Hello
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions and help.
I have attached the summary of the results. Some people asked for more information about how the project would work. So I give some more details about it, as it is being formatted so far:
The children would be divided in groups of up to 3 chilredn with one PDA per group. The PDAs would be provided by the Museum and there could be 2 choices.
1. The teacher could choose the educational tour around the Museum with him/her at head with multimedia material for the exhibits that form the tour which would also be available to the pupils' PDAs or
2. The children could take part in groups again in a scavenger hunt with questions and other games that will lead them around the Museum without the immediate lead of the teacher.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
Natasa Michailidou
Archaeologist-Museologist
Research Assistant of CETI
Cultural and Educational Technology Institute
www.ceti.gr
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Dear list members,
I am working in a project that will introduce PDAs in Museums as guides. There will be several tours available and one will be addressed to school groups.
For the school tour we are thinking of incorporating multiple choice questions as digital activity sheets that will either guide the group around the Museum (somehting like a scavenger hunt) or will be available at the end of the tour to conclude it and help the students think about what they have learnt.
I would like to ask if anyone knows relevant examples of good practice or if he/she has experience in designing digital activity sheets in PDAs or touchscreens or even conventional.
I have already found material in ABC of working with schools (Asking questions etc.) and a Discussion guide at the Smithsonian website, but was wondering if there is anything else that could help. I will send a summary of the answers to the list for everyone to see. Thanks in advance for the help.
Natasa Michailidou
Archaeologist-Museologist
Research Assistant of CETI
Cultural and Educational Technology Institute
www.ceti.gr
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A web search using the terms
Museum PDA activity sheets
Will produce several hits
Try this one about MIT's program
http://education.mit.edu/pda/overview.htm
Best wishes, Barbara Hass, retired librarian
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Hi Natasa,
They've done a lot of this kind of thing in Sheffield and Hull. You should speak to Sam Smith, E-Learning Coordinator for Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust - 0114 278 2674 - [log in to unmask] as he's developed a couple of projects in Sheffield (where I used to work) using PDAs/ultra mobile pcs in conjunction with the CLC.
Alex
Alex Woodall
Schools Interpretation Officer
Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3JL
Telephone 0161 235 8844
Fax 0161 235 8899
Internal
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www.manchestergalleries.org
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Hi Natasa,
you should contact the RCHAMW (Royal Commissions on Historical and Ancient Monuments Wales) ask for Angharad Williams or Tricia Moore - they did an excellent innovative project with Ruthin Gaol (Denbighshire Archives) and Brynhyfryd Secondary School using PDAs.
Another one to contact would be Ceredigion museum, who developed the use of PDAs with schoolchildren in their museum a couple of years ago.
Helen
Helen Lyall Williams
Cynghorydd Mynediad a Dysgu - Access and Learning Adviser.
CyMAL : Amgueddfeydd Archifau a Llyfrgelloedd Cymru. CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales.
Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru - Welsh Assembly Government
Uned 10 Parc Gwyddoniaeth -Unit 10 Science Park
Aberystwyth SY23 3AH
Ffon / Tel: 01970 610 233
Ffacs / Fax: 01970 610223
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Dear Natasha
You may be interested in the recent developments at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London.
The lady you need to speak to is Ingrid Beazely - e-learning project developer.
Best wishes and good luck with the project
Karin Molson
Museum Learning Officer
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Natasa –
Try contacting Shawn Rowe at Oregon State University with your request. I believe he has done some work in this area.
His email address is: [log in to unmask]
Bill
Bill Watson
Research Assistant, SCALE-uP
Doctoral Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction
The George Washington University
(202) 994-1171
www.gwu.edu/~scale-up
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Hello,
I’m interested in how this would work. Would each child have a PDA, or just the teacher? If only the teacher has it, then the small screen size might be a concern. Would the museum provide the PDAs, or is this like a cell phone tour when people use their own equipment?
With wishes of success,
Anne Nagrant
Troy Museum & Historic Village (Troy, Michigan, USA)
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Dear Natasa,
If you interested in developing this into more of a game-based activity (perhaps using a PSP or a Nintendo DS) we would be very interested in helping you to develop this. You may be aware that the Virtual Experience Company is now part of Blitz Games and, as such, we now have access to the latest in games technologies - not just for hand-held consoles, but also for Xbox, PlayStation3, etc.
If you are interested in this approach, we could also develop the game into something that could be used for both pre- and post-visit activities on the web, as well as a downloadable game for a more general audience.
If you'd like to discuss these ideas in more detail please let me know.
With best wishes,
Mike
Mike Gogan
The Virtual Experience Company
Regent Square House
The Parade
Leamington Spa
CV32 4NL
T: +44 (0)1926 880087
M: +44 (0) 7939 599590
www.VirtualExperience.co.uk
A Division of Blitz Games Ltd
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