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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: history</h1> </div> <div class="post-4375 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-strategy tag-community tag-crowdsourcing tag-culture tag-google-street-view tag-history tag-historypin tag-knowledge tag-maps tag-outreach tag-streetview tag-user-interface tag-web-2-0" id="post-4375"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/" rel="bookmark">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/" rel="bookmark">December 9th, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4405" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-09-at-1.14.21-AM-132x150.png" alt="Historypin globe" width="132" height="150" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-09-at-1.14.21-AM-132x150.png 132w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-09-at-1.14.21-AM.png 140w" sizes="(max-width: 132px) 100vw, 132px" />Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow?</p> <p><img class="alignleft wp-image-4388 size-medium" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-08-at-7.54.05-PM-240x61.png" alt="Historypin logo" width="240" height="61" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-08-at-7.54.05-PM-240x61.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-08-at-7.54.05-PM-150x38.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Screen-Shot-2013-12-08-at-7.54.05-PM.png 252w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" />For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: <a href="http://www.historypin.com">Historypin</a> is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History “<strong>pin”</strong> because the photos are pinned on a map. (See recent article about <a title="Changes over time, in photos and maps" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/">Changes over time, in photos and maps</a>.) Some locations have photos from multiple dates, showing how a place has changed over time, or cross-referenced with Google Maps StreetView. Currently, Historypin has 308k items, from 51k users, and 1.4k institutions. This is a graph of pins over the last three years: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/#more-4375" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/#comments">1 Comment</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/crowdsourcing/" rel="tag">Crowdsourcing</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/google-street-view/" rel="tag">Google Street View</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/historypin/" rel="tag">Historypin</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/knowledge/" rel="tag">knowledge</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/streetview/" rel="tag">StreetView</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/user-interface/" rel="tag">user interface</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/web-2-0/" rel="tag">Web 2.0</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4319 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-discourse tag-engagement tag-gettysburg-address tag-history tag-language tag-martin-luther-king tag-presentation tag-slides" id="post-4319"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/29/i-have-a-powerpoint/" rel="bookmark">I have a PowerPoint</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/29/i-have-a-powerpoint/" rel="bookmark">August 29th, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-full wp-image-4329 alignright" alt="PPT" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-29-at-2.43.23-PM.png" width="97" height="99" />Words matter. And so does presentation. Fifty years ago, this week, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. But what if King eschewed wordiness, and instead delivered a slideshow? What could it look like?</p> <p>A few years ago, William Easterly Professor of Economics, New York University, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-easterly/the-powerpoint-version-of_b_427257.html">drafted a powerpoint</a>, mocking presentation software and the “evocative jargon used by ‘social entrepreneurs’ trying to change things.” Let’s compare: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/29/i-have-a-powerpoint/#more-4319" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading I have a PowerPoint">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/29/i-have-a-powerpoint/#comments">3 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/discourse/" rel="tag">discourse</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/engagement/" rel="tag">engagement</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/gettysburg-address/" rel="tag">Gettysburg Address</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/language/" rel="tag">language</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/martin-luther-king/" rel="tag">Martin Luther King</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/presentation/" rel="tag">presentation</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/slides/" rel="tag">slides</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4296 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity category-learning tag-climate-change tag-data tag-evidence tag-googlestreetview tag-history tag-maps tag-nasa tag-photos tag-pins tag-state-of-flux" id="post-4296"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/" rel="bookmark">Changes over time, in photos and maps</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/" rel="bookmark">August 21st, 2013</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-4302 alignright" alt="Muir Glacier, Alaska" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-150x85.png" width="150" height="85" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-150x85.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-240x137.png 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM-545x311.png 545w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Screen-Shot-2013-08-19-at-5.16.41-PM.png 942w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Images gain new meaning when given the context of location or change. Two sites, from NASA and HistoryPin do this to good effect — such as showing the the dramatic <a href="http://climate.nasa.gov/state_of_flux#Icemelt.jpg">melting of the Muir glacier</a> in Alaska, or how a city evolves.</p> <p>Launched in autumn 2011 by a British nonprofit, <a href="http://www.historypin.com/">HistoryPin</a> pins historical items on a map. Their service demonstrates the potential for a global, crowdsourced database of historical media. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/#more-4296" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Changes over time, in photos and maps">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/08/21/changes-over-time-in-photos-and-maps/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/climate-change/" rel="tag">Climate change</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/data/" rel="tag">Data</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/evidence/" rel="tag">Evidence</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/googlestreetview/" rel="tag">googlestreetview</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/maps/" rel="tag">maps</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/photos/" rel="tag">photos</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/pins/" rel="tag">pins</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/state-of-flux/" rel="tag">State of Flux</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-4068 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-culture tag-education tag-experiences tag-history tag-outreach tag-science" id="post-4068"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/" rel="bookmark">Three examples of multidisciplinary outreach to H.S. students</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/" rel="bookmark">November 14th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4079" title="Examining artifacts at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM-150x114.png" alt="" width="150" height="114" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM-150x114.png 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2012-11-14-at-7.16.19-PM.png 221w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />Sciences and history can nicely meet at historical sites. It engages the history-minded in science, and the science-minded in history. Two examples were recently discussed by Chris Shires, director of interpretation and programs at the <a href="http://www.fordhouse.org">Edsel & Eleanor Ford House</a>. