CDT. Here in Oklahoma, our public television network (OETA) has created the Oklahoma Votes 2008 website to provide dynamic election coverage. One of the site’s resources is the Political Pulse blog,…