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Animal Research: A Multimedia Approach
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Abstract: Students will be working with a partner to research a favorite animal. They will be required to use a wide variety of resources which include multimedia software packages, the Internet, and various books. The students will be looking up general information about their animal, such as its habitat, place ... More »
Forms of Authority: Reference Books, Museum, Libraries from the course History of Information
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Abstract: InfoSys C103: History of Information - Fall 2006. This course explores the history of information and associated technologies, uncovering why we think of ours as 'the information age.' We will select moments in the evolution of production, recording, and storage from the earliest writing systems to the ... More »
Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum: Eric Carle Author Study2
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Abstract: Eleven different activities focusing on books by author/illustrator Eric Carle will be used to integrate the curriculum. Each activity will take about 30 minutes with a class multimedia presentation created at the conclusion.
Introduction to Media Studies, Fall 2003
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Abstract: Offers an overview of the social, cultural, political, and economic impact of mediated communication on modern culture. Combines critical discussions with hands-on "experiments" working with different media. Media covered include radio, television, film, the printed word, and digital technologies. Topics ... More »
Media in Transition, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Centers on historical eras in which the form and function of media technologies were radically transformed. Includes consideration of the "Gutenberg Revolution," the rise of modern mass media, and the "digital revolution," among other case studies of media transformation and cultural change. Readings ... More »
Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, 1820-1910
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Abstract: portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the 17th to the early 20th century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, and colonial archival documents. This collection depicts the land and its resources, ... More »
Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
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Abstract: presents 170 Sunday school books published in America between 1815 and 1865. They document the culture of religious instruction of youth during the Antebellum era and illustrate thematic divisions that preoccupied 19th-century America.
The Congregation of the Index
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Abstract: A brief history of the Congregation of the Index.
The Nineteenth Century in Print: the Making of America in Books and Periodicals
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Abstract: presents digitized books and periodicals published in the U.S. during the 19th century. The collection includes 23 popular magazines and more than 1,500 books that illuminate themes central to American life in the mid- to late 19th century, including the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, ... More »
Works on Paper: Julie Chen
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Abstract: SPARK watches book artist Julie Chen work in her print shop, Flying Fish Press as she and her assistant, Mary Chadwick create up to 100 editions of a book each year. This Educator Guides explores the history of the book from scrolls through the contemporary artists book.