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/#more-4068" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Three examples of multidisciplinary outreach to H.S. students">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/11/14/three-examples-of-multidisciplinary-outreach-to-h-s-students/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/science/" rel="tag">science</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-3835 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-interactivity tag-ancient tag-cities tag-history" id="post-3835"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/10/34-lost-cities-forgotten-by-time/" rel="bookmark">Cities lost in time</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/10/34-lost-cities-forgotten-by-time/" rel="bookmark">October 10th, 2012</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-3844" title="Carthage" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/283224018_dfe1d03213_z1-150x93.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="93" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/283224018_dfe1d03213_z1-150x93.jpg 150w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/283224018_dfe1d03213_z1-240x149.jpg 240w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/283224018_dfe1d03213_z1-545x339.jpg 545w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/283224018_dfe1d03213_z1.jpg 640w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />What happens to a city when the people that lived there die off or are absorbed by others? War, disease and natural disaster can all wipe out anyone who might carry on the story and heart of a city. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/10/34-lost-cities-forgotten-by-time/#more-3835" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Cities lost in time">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2012/10/10/34-lost-cities-forgotten-by-time/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/ancient/" rel="tag">ancient</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/cities/" rel="tag">cities</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-2500 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-learning tag-art tag-audience tag-culture tag-education tag-exhibits tag-experiences tag-history tag-mobile tag-museum tag-new-mexico tag-new-york-city tag-santa-fe-trail" id="post-2500"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/" rel="bookmark">Mobile museums (on a truck): History and science delivered</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/" rel="bookmark">April 27th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><strong><img class="alignright" title="Van of Enchantment" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-27-at-12.42.21-PM.png" alt="" width="172" height="133" /></strong>There is no better way to reach underserved audiences than to drive directly to them. Mobile museums, in converted RVs or semi-trailers, are delivering history, science and art experiences. Here are two great examples.</p> <p><strong>History </strong></p> <p>Reaching rural audiences for $10.71 per visitor, the “<a href="http://www.vanofenchantment.org/">Van of Enchantment</a>” brings cultural history to schools and public events in New Mexico — at no cost to visitors. New Mexico’s rich history traces back at least 11,000 years, and includes a flourishing Pueblo community in the 13th century, Spanish conquistadors and colonists in the 16th century, and railroads in the late 19th century. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/#more-2500" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Mobile museums (on a truck): History and science delivered">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/learning/" rel="category tag">Learning & access</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/04/27/mobile-museums-on-a-truck-history-and-science-delivered/#comments">11 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/art/" rel="tag">art</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/culture/" rel="tag">culture</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/exhibits/" rel="tag">exhibits</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/mobile/" rel="tag">mobile</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/new-mexico/" rel="tag">New Mexico</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/new-york-city/" rel="tag">New York City</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/santa-fe-trail/" rel="tag">Santa Fe Trail</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1596 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-interactivity tag-acoma-pueblo tag-experiences tag-history tag-indian-reservations tag-museum tag-visitors" id="post-1596"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/23/sustainable-cultural-tourism-at-the-acoma-pueblo/" rel="bookmark">Sustainable cultural tourism at the Acoma Pueblo</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/23/sustainable-cultural-tourism-at-the-acoma-pueblo/" rel="bookmark">March 23rd, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1598" title="Church in Acoma Pueblo" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-10.27.03-PM.png" alt="" width="224" height="161" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-10.27.03-PM.png 224w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-22-at-10.27.03-PM-150x107.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px" />Walking over rough sandstone blocks, between adobe houses, our $20/person tour wove through the streets and alleys of a small village atop a mesa in the Acoma Pueblo, in New Mexico.</p> <p>The tour culminated in the local church (at right), the <em>San Esteban del Rey Mission</em>, which is a source of great pride, and also a symbol of Catholic persecution of traditional peoples. The earthen walls are many feet thick, and the roof is supported by centuries-old logs. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/23/sustainable-cultural-tourism-at-the-acoma-pueblo/#more-1596" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Sustainable cultural tourism at the Acoma Pueblo">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/interactivity/" rel="category tag">Interactive experiences</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/23/sustainable-cultural-tourism-at-the-acoma-pueblo/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/acoma-pueblo/" rel="tag">Acoma Pueblo</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/experiences/" rel="tag">experiences</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/indian-reservations/" rel="tag">indian reservations</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/museum/" rel="tag">museum</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/visitors/" rel="tag">visitors</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1338 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications tag-art tag-exhibit-design tag-exhibits tag-history tag-museum tag-online-exhibits tag-social-media-2 tag-virtual-exhibit tag-visitors" id="post-1338"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/" rel="bookmark">Kids can make great online history exhibits cheap. Can museums?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/" rel="bookmark">March 7th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1339" title="Historical Web Sites" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM.png" alt="" width="282" height="195" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM.png 282w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-07-at-12.55.22-PM-150x103.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px" /> This weekend, I was a judge at a local chapter of <a href="http://www.nhd.org/">National History Day</a> (NHD). I judged web sites. Amazingly, these sites were much better than those of many small history museums. The students’ sites used a mixture of text, images, video and audio clips in a thoughtful way. This year’s theme was “Debate and Diplomacy.”</p> <p>I can’t show you the sites I reviewed, but here are 3 winning examples from 2010: <a href="http://89716929.nhd.weebly.com/">Electrifying America</a>; <a href="http://98755569.nhd.weebly.com/">Polio Pioneer</a>; and <a href="http://84468453.nhd.weebly.com/">Out of the Box, Into the Oven.</a></p> <p> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/07/kids-can-make-great-online-history-exhibits-cheap-can-museums/#more-1338" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Kids can make great online history exhibits cheap. 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