Sir John A. Uses Twitter?
A look at dead, historically prominent Canadians who have twitter accounts
Category Archives: Technology
The Rise and Fall of Ideas: Having fun with Google N-Grams
We need to make sense of large quantities of information in order to do ‘big history’ and provide a context into which we can write our smaller studies. In this post, I’ll tell you what an ngram is, show some cool pictures, and hopefully drive you to have some fun with this.
Stewart Brand and the Nuclear Renaissance that Should Not Be
By Lisa Rumiel Note: Again, the author would like to thank Linda Richards for her helpful comments and suggestions in preparing this article. It is time to stop claiming that a nuclear renaissance is the solution to the current environmental crisis. I’m talking to you, Stewart Brand. A sort of Nostradamus of technological and environmental thought, Brand is one of… Read more »
Website Review: Location Based History via Historypin and WhatWasThere
WhatWasThere and Historypin are websites which emphasize history’s connection to geography. Last August, Teresa Iacobelli wrote a great post on Historypin, its predecessors, and location based history. WhatWasThere is a similar site that has been gaining popularity in recent weeks. Both sites are based on the idea of attaching historical photographs of buildings, landscape, and landmarks to present day maps…. Read more »
Open Source Tools For Heritage Organizations
Heritage organizations are continuously working to establish a digital presence and integrate digital tools into their collection management practices. Open source software can be a huge benefit for an organization with a limited technology budget.
Twitter in the Classroom
This post discusses the potential uses of Twitter in the classroom, from the position of somebody who was once a skeptic.
Step by Step: Zotero
In this post, I’ll explain to students how to install Zotero on their home computers. As a teaching assistant, I’ve found this to be the most useful technological skill that I’ve taught undergraduates – many have confirmed this by noting how they now use it.
The Revolution Will Be Rubbernecked
While the recent protest movements in the Middle East reveal much about the present state of civic community among the people of those nations — Iran, Tunisia, and Egypt (and a growing list of others) — our reaction to them reveals more about ourselves than we should perhaps find flattering.
Building Digital Literacy and the University Curriculum
Where does digital literacy fit in the university curriculum and how should it be taught?
Digital Accessibility of Canadian History
An exploration of digital Canadian history resources, with a focus on local and national museums and archives.