An Adventure of the American Mind Joining Educators and Students with Library of Congress Resources University of South Carolina Upstate Dr. Robert Pettis, Director Ms. Samantha Cofield, Digital Preservationist
Conference Presentations	Program Participants’ Work Samples	Library of Congress	American Memory	Other Lesson Plans and Materials	AAM Program Website
	Workshop Resources Primary Sources Workshop Handouts Primary Sources Workshop Outline Primary Sources in Perspective by Mark Newman PowerPoint Introduction to An Adventure of the American Mind Internet-Based Instructional Activities Web Activity Discovering Primary Sources (WebQuest) [Top of page] Library of Congress Online Resources Workshop Handouts LOC Workshop Outline [Top of page] File Basics Workshop Handouts File Basics Workshop Outline [Top of page] Primary Sources:  Photographs Workshop Handouts Analyzing a Primary Source Photograph Activity Plan Digital Image File Format Comparison Children Playing in Sand (JPEG image) Children Playing in Sand (PNG image) Children Playing in Sand (GIF image) Children Playing in Sand (PCX image) Children Playing in Sand (TIF image) Children Playing in Sand (BMP cfimage) Graphic Images Format Comparison Table How to Search the LOC Website (from AM website) Image: Focus on the Details (from AM website) Primary Sources: Photographs Workshop Outline Thinking about Primary Sources Photographs: (Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society) Nurse and Child Children in Hammocks  (photograph: DN-0001423) Street Scene (photograph: DN-100626 33) Three boys (photograph: DN-000470) Classroom with students (photograph;DN-0006488) [Top of page] Primary Sources:  Documents Workshop Handouts Document CSI Activity Outline Documents for CSI Activity (to print) How Does it Read (from AM website) Primary Sources: Documents Workshop Outline Printed Ephemera Genre Terms (from AM website) What do documents say about you? form Written Documents Analysis Worksheet  [Top of page] Primary Sources:  Sound Workshop Handouts Adding Music, Sound, and Video to PowerPoint American Memory Collections that Contain Sounds Audio File Format chart Listening to and Using AM Audio Clips with Audio Format Chart Oral History Analysis form Primary Sources: Sound Workshop Outline Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet PowerPoint American Memory Sound Primary Sources [Top of page] Primary Sources:  Motion Pictures Workshop Handouts American Memory Collections that Contain Motion Pictures Graphic Organizer Motion Picture Analysis worksheet Movie File Format chart Primary Sources: Motion Pictures Workshop Outline Using the Graphic Organizer Viewing and Using American Memory Movie Clips  [Top of page] Primary Sources:  Maps Workshop Handouts American Memory Collections that contain Maps Collection Connection Overview worksheet Graphic Organizer for Maps Population Density Map Activity Primary Sources: Maps Workshop Outline US Population Center Map Zoom into Maps (from AM website) 1892 Rand McNally map 1990 US Population Density map  [Top of page] Multimedia Workshop Handouts Directions for Using the Jeopardy PowerPoint Template Jeopardy Planning Form Multimedia Rubric PowerPoint American Memory Jeopardy Example Jeopardy Template PowerPoint Tips and Tricks  Sound Jeopardy Sound File [Top of page] On-line Activities Workshop Handouts On-line Activities Summary (Chart) PowerPoint Internet Search Strategies Web-based Activities [Top of page] Storytelling Workshop Handouts Story development Guide Oral History Interviews Help Sheet (.pdf) Taking Better Video Shooting and Capturing Activity Using the Microsoft Movie Maker 2 Save Movie Wizard Compression:  What Determines File Size and Quality? Royalty-Free Music American Memory Collections that Contain Motion Pictures Viewing and Using American Memory Movie Clips American Memory Collections that Contain Sounds Listening to and Using AM Audio Clips with Audio Format Chart Folklife and Fieldwork: a Layman's Introduction to Field Techniques by Peter Bartis PowerPoint Digital Storytelling:  Crafting Your Story Introduction to Microsoft Movie Maker 2 Setting Up a Tripod Ways to Generate and Distribute Your Finished Movie Instructional Movies Capturing Video Movie Maker 2 Transitions Other Resources Citation Matrix for American Memory Collections Creating Tables WebQuest Template (version1) WebQuest Template (version2) WebQuest Template (version 3 (multi-page zip file)) USC Upstate - An Adventure of the American Mind School of Education, 800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC  29303 Voice: 803-503-9224   Fax: 803-503-0778  E-mail: bpettis@uscupstate.edu
Workshops
Primary Sources Workshop
Library of Congress Online Resources Workshop
File Basics Workshop
Primary Sources: Photographs Workshop
Primary Sources: Documents
Primary Sources: Sound
Primary Sources: Motion Pictures
Primary Sources: Maps
Multimedia Workshop
On-line Activities Workshop
Storytelling Workshop
Other Resources