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Explore Conflict & Compromise
with the Smithsonian Learning
Lab and EDSITEment
Tess Porter
Education Support Specialist
Smithsonian Center for
Learning and Digital Access
Joe Phelan
Program Officer, Division of
Education
National Endowment for
the Humanities
Questions and Digital Citizenship
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#NHD2018
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Introduction to theSmithsonian Learning Lab
Over 2 million digital resources withtools for discovery, selection, and use
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Reasons to Use the Smithsonian Learning Lab
Get inspiration by incorporating authoritative, authentic resources into instruction and assignments
Empower student creativity and skills as “knowledge constructors” (ISTE)
Deepen and contextualize learning with visuals and media
Use or build on the work of other educators
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Two Important Terms
“RESOURCES”
2M Smithsonian digital assets
Building blocks of collections
Resources + Creativity = Collections
“COLLECTIONS”
Made by educators and students, most are
Topical collections
Student activities
Teaching guides
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Typical Learning Lab Resources
ART ARTIFACTS
SPECIMENSPHOTOS RECORDINGS TEXTS
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What Collections Look Like: Simple
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What Collections Look Like: Complex
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Questions?
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Conflict and Compromise at the National Portrait Gallery
Free People of Color in Antebellum America
Japanese Incarceration during World War II
Labor Movements, Unions, and Musicians
Native American Peace Treaties
NMAAHC Collection Connection Grid 2018: Conflict and Compromise in History
People of the Vietnam Era
Pittsburgh's Labor History
Reading American Art as a Historical Source
More NHD2018 Collections:
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Let’s Get Started!To sign up:
Go to learninglab.si.edu
Click Sign Up
Follow the prompts to create a free account
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SearchTo search:
Hover over the magnifying glass
Type your search terms
Click the magnifying glass
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Citation
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Find NHD2018 CollectionsTo search:
Type NHD2018 in the search bar
Click the magnifying glass
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Copy a CollectionTo copy a collection to your account:
Click the folder icon
Follow the prompts
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Find Tutorials for creating a collection, using tools, and more Go to the main
page at learninglab.si.edu
Scroll down to the Discover, Create, and Share icons
Click on any icon
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Questions?
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@SmithsonianLab
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Video will be posted tomorrow at:
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Developing Research Questions