For this lab you have TWO options to choose from: Scrape, archive, and analyze Tweets from Twitter on a cultural heritage topic NOTE: for this one the sooner you start the better. This tool archives Tweets beginning from seven days…
Category: Labs and Building Blocks
Unit E Lab/Building Block: 3d Scanning
This assignment gives you two different options! Each is very different, with different requirements (downloading software or writing, working online or mostly offline) and different output. Read each one for the details. Pretend you want to scan something at the…
Unit D Lab/Building Block
Note: To earn an A or B in the course, undergrads need FOUR labs/building blocks; grads need FIVE for an A and 4 for a B. If you already have 3 at a Satisfactory level (check mark in Canvas), you…
Lab/Building Block Unit C: Crowdsourcing
Your assignment is to participate in and reflect on a history or cultural heritage crowd-sourcing project. Most of these are transcription projects. 1. Choose one of the following projects: Smithsonian Freedman’s Bureau Project Library of Congress Clara Barton papers Zooniverse’s…
Unit B Lab/Building Block: A Digital Archive of Archives
For this assignment, we are going to collaboratively create a Digital Archive. Since we’re studying Archives in this unit, we will make an Archive of Archives!! We will use the software Omeka to create our Digital Archive of Archives. All…
Unit A Labs/Building Blocks: Creating Your Website or Blog
Before we begin: this tutorial is for students who do not already have a website. [If you already have a website please send me an email or come to Zoom office hours ASAP. Tell me: what your website’s web address…