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Digital Archives. The Concept of Digital Archives Tips to designing a lesson which uses digital archives. This will be modeled by an example lesson on the Tet Offensive. EDHD5007 PECHA KUCHA Created by: Alex L., Jeff M., Mike P.,. o f 20. What are digital archives?

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  1. Digital Archives • The Concept of Digital Archives • Tips to designing a lesson which uses digital archives. • This will be modeled by an example lesson on the Tet Offensive EDHD5007 PECHA KUCHA Created by: Alex L., Jeff M., Mike P., of 20

  2. What are digital archives? • Digital archives are online databases with an immense amount of information. • They range from having primary and secondary sources to videos and images. • Digital archives come in many types and varieties. • Therefore, it is important to look for scholarly databases that have been reviewed and utilize primary and secondary documents. Digital Archives 1. What is it? of 20

  3. Examples of Digital Archives • More Trustworthy • Government Databases • School and University Websites • Privately Owned Databases • Less Trustworthy • Wikipedia and other publicly run databases Examples of Digital Archives 1. Where should I find my archive? of 20

  4. 11th Grade World History; Vietnam War: Tet Offensive • Unit: • Focuses on multiple perspectives surrounding the Vietnam War Brief Overview of Example Lesson 1. Tet Offensive of 20

  5. Specific Lesson: Tet Offensive • Turning Point – (History Day) • Major Impact on American home front • Focus on American Perspective Example Lesson 1. Tet Offensive of 20

  6. FRUS: Foreign Relations of the United States • A government archive • Offers many primary sources of American perspectives • Documents go back to 1775 • May provide more information than other databases • Access to primary sources allows information to circumvent filters and bias from secondary sources Example of our Digital Archive 1. FRUS of 20

  7. Implementation of FRUS • Primary source documents, cables, created at the time of the Tet Offensive • 7 sources, 4 students/source FRUS Implementation 1. How to use a database in a lesson of 20

  8. Lesson Layout (Pre, During, and Post Reading) • Pre Reading: • Students will read a textbook excerpt to gain background knowledge on Tet Offensive Lesson Layout 1. Pre reading of 20

  9. During Reading • Task: • Note Taking: emphasis on comparing and contrasting connection to prior knowledge • Annotation of documents in groups Lesson Layout 1. During Reading of 20

  10. Post Reading • Questions that connect the information just read to a larger historical context • Also ties the lesson back into the unit • Closure on the big picture Lesson Layout 1. Post Reading of 20

  11. Formative • Preparation for next day jigsaw • Student Completion of Reading Guide Questions • Rationale • Time Saver! • Wide Range of Free Documents! Formative 1. Why do it this way? of 20

  12. Alternative ways of using digital archives: • Research assignments: where students will access the archives • Teacher use vs Student use of 20

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