Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Archive Grid and CAMIO

I can see that Archive Grid would be great for intensive research and hunting down primary sources, but I don't think I would use it very much for the average patron/student. I learned some background information about Sitting Bull that I didn't know before, such as their group traveling to live in Canada for a while and that he led several tribes of Native Americans, not just his own Sioux tribe. I also looked up some information about German Russians and the composer Scarlatti.

I love CAMIO. I came across it by accident this year and sent the link to the art teachers in our school. I found a great picture of flowers for my computer background, and some fun artwork of readers that we could use for National Library Week. I love how you can search by topic, artist, etc., and that a teacher could save images to use for an art lecture.

2 comments:

  1. Hi, JeanWK, you are right--Archive Grid is for serious researchers who are ready to travel to continue their quest for specialized knowledge. Glad you like CAMIO. In addition to art, we think it has social studies and language arts applications, especially in schools using Visual Thinking Strategies. One teacher said she was going to use images for writing prompts for her students. Students can use these to enhance their projects. Thanks for your comments.

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  2. I totally agree with you - ArchiveGrid is good, but the real treasure of this lesson was CAMIO. I had fun just learning about it, and I can't wait to share it with anyone who might need such a resource!

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