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Want to get started in Digital Storytelling in your classroom? Digital Storytelling Projects meet a number of curriculum standards in History, English, Language Studies, Art and Social Studies. We are in the process of coaching regional schools in beginning their own digital stories.

Here's an Introduction to the concepts of Digital Storytelling and our Great Smoky Mountains National Park Project

**Digital Storytelling Project Introduction Powerpoint - Week 1**


 * Week 1:**February 6-10, 2012 - Robbinsville and Swain County Schools learn about Digital Storytelling, the project, and begin by sharing their own stories. For an assignment, we begin brainstorming on potential topics as well as interview subjects in the community. Students watch examples of works created, such as: Center for Digital Storytelling (storycenter.org), Houston 3rd Ward Project (storymapping.org), PBS' National Parks Digital Storytelling site: http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks/for-educators/digital-storytelling/, as well as other student works.


 * Week 2:** February 13-17 - Students continue brainstorming ideas, and begin developing a list of area elders to interview. Students watch short documentary examples, such as the Heartland Series of WBIR, as well as other student work. For an assignment, they are asked to solidify their topic this week to be able to begin researching next week. On 4 cards/Worksheet, students write: 1) Topic(s) interested in 2) People I might find to Interview 3) Images I might start looking for 4) Music or sound that might fit.


 * Week 3:** Students will be in the computer lab, to create files to store all the information they begin gathering. Research can be begun, using the following resources:

=** Great Smoky Mountains National Park Archive Photos ** = ==== ** The Great Smoky Mountains Association has begun digitizing photos from the GRSM Archives, but they have not been stored online yet. These photos are categorized, but the titles are stored in another file. We'll get around to individually naming them, but here are the photos in advance. If you want to know individual photos, email me the photo ID#, and I will look it up in the file. Or, if you're looking for a certain photo, I can try to look it up as well. ** ====

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 * Here's the link to about 1,000 photos: **

** Researching the Smokies and Surrounding Communities **

 * ONLINE RESOURCES**


 * Permission to Use Granted for Educational Projects (please give credit)**

TN State Library and Archives - www.tn.gov/tsla/resources/index.htm TN Historical Society – [|www.tennesseehistory.org] University of Tennessee - [] UTK Smokies Resources - http://libguides.utk.edu/smokies NC State Digital Archives – [] Swain County Gen. & Historical Society - [] Hands on History - http://www.handsontheland.org/HistoryExploration/


 * Permissions MAY BE NEEDED:** **(case by case)**
 * Tennessee Collections:**
 * 1) East Tennessee Historical Society - http://easttnhistory.org/
 * 2) Tennessee History by county - []
 * 3) Smoky Kin – Genealogy research & photos - [|www.smokykin.com]
 * 4) East Tennessee State’s Archives of Appalachia - []
 * 5) Knox County McClung Collection - []
 * 6) Tennessee Encyclopedia - www.tennesseeenclycopedia.net
 * 7) TN History Day (resources) - []
 * North Carolina Collections:**
 * 1) NC State Archives – [|www.ncdcr.gov]
 * 2) NC Maps - []
 * 3) NC Newspaper Collections - http://www.archives.ncdcr.gov/newspaper/index.html
 * 4) Southern Appalachia Archives – Berea College []
 * 5) Ramsey Center Archives – Mars Hill College – []
 * 6) Cherokee Museum Collections- []
 * 7) Cherokee Culture & History - [|www.native-languages.org/cherokee_culture.htm]
 * 8) University of NC Southern Folklife Collection - []
 * 9) Federation of NC Historical Societies - []
 * 10) Western Carolina University Hunter Collection- []
 * 11) Western Carolina Resource Center - http://www.goldenbranches.com/nc-state/westnc.html
 * 12) Western Carolina Heritage - http://www.heritagewnc.org/


 * Other Collections:**
 * 1) Library of Congress - []
 * 2) Worldwide Library Search - http://oaister.worldcat.org/
 * 3) Belk Library Collections – Appalachian State - []
 * 4) Appalachian Studies Assoc. - http://www.appalachianstudies.org/resources/centers/
 * 5) Appalachian College Association - []
 * 6) Appalachian State - www.library.appstate.edu/appcoll
 * 7) Cherokee Phoenix Archives - http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/serial?id=cherokeephoenix
 * 8) University of VA Collections - [|www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp]
 * 9) Library of Virginia - http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/
 * 10) Cherokee Archival Project - []
 * 11) Digital Library of Georgia - []
 * 12) Historic Maps - []
 * 13) 1947 Movie of Highlanders - []
 * 14) Historical Resources of VA/NC /TN - http://photos.newrivernotes.com/
 * Great Smoky Mountains National Park "Parks as Classrooms" Program ****[[image:AH_large_shaded_4C_pc.jpg width="80" height="80" align="right"]]

