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6/25/2012: ISTE 2012, San Diego, CA.
van 't Hooft & McNeal: Your Students Can Be Digital, Local Historians: The GeoHistorian Project.6/26/2012: ISTE 2012, San Diego, CA.
van 't Hooft & McNeal: SIGML walking tour: Gaslamp Quarter history.10/1-2/2012: OCSS 2012, Columbus, OH.
van 't Hooft: Students as local, digital history creators: The GeoHistorian Project.11/16-17/2012: NCSS 2012, Seattle, WA.
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Final Marker Installed at Beckwith Orchards
Now that Beckwith Orchards has reopened for the season we were finally able to install the 29th and final marker:
QR Code Markers #27 and 28: Kent Mill and Old Jail
The markers for the Kent Mill and Old Jail were installed yesterday, courtesy of the Kent Parks & Recreation Department.
Dedication of Markers at Davey Elementary School
The 25th and 26th markers were installed at Davey Elementary School today, as part of a special dedication ceremony. Fifth grade students and teachers, parents, the Kent City Schools’ superintendent and assistant superintendent, and several local guests enjoyed watching the … Continue reading
QR Markers #23 and 24: Kent Block and Opera House
Installations are fast and furious now, as we near the end of the GeoHistorian Project. Two more markers were installed on properties owned by the local Hometown Bank, i.e. the Home Savings Plaza (formerly the Kent Block), and their drive-through … Continue reading
QR Marker #22: DePeyster Building
Installed by the Kent City Schools:
GeoHistorian Brochures
To increase publicity for the GeoHistorian Project, we have created two brochures that will be available at many of the sites that have QR code markers as well as other venues in the community. In addition to the printed brochures, … Continue reading
Posted in Publications
Tagged brochure, digital history, digital humanities, digital storytelling, GeoHistorian, Kent, Kent State University, Ohio, QR codes, RCET
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Marker #21 Installed at Stoddard’s
We’re getting closer to the end, with the 21st marker being put in place at Stoddard’s last night. Of course we couldn’t leave until we had had some icecream too
20 Markers Installed, 9 More To Go
Today we installed the 20th QR code marker at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Kent. A few pictures of the installation:
Two More QR Markers Installed
Yesterday, we installed two more QR code markers for the GeoHistorian Project. The former sites of the L.N. Gross Company and the Twin Coach Company now feature their own markers. A few pictures:
GeoHistorian Curriculum Now Available for Download
After many revisions and lots of editing, the GeoHistorian curriculum is now available for download on the Curriculum page. This is a major milestone in our project, which is nearing completion. We’d like to thank everyone who helped us to … Continue reading
Posted in Curriculum, Publications
Tagged curriculum, digital history, digital storytelling, GeoHistorian, Kent, Kent Historical Society, Kent State University, local history, NEH, ODH, Ohio, QR codes, RCET
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