Tag Archives: Kent State

GeoHistorian in the News Again

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

As reported by the Kent Patch today: http://kent.patch.com/articles/update-geohistorian-project-adds-videos-on-kent-landmarks#youtube_video-8837705

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GeoHistorian Presentation(s) at eTech Ohio 2012

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

As of yesterday, one of our eTech Ohio proposals has been accepted for presentation at the 2012 conference in Columbus, Ohio: “Teach Your Students to Become Digital Local Historians: The GeoHistorian Project”. This presentation will be a hands-on demo, by … Continue reading →

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Local Historians Doing Local Research

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

As part of their research, students participating in the GeoHistorian Project visit the historical sites they have been assigned. Yesterday, the fifth graders from Davey Elementary braved the cold and rain to do so. Their fieldtrip consisted of three parts: … Continue reading →

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GeoHistorian Project Becomes a Community Effort

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

Three teachers, 60 students, and 18 historical sites, a daunting task for the GeoHistorian Project and the awesome staff at the Kent Historical Society, especially considering the difficulty in locating resources for some of the sites we’re researching this time … Continue reading →

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Marker #9 Is In Place

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

Installed this morning at the former Kent National Bank:

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Two More Markers Installed

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

QR code markers were recently installed at the Cuyahoga River Dam and Main Street Arch Bridge, courtesy (again) of the City of Kent. The last three markers will be installed shortly, and then it’s on to a second round of … Continue reading →

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GeoHistorian Project in the News

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Candice McDonald, RCET Program Coordinator

Kent State’s e-inside just published a brief article about the GeoHistorian Project. The project itself is in great shape, as the last of the first set of markers are being installed, while we are gearing up to work with three … Continue reading →

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