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Sender: American Memory Fellows <AMFELLOWS@RS8.LOC.GOV>
Poster: Susan Veccia <svec@LOC.GOV>
Subject: Re: What gives? Classroom Connect
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The difference in the development of these two products is that the
Classroom Connect one started out being an educational product. The Eyes
of the Nation came out of the LC publishing office as a cooperative
agreement with ArtLook and it is is, just as Frances describes, a coffee
table book. I saw it in beta form, and have a copy at home gratis of
MultiMedia Schools, but I have not explored it yet. In the later case, the
educational bent of the product is an add-on, not necessarily added-value
as I think you will find the Classroom Connect product.
At 09:08 AM 4/5/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>Since I started this whole thread, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that
>I've known about the "Eyes of the Nation" product for a long time but
>wasn't thinking about it when I chimed in about Classroom Connect. It
>turns out that ArtLook, the company that produces the CD, is located in my
>town, Champaign-Urbana. Almost a year ago the CEO invited my AM partner
>and me in for an exploratory talk about the product's possible
>transformation into a more education-oriented tool. "Eyes of the Nation"
>should do exactly what Melody says --provide a good backup when the
>Internet is down. The producers worked directly with the Library of
>Congress, selecting materials to be digitized, getting curators to write
>accompanying commentary, etc. The result is lovely, but from our
>perspective, functions more as a coffee table book or museum tour than a
>structured teaching tool. As I recall, there's no real searching function
>-- it's designed for the user to sit and watch. But in the hands of a
>teacher, I think it could be a valuable resource.
>
>More proof, the more the merrier.
>
>Frances
>
>>Christine Fricke DHS wrote:
>>>
>>> Susan has a great point about Internet access and using American
>>> Memory. Even in my building, which has great access and a classroom
>>> computer lab for teaching, there have been times when the Internet is
>>> down
>>
>>I too saw the Classroom Connect materials and was quite surpised at the
>>price.Then yesterday, I received my "Civilization" magazine and