ArchiveGrid
Discovery Exercise Part 1
1. Type “Sitting Bull autograph card” in the search box, using the quotation marks. Click the link and read the description. What did you learn about Sitting Bull?
I pretty much knew the information that was here (not that I could have come up with the statements that were printed!) I see in the Notes section that there is a typo "was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux." They do spell Hunkpapa correctly later. I think what you are getting at is that even if we can't instantly access the photo we still get a lot of valuable facts that would help with research even if we don't go farther. Also because he was famous and had postcards he will show up in other people's papers. If you look at these materials you might find some unknown facts about Sitting Bull.
Discovery Exercise Part 1
1. Type “Sitting Bull autograph card” in the search box, using the quotation marks. Click the link and read the description. What did you learn about Sitting Bull?
I pretty much knew the information that was here (not that I could have come up with the statements that were printed!) I see in the Notes section that there is a typo "was a Native American shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux." They do spell Hunkpapa correctly later. I think what you are getting at is that even if we can't instantly access the photo we still get a lot of valuable facts that would help with research even if we don't go farther. Also because he was famous and had postcards he will show up in other people's papers. If you look at these materials you might find some unknown facts about Sitting Bull.
2. Do a search of your own. What results did you get? What institutions have the materials? What other observations can you make about this resource? I tried my maiden name and found 1 - 20 of 184. Then I limited it to my grandfather's complete name Emil Ernest Henkel and got
1 - 13 of 13. I then realized that I should have used quote marks because it brought up other people with variations of his name. This provided no results. There were mostly civil court documents, personal papers for other people, and two in German. I think that this would be a good site for the person who wants even small bits of information about their topic and is hoping to find starting points to where they can look for the primary source documents.
1 - 13 of 13. I then realized that I should have used quote marks because it brought up other people with variations of his name. This provided no results. There were mostly civil court documents, personal papers for other people, and two in German. I think that this would be a good site for the person who wants even small bits of information about their topic and is hoping to find starting points to where they can look for the primary source documents.
Next I searched the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (because I have recently read a young people's fiction book Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix with the author's research notes)
and it gave me an interesting account of the investigating commission.
and it gave me an interesting account of the investigating commission.
CAMIO
Discovery Exercise Part 2
1. In the search box, type “Paul Revere” (quotation marks unnecessary). What items do you see made by the legendary Revolutionary War hero? Many beautiful serving pieces! He certainly spent the time to make his creations beautiful and not just utilitarian. My favorite was the salver. What is the difference between a sugar basket, bowl, or urn?
2. In the search box, type “Sioux” and blog about your results.
Discovery Exercise Part 2
1. In the search box, type “Paul Revere” (quotation marks unnecessary). What items do you see made by the legendary Revolutionary War hero? Many beautiful serving pieces! He certainly spent the time to make his creations beautiful and not just utilitarian. My favorite was the salver. What is the difference between a sugar basket, bowl, or urn?
2. In the search box, type “Sioux” and blog about your results.
I found many interesting items. I especially like the photo titled 100% American/ sioux Mother and Child 100% Amer. I read the copyright information.
George Catlin certainly gave us a wonderful look into the past with his artwork.
George Catlin certainly gave us a wonderful look into the past with his artwork.
3. Search for your favorite artist and blog about your results.
I tried Thomas Kinkade and Terry Redlin and got no results.
I used Gilbert Stuart and got 85 results but when I used Gilbert Stuart George Washington it brought up 10 results with the famous painting of Washington. This is the actual painting that I was thinking of.
I used Gilbert Stuart and got 85 results but when I used Gilbert Stuart George Washington it brought up 10 results with the famous painting of Washington. This is the actual painting that I was thinking of.
What other observations can you make?
I looked at many beautiful old photographs in the Mothers and Children section. One was particularly beautiful of a mother reading to her two small children. It would be fun to project this on the screen and have fourth and fifth grade students write about their earliest memories of someone reading to them.
5. CAMIO has a lot of potential for personalizing and presenting research. Do a search on a subject of your choice. Choose 3 or 4 favorites by checking the box to the left of the image number. Click "Add to Favorites" toward the top of the page under the number of results. Read the box that appears and click "OK." Then click "View Favorites" in the upper right of the screen. The left part of the screen allows you to view a slide show, move the images around, compare images, and create a webpage using these images. Try out these features and report your findings.
5. CAMIO has a lot of potential for personalizing and presenting research. Do a search on a subject of your choice. Choose 3 or 4 favorites by checking the box to the left of the image number. Click "Add to Favorites" toward the top of the page under the number of results. Read the box that appears and click "OK." Then click "View Favorites" in the upper right of the screen. The left part of the screen allows you to view a slide show, move the images around, compare images, and create a webpage using these images. Try out these features and report your findings.
It was nice to be able to compare two images at a time.
Making a webpage and saving it in my photos would certainly make it easier to show my students rather than going through all the steps while they were waiting for me to find the art. I might use this as a springboard for discussion about the importance of reading and being able to read.
4. How would you and your community use this resource? It would be useful for the fifth grade class when they are studying the American Revolutionary War. 
Great work, Marilyn! You "get" what we were getting at in the ArchiveGrid search. There's a lot of information there, even without seeing the actual documents. The intent of the database is to help serious researchers find collections of interest. In CAMIO, none of our SD artists are included, as the institutes that own them are not currently submitting images to CAMIO. That must be true for Thomas Kinkade as well. As for sugar bowl, basket, and urn, I wondered that, too. I don't know, but I'm guessing it has to do with the shape of the container. I love your ideas about using images to spark stories and discussions! I hope your school is excited about using CAMIO to visually enhance lessons. Thanks for the comments.
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