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An interactive map that pinpoints each instance that an individual was killed by a police officer in 2020. The map also notes that so far in 2021, 745 people have been killed. Each pinpoint can be clicked on to view information about the killing and sources to support. There are several other charts and graphs that track police brutality over the years. Other tabs allow the viewer to compare data between cities and states and view national trends. One may also read extensive information on how the data was collected and why it is important to continue to investigate police officers.
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What is it?
Making the History of 1989: The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe utilizes Omeka to highlight the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe.
What does it have?
The website showcases primary sources (such as propaganda posters, government documents and videos), scholarly interviews and essays from the years leading up to 1989 to provide context and information about the fall of Communism. The site also has case studies analyzing specific sources, such as Soviet health posters, as well as detailed lesson plans and teaching modules for classroom use.
What does it do?
The site provides various resources to understand political, social and cultural contexts within Eastern Europe that contributed to the fall of Communism, as well as providing numerous lesson plans for teachers to use.
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A record of undocumented plays over the course of 100 years, from 1570 to the 1670s, that would have been lost otherwise.
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It helps viewers grasp the history of the Jamestown settlement and its people (English settlers, slaves, and Native Americans) through the use of various primary and secondary sources and other things, like timelines and maps.
-Meeghan, Lauren, Lillah
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- It’s hosted on google earth, with some links that send you to pages that talk about the pieces more in-depth.
- Can bring the user to external website links that dive further into the “Icons and Heroes”, “Arts and Entertainment”, “History and Tradition”, and “Latino Traditions Today.”
- Contains presentations that tie together Latinx artists of the past and present.
- When the user clicks through the different murals, Google Earth will move their location point to where the next destination is with very immersive visuals.
- It zooms out to travel and zooms in when it takes you to the next location. It shows you the real-life view of the mural’s location.
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An interactive map of Paris with color-coordinated markers that indicate the locations James Baldwin references. The colors indicate a set of locations referenced in a work by Baldwin. The markers include the title of the location and Baldwin’s description or use of the location.
The map provides viewers with a visual and interactive representation of Baldwin's references to places in Paris from his literary works.
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The resource focuses on exploring the origins of playhouses rather than focusing on the “late-sixteenth century phenomena.” It does so by compiling individual plays and a timeline of significant events of early playhouses of the era.
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Information about the English settlement in Jamestown. It has court records, labor contracts, public records, first hand account, newspapers, and interactive maps. It helps viewers grasp the history of the Jamestown settlement and its people (both English settlers, slaves, and Native Americans) through the use of various primary and secondary sources and other things, like timelines and maps.
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An interactive digital exhibit of P.T Barnum’s American Museum, which mysteriously burnt down.
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An interactive digital exhibit that explores P.T. Barnum’s American Museum, which mysteriously burnt down in 1865. It contains a database of primary digital archives, maps, secondary source analysis essays, posters, and paintings (portraits). This resource helps us explore the political, religious, and cultural history of Antebellum America.
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It is important to me because it reminds me about the resilience I had during the pandemic to fight for what I believed in.
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I journaled life in my journal during isolation
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This Item is important to me because it shows how during the pandemic I wasn't able to play baseball.
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Well, she's not really an item but we got her when I was going through a hard time and she's like my best friend
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Got to spend time with family
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I need it for school. Especially during the pandemic
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Assignment for English class and to help get an understanding of a students perspective
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I feel like i have grown attached to this item over the last couple months. It has a sense of being my "pass" since i need it where ever I, to work, to school, shopping, etc.
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it was my escape during quarantine
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Event at Larned
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This is important to me because this shows how I've been learning for the last semester
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This photo is important to me because it shows that quarantine helped me to have time to myself. I got to pick up a book and read for the first time in months because I had some extra time on my hands during the summer.
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oil on canvas
