Leave the Past and Present Behind
It’s important to preserve the stories of the past and stories of the living. Learn about oral histories and various ways to record your thoughts and experiences. Obtain first hand experience with useful technologies from pen and paper to digital resources.
Learn how to interview relatives, how to capture memories, and how to make multimedia documents. Tell your story your way. Decide on your adventure: blogging, online journaling, virtual field trip, or a multimedia enhanced record of your experiences.
Alumni College 9:00 a.m. -10:50 a.m.
9:00 Introductions, overview
9:10 WordPress & Blogging
9:45 Your History, Your Way: No Tech, Low Tech, High Tech
10:45 Wrap up
Online Resources
- Blogger - online publishing (Blog)
- Live Journal - online journal
- Writing the Journey - online journal writing workshop
- Create a Timeline (scroll down the page to template); example of a timeline using this: My Life and Times.pdf
- Our Timelines - create a timeline (different than the first one)
- Google Page Creator - need a gmail account (free) - create your own web site
- Jalbum - create online photo album to share
- Photo album mini example: http://teabo.myjalbum.net/Jen_Jon/
Software
- WordPress - online publishing (free download)
- Adobe 8 Professionaldobe 8 Professional (30 day free trial) - create a multimedia document
- example: train_able.PDF
