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Program Flyer: Picture This: Interpreting the Past with Photographs

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Content Provider   Ohio Historical Society  2009-10 Honorable Mention, 2010-11, 2011-12
Contact Information   Matt Schullek
dl@ohiohistory.org
800 E. 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH  43211
United States
Phone: (800) 640-7679
Fax: (614) 298-2963
Program Type   Individual Program
Program Rating     based on 3 evaluation(s).
Target Audience   Education: Grade(s): 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, adults
Maximum Number of Participants   We prefer groups of 35 or fewer participants but can make exceptions.
Minimum Number of Participants   Minimum of 5 participants
Primary Disciplines   Problem Solving, Social Studies/History
Secondary Disciplines   Sciences
Video Clip  
Program Description   Students will interact with an Ohio Historical Society archivist as they learn to interpret and analyze photographs stored in the Ohio Historical Society's photographic collection. They will learn the importance of images as a source of recording history and the stories these images tell. We'll examine details of fashion, architecture, technology, customs, lifestyles, gender roles and more from this revealing program. We'll also instruct students how to decipher the stories of images in their own photographic collections.
Program Format   1. The students are introduced to an Ohio Historical Society archivist and they review the types of work and research done by an archivist.
2. Students receive instruction on how to analyze the content of various historical images.
3. Students examine images to interpret time, place and setting.
4. The students are encouraged to submit their own photographs.
5. Time is allowed for follow-up questions.
Objectives   - Develop an appreciation for photographs
- Learn to interpret photographs by engaging the images
National/Common Core Standards to which this program aligns   Portions of the following standards will be covered over the course of the presentation:

U.S. HISTORY
Grades K - 4
NSS-USH.K-4.1 LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, NOW AND LONG AGO
- Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago
- Understands the history of the local community and how communities in North America varied long ago

Grades 5 - 12
NSS-USH.5-12.6 ERA 6: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRIAL UNITED STATES (1870-1900)
- Understands how the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people
- Understands massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity
- Understands the rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes

NSS-USH.5-12.7 ERA 7: THE EMERGENCE OF MODERN AMERICA (1890-1930)
- Understands how the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression

NSS-USH.5-12.8 ERA 8: THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II (1929-1945)
- Understands the causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs
State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns   To be added later.
Program Length   45 minutes
By Request   This program is available by request ONLY
Date/Time Notes   We ask that program reservations be made at least 2 weeks in advance. Be sure to list in alternate date in your program request in the event that your requested date isn't available. Please allow up to 5 business days to have your request processed.
Program Cost   By Request Cost: $150.00
Program Fee Notes   Please allow up to 5 business days to have your request processed. Bulk program discounts are available. Purchase 6 programs and receive a 7th program of equal or lesser cost, free of charge. In order to receive these discounts, we must receive request forms for each program at the same time.
Cancellation Policy   We will not charge for programs canceled due to inclement weather. The full presentation fee will be charged to sites, which cancel with less than 24 hours notice.
Is recording allowed?   No
Program Delivery Mode(s)   Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Skype, iChat, FieldTripZoom, Vidyo, Movi/Jabber, Blue Jeans, etc...)
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider   Schools should dial into us directly via IP connections or through a bridging agent, at an ideal connection speed of at least 384 kbps. Schools are responsible for the cost and scheduling of bridged connections. We require a test call be scheduled with us at least two days prior to the date of your presentation in order to establish that we can maintain an acceptable connection between our sites.

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