iTouch Learning

Bring Primary Source Images into Your Classroom with Calisphere Images & an iPod

Using Digital Primary Sources for Historical Analysis with UC Irvine
"Theme California Cultures "How have different cultural groups shaped California?"

• Historical podcast*: A Historagraphy of Calisphere and California Cultures
• Informational podcast*:Podcast interview of using the 6 C's
  • *Place in the podcast iTunes "Movies" and sync
• Downloadable document: 6 C's of Primary Source Analysis

Calisphere Photography Treasure Hunt

• Divide your team: a scribe and treasure hunters
• The scribe will access and post to the wiki: http://itouchhistory.pbwiki.com
• The treasure hunters seach for a photo treasure in Calisphere http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/ and share the link with your scribe
• Apply some of the 6 C's to your treasure and post your findings to the wiki
• Click on other teams and see their treasures

Learn to use an iPod Touch

• Visit our project resource page for helpful online materials

More with the iPod Touch  - Guided Instruction

• Sync your iPod Touch
• Link your iPod Touch to a TV Monitor or Video Projector
• How to cite images from Calisphere (click to download the pdf)
• Skill of downloading an image to computer and sync to iPod

Create a ppt with 4 slides with images around a theme

• Create 4 slides with images
• Export to images and sync to you iPod Touch
• iPod Touch as a MegaVCR - pdf

Workshop Evaluation

• CTAP Online evaluation: http://ctap4surveys.org/evaluation/