Museum Makers

Museum Makers and Bridge Builders: Learners as Architects of the Internet

Annette Lamb
University of Southern Indiana

Museum

A place where interesting objects of art, history, or science are displayed.

Cannelton Cotton Mill

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/cannelton/Cotton_Mill.htm

McKenney Middle School

http://www.northnet.org/mckenney.middle.school/index.html

Start with Exploration

Explore Virtual Museums

Adult-Produced

Student-Produced

Disney Internet Guide

http://dig.com

Yahooligans

http://yahooligans.com

Virtual Tours http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/tours.html http://www.dreamscape.com/frankvad/museums.museums.html

Look for... Theme or Format Diagram, map, timeline Core Page Organization Use of color & visuals Fonts Types of Artifacts

Virtual Museums Place-Specific Museums Art History Science Placeless Museums Topics Themes Field Trips and Tours

Place-Specific Museums Chicago Science Louvre Sistine Chapel Henry Ford Museum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame National Park Sites Hoover Dam Grand Canyon

Smithsonian

http://www.si.edu/

http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/nmah/notkid/index.htm
http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/nmah/notkid/ubh/00intro.htm

Mount Vernon

http://www.mountvernon.org/

San Francisco Museum

http://www.thinker.org/

Memphis Museum

http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/main.html

Franklin Institute Science Museum

http://sln.fi.edu/

Mongolia Exhibit

http://www.sfasian.apple.com/mongolia/home.htm

Natural History Museum

http://www.nhm.org/

International Museum of Horses

http://www.imh.org/imh/imhmain.html

Waikiki Aquarium

http://www.mic.hawaii.edu/aquarium/

Mystic SeaPort

http://www.mystic.org/

Papermaking Museum

http://www.ipst.edu/amp/

San Diego Aerospace Museum

http://www.AerospaceMuseum.org/

American Museum of Natural History

http://www.amnh.org/

At Home in the Heartland - Illinois

http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/welcome.htm

Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Missouri Botanical Gardens

http://www.mobot.org/welcome.html

http://www.mobot.org/MBGnet/

Crayon Factory

http://www.crayola.com/factory/

Placeless Museums Museum of Paleontology Circus Museum Hot Wheel Museum Beanie Babies Museum Ancient History Online

Dinosaurs

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/

Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/hec/index.html

Comic Books

http://www.comic-art.com/

Kites

http://www.kfs.org/kites/zoo/

Virtual Field Trips/Tours Travel through space and time Armchair traveler ... see what happened Interactive field trip ... see it as it happens Simulated exploration ... study and learn

Armchair Traveler Explore a country Follow a trail View a slide show See what happened

US History Tour

http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html

New Zealand

http://www.akiko.lm.com/tour/

Virtual Palenque

http://www.qvision.com/palenque/

Volcano Tour

http://www.ezinfo.ethz.ch/ezinfo/volcano/verschiedenes/walk/walk0e.html

Bosnia Field Trip

http://geog.gmu.edu/projects/bosnia/default.html

Hawaii

http://www.helicopters-hawaii.com/index.html

Interactive Field Trip Visit a volcano Take a trip around the world Explore the ocean bottom Climb a mountain See it as it happens

Global Learn

http://www.globalearn.com/

Mungo Park

http://www.mungopark.com/

Egypt Mapping

http://www.kv5.com/intro.html

EarthQuest 2000

http://www.eq2000.com/

Underground Railroad

http://www.eee.org/comm/ugr/

Iditarod

http://www.rims.k12.ca.us/iditarod/index.html

Simulated Exploration Through history atom human body solar system

Nine Planets

http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/nineplanets.html

Virtual Cave

http://www.goodearth.com/virtcave.html

Sea & Sky

http://www.seasky.org/mainmenu.html

Your Students as Museum Makers

Brainstorm possibilities

Historical site

Government agency

Careers

Factory

Zoo

Natural area

Think Unique

Museum in the Classroom

http://www.museum.state.il.us/mic_home/

Historic Sites House City building Covered bridge Church School Factory Mill

Skipton Castle

http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/7695/Menu.html

North Kingstown Tour

http://ride.ri.net/schools/North_Kingstown/DMS/NorthKingstown.html

Natural Areas Woods Beaches Rivers Bluffs Nature Trails

Yankeetown Tour

http://magic.usi.edu/Summer98/educ569/s11/plants10.html

Dishman Hills Project

http://www.sd81.k12.wa.us/Regal/DishmanHills/56DHill.htm

Museum in the Classroom

http://www.museum.state.il.us/mic_home/schools98/kendall/project/violet1.html

Explore Examples ThinkQuest CyberFair

ThinkQuest

http://io.advanced.org/thinkquest/

http://tqd.advanced.org/2647/main.htm

Global SchoolNet CyberFair

http://www.gsn.org/cf/index.html

Museum Makers

Project Design & Development

Classroom Management

Ask Questions

What is the theme or focus?

Who is our audience?

What artifacts are the most interesting and/or important?

What's the best way to organize and display artifacts?

Focus on Local Topics Local History Festivals Honey Bees Apples Crabs Lumber Pumpkins Watermelons

Maple Trees

http://www.greeceny.com/pl/esl/maple/index.htm

Collect Information Take a field trip

Record the field trip Laptop computer Audio recorders Video cameras Cameras - digitial, film Paper, pencils, markers Lab equipment

Locate Resources Materials Books & Newspapers Videos & CDs Websites American Memories California Utah Clip Art

American Memories

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/

California Heritage

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CalHeritage/

Mining Co ClipArt

http://webclipart.miningco.com/

Just Jane Clip Art

http://members.tripod.com/~jane2bob/justjane.html

Select the Artifacts Diagrams, drawings/paintings, map Interviews & oral histories Photographs - digital camera, scan Recordings - audio, video Text - diaries, letters, newspapers What artifacts best represent... What will we show or say? Why?

Pioneer Project

http://hollis.peoria.k12.il.us/students/Mic/tools.html

Start Building Start from a model, a template, scratch

White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/top.html

Virtual Field Trips - Utah http://www.uen.org/utahlink/ http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=1006 http://www.nebo.edu/sfms/cyberfinal.htm

Choose a Format Key Topics Report Pages Diary Pages Map or Floorplan Field Trip or Tour Through a place Through time

Canada Goose

http://www.museum.state.il.us/mic_home/schools98/herrin/project/index.html

Virtual Salmon

http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/salmon/salmon.htm

Alamo

http://206.76.136.3/cfair/corridor.html

Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum

http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/hvpmdoor.html

From the Mountains to the Sea

http://tqjunior.advanced.org/3502

Virtual Renaissance

http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/Renaissance/VirtualRen.html

Rocks Rock!

Design Web Structure Organization Titles Headings Chunk Info Footers Disclaimers Credits Contact Info

Eagle

http://www.vit.k12.il.us/eagles/index.htm

Keep It Simple Focus on a topic or theme Select a few major areas Build your site as you go

Edgewood School

http://www.lth5.k12.il.us/edgewood/

Jump Start with Project Build the core page Create a sample exhibit Provide lists of ideas

Newburgh History

http://magic.usi.edu/Summer98/educ569/s5/index.html

Build as You Go Create the core page Add student projects later

Ancient History Project

http://oakview.fcps.edu:80/~harris/96-97/agespages/

Create New Artifacts Art Writing Science

Science Fair

http://www.parkmaitland.org/sciencefair/

Make It Onging Keep an open menu

Favorite Books

http://www.wizvax.net/nisk_hs/va/favorite_books.html

Consider Individual Needs Learning styles Intelligences Individual work speeds Make realistic assignment Don't worry about length Increase font size on short ones

Whales

http://www.shs.org/Whales/lobby.html

Coordinate Groups Before you group students: Purpose of grouping Task of the group Identification of roles Assessment of individuals/group Nurture group spirit!

Select Roles Museum Curator Public Relations Collection Manager Researcher Exhibit Manager Visual Designer Text Designer

Keepers of the Past

http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/lincoln/micproject/page2

Manage Technology Internet Access Email Use Computer Schedule File Management Create a Headquarters Overview Resources Timeline Screen Dumps

Responsibility Charts World Peace Trees Across America

Elanora Projects

http://www.zip.com.au/~elanora/

Consider Copyright Check with the directors Get permissions

District Copyright Guidelines

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/copyrule.htm

Share Your Experience The making of... Our timeline... Our organization...

Ancient Civilization

http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/Urbana/projects/AncientCiv/

Bridge Builders

Bridge Provides a connection between people, places, or things

Bridges Single Bridge Multiple Bridges Our Community Our Parents Other Children Other Schools

Endangered Animals

http://www.tenan.vuurwerk.nl/

Fairhaven History Museum

http://wwwfms.bham.wednet.edu/lobby.htm

Iowa Literacy Project

http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/literacy/

Peace Project

http://www.ih.k12.oh.us/ps/peace/

Why Become Makers and Builders? Engage learners Preserve nature and history Conduct real-world research Actively involve learners Connect content areas Share with the world

Truman Library

http://www.lbjlib.utexas.edu/truman/

Project Whistlestop

http://www.whistlestop.org/

Have fun! Build it and they will come!

Books by Annette Lamb

Cruisin' the Information Highway:

Internet in the K-12 Classroom (2nd Edition)

Annette Lamb & Larry Johnson

Get up to speed with basic technology, email, Web, Internet tools and resources, as well as, practical classroom activities and suggestions for leading the way onto the Info Highway.

ISBN 0-9641581-6-7 c1995, 1997 $23.95

Surfin' the Internet:

Practical Ideas from A to Z (2nd Edition)

Annette Lamb, Nancy Smith & Larry Johnson

A practical guide for integrating Internet technology into the classroom. Contains unit and lesson ideas, resource lists, and reproducible activity sheets for a wide range of K-12 Internet projects.

ISBN 0-9641581-9-5 c1996, 1997, 1998 $26.95

Spinnin' the Web:

Designing and Developing Web Projects

Annette Lamb

Explore and learn to create school sites, classroom pages, newspapers, projects, and individual pages. Design, development, implement, and evaluate web-based pages and projects.

ISBN 0-9641581-9-1 c1998 $26.95

Building Treehouses for Learning:

Technology in Today's Classrooms (2nd Edition)

Annette Lamb

Focuses on the integration of traditional and emerging technologies into today's classrooms including CD-ROM, laserdiscs, video, desktop publishing and presentations, Internet, and multimedia.

ISBN 1-891917-00-5 c1996, 1999 $34.95

The Magic Carpet Ride:

Integrating Technology into the K-12 Classroom (2nd Edition)

Annette Lamb

Focuses on integrating CD-ROM and student-produced multimedia technology into the classroom. Hands-on instructions for HyperStudio and digitizing images, video, and sounds.

ISBN 0-9641581-8-3 c1997, 1998 $23.95

Strap on Your Spurs:

Technology & Change Cowboy Style

Annette Lamb & Larry Johnson

Contains strategies for designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating technology programs in schools.

ISBN 0-9641581-0-8 c1994, 97 $23.95

Videos

CD-ROM: An Introduction - $59.95

Introduction to HyperStudio - $59.95

Introduction to HyperCard 2.2 - $59.95

3 Parts: Internet in the Classroom - $59.95 each

2 Parts: Internet Integration - $59.95 each

Part 1: Curriculum Connections

Part 2: Professional Tools

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