1. Teaching with Primary Sources Follow-Up
MASL Fall PD Day
October 21, 2017
Tom Bober, Librarian
RM Captain Elementary
School District of Clayton

2. Today Report Out-How is it going?
Building on Primary Source Analysis: Circle of Viewpoint Strategy
Searching Digital Public Library of America

3. Report Out: How is it going?
What has worked like you expected?
What hasn’t?
Any primary sources you’re looking for?
Have you tried sharing any analysis strategies with teachers or other librarians?
Successes to share?

4. Circle of Viewpoints Strategy
First, perform a primary source analysis
Visible Thinking Strategies from Project Zero

6. Who would have a viewpoint about this event?
Who is involved?
Who is impacted?
Who would care about this?
(Stay within the time period under study.)
Visible Thinking Strategies from Project Zero

7. Take on the persona of one of those viewpoints
Who are you?
Speak as that individual.
Ask a question as that person.
Let someone ask you a question as you continue speaking from that viewpoint.
Visible Thinking Strategies from Project Zero

8. Why might you point a student or teacher to DPLA?
What are entry points into DPLA resources to share with students & teachers?
How can you support students & teachers in interacting with DPLA resources?
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9. History, research, or literature connections looking for primary sources, especially post 1922.
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10. Visit dp.la Narrow results by: Subject Location Language
Contributing Institution
Partner
Type (format) Date
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12. Exhibits
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Over two dozen exhibits that “are designed to tell stories of national significance using source material from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States…”

13. Exhibits
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Introduction and Categories

14. Exhibits
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Category leads to curated sources, title, and description

15. Exhibits
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High level of detail and more info

16. Exhibits
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Patrons will want to click through for citation purposes.

17. Explore by Place Visit dp.la
Great for patrons wanting to research “place” ex. Local history
Check the holder of the source before clicking through to check for location accuracy.
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18. Explore by Date
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Search for “soldier”

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Continue to narrow by subject, format, or location. Scrub through timeline to modify results.

20. Visit dp.la Primary Source Sets 100 sets of sources
Organized around topic of study
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Topics frequently revolve around historic events, groups, individuals, or literature. Tags allow for grouping of related Primary Source Sets
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22. Visit dp.la Primary Source Sets
Warning: Not all sources in the Primary Source Sets may actually be described as Primary Sources.
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In PSS Women and the Civil War

23. Primary Source Sets
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24. Visit dp.la Interacting with DPLA Sources
In the linked Teaching Guide for each Primary Source Set
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25. Interacting with DPLA Sources
Library of Congress
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26. Interacting with DPLA Sources
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27. Interacting with DPLA Sources1 2 3
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