Category Archives: Learning Tools and Interactives (Information/Media literacy)

Choose Your Own Adventure: Workshops @ WebWise

Posted on January 23, 2013 by mheintz

This blog was originally published on the WebWise 2013 blog.  By Lisa Rhody Within hours of opening registration to IMLS grantees and the public, conference registrants began submitting ideas for and voting on potential pre-conference workshop offerings.  Through the use of social … Continue reading →

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WebWise 2013: And Now for Something Completely Different

Posted on January 16, 2013 by mheintz

This blog was originally published on the WebWise 2013 blog.  By Sheila Brennan Associate Director of Public Projects, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media WebWise 2013 is set for March 6-8, 2013 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace in … Continue reading →

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Digital Public Library of America Hosts its First Appfest

Posted on December 5, 2012 by mheintz

Mary Barnett, Social Media Coordinator Chattanooga Public Library 4thfloorchatt@gmail.com 4thfloor.chattlibrary.org Peter Murray, Assistant Director Technology Services Development LYRASIS   The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)’s first Appfest took place in Chattanooga, Tennessee, last month inside the city public library’s … Continue reading →

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Ready for Back-to-School? Begin the Year as a Connected Educator!

Posted on August 9, 2012 by admin

Libraries and museums have long had a part to play in learning in the digital age. IMLS-supported institutions and organizations play a crucial role in the educational ecosystem within their communities and within a larger national context of formal and … Continue reading →

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National Leadership Grant Video: Colonial Williamsburg

Posted on June 14, 2012 by koconnell

By Kevin O’Connell, IMLS Writer-Editor In this video interview, Lisa Fischer of Colonial Williamsburg and Worthy Martin of the University of Virginia, talk about “Virtual Williamsburg,” a 3-D model of the town showing how it looked in 1776. The project … Continue reading →

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