http://www.nps.gov/grsm/forteachers/index.htm
 * The Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers FREE curriculum based fieldtrip opportunities, using the National Park as a learning laboratory. Topics are defined by different curriculum standards. Digital Storytelling may eventually be incorporated into these standard programs. If you are interested in customizing your visit, contact the links provided on this site. **********Check out this website for more information. ****

  ** Hands on History Website  ** **The Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has another cultural archive collection with educational activities involving cultural comparisons and cemetery studies.** http://www.handsontheland.org/HistoryExploration/cultural_comparison.cfm


 * // Local Library Visits //**

Visits can be made by appointment only. Resources available for viewing/listening include: books, oral histories (cassette tape), video/oral histories (100 interviews are on video), historic photos, management reports, historic papers (ex. letters, memos, etc...) Copies can be made for $0.15. If you bring a portable scanner, you can scan photos or other documents. Nothing can be checked out of the library. How to make an appointment: Call Librarian, Annette Hartigan 865-436-1296
 * // Using the Library at Great Smoky Mountains National Park //**

Resources available for viewing/listening include: books, oral histories (cassette tape), video/oral histories Copies can be made for $0.15. If you bring a portable scanner, you can scan photos or other documents. Website link: http://www.annaporterpl.org/ How to make an appointment: Call Librarian, Kenton Temple 865-436-1296 Library Hours: M, W, Th, F: 10:00 – 5:00 Tu: 10:00 – 8:00 Sat:10:00 – 1:00 Sun: Closed
 * // Using the Anna Porter Public Library in Gatlinburg //**

The McClung Collection is located on the 3rd floor of the East Tennessee History Center in downtown Knoxville Website link: http://knoxrooms.sirsi.net/rooms/portal/page/21589_McClung_Collection How to make an appointment: Call Museum Curator, Steve Cotham mcclung@knoxlib.org Library Hours: M, T: W, Th, F, S: Sun: 9:00 – 8:30 pm 9:00 – 5:30pm 1:00 – 5:00 pm Address: East Tennessee History Center 601 S. Gay Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Historical records are kept in the building next door to the main library. Appointments are not necessary.
 * // Using the McClung Collection //**

Website link: [] Phone: 865-774-3246 Library Hours: M, Th:9:00 – 7:00 T, Wed, Fri:9:00 – 6:00 Sat:9:00 – 4:00
 * // Using the Sevier County Public Library //**

Phone: 865-429-7490 Library Hours: M, W, F:9:00 – 6:00 / Tue, Thu:8:00 – 8:00 / Sat:9:00 – 5:00
 * // Using the Pigeon Forge Library //** http://www.pfpl.net/

Location: 176 Central Drive, Cullowhee NC 28723 Phone: (828) 227-7485 or Toll-free (866) 928-5424 Website: http://www.wcu.edu/404.asp Library Hours: M – Th: 8:00 – 10:00 Fr Sat: 8:00 – 5:00 Sun: 1:00 – 5:00
 * // Using the Hunter Library at Western Carolina University //**


 * // Using the Mariana Black Library //**

Location: 33 Fryemont Street Bryson City, NC 28713 Phone: 828-488-3030 Website: http://www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity/index.htm Library Hours: M, W: 10:00 - 5:30 Tu, Th: 10:00 – 7:00 Fr, Sat: 10:00 – 4:00 Sun: Closed

678 South Haywood Street Waynesville, NC 28786 828-452-5169 http://www.haywoodlibrary.org/ M, T, Thu: 9:00 – 9:00 W, Fr, Sat: 9:00 – 5:00 Sun: 1:30 – 5:00
 * // Using the Haywood County Public Library //**


 * // Using the Graham County Public Library //**
 * 80 Knight St. Robbinsville, NC 28771 Phone: 828-479-8796 Fax: 828-479-3156  gpressley@nantahalalibrary.org ||   ||
 * ** Library Hours: ** ||  ||
 * Monday ||  || Closed ||   ||
 * Tuesday ||  || 12 to 9 p.m. ||   ||
 * Wed., Thur., & Fri. ||  || 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ||   ||
 * Saturday ||  || 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ||   ||
 * Sunday ||  || Closed ||   ||