This week we discussed contracts. In general, we needed to make everything a little more specific. We’ve run into a couple of snaggs since we couldn’t get the camera that we originally wanted, but hopefully we will be able to get one from the art department. In regards to getting more details for everything, we […]
Author: Adventures in Digital History
Project Nerves Setting In
We’ve gone over a lot of great tools so far and I can see how they can be useful in a lot of different digital history projects. However, based on what our group has discussed so far, it seems like our project will be mostly video based. We have a few things in our ambitious […]
Using Topic Modeling and Network Analysis
One interesting way to use this would be creating a network that shows who James Monroe talked to and the connections between them as well. As president he talked to many people of influence and it would be fascinating to see who he communicated with. It could also be intriguing to see how those communications […]
why hist 428?
i signed up for the course, honestly, because it fulfills a course requirement for both my digital studies minor and my honors program. while the course is in my minor, and thus is a discipline i am interested in exploring, i probably would have waited to take this course until my senior year. but, since …
New Digital Tools
This week I played around a bit with JS StoryMap, JS Timeline, and HP Reveal. To be completely honest, I have used StoryMap a few times already so I did not create a new one. I’ve made some good and bad ones over the last couple years, but this is one that I really liked. […]
Various Digital Tools
Last semester I did an internship for the Papers of James Monroe in which I made an online exhibit using Timeline JS and actually embedded a Google My Maps in my timeline as well. During that project, I spent a lot of time getting acquainted with those two tools and have a pretty good idea … Continue reading Various Digital Tools
A Individual Review of Digital Resources
Looking at the two sources that utilized Omeka, I was very interested in the use of cataloging sources. I like how its an good way to keep information in one area, sort of like Zotero with more details. For certain projects I believe they can be very useful. Specifically, for my groups project, I am […]
Digital History Projects Review
I found many of the digital projects I browsed through had very intriguing subjects, but when it came to actually imparting information or a narrative, their attempts were quite muddled. The Great Molasses Flood Project had an incredibly interesting layout, using a newspaper, and highlighting various sections to click on and make pieces of the … Continue reading Digital History Projects Review
Initial Thoughts
I am taking this class because it sounded intriguing. I don’t consider myself to be technologically savvy at all, and though I doubt this class can change that fundamental aspect of my nature, I hope to increase my knowledge of the various possibilities the practice of digital history offers. In the last few years, I’ve … Continue reading Initial Thoughts
Goals for this Semester
I have a few goals for this class. I am a senior history major and I needed to take a seminar class, but I am also truly interested in this class. I believe technology has allowed us to gain a new insight to history. I hope that this class will enable me to share history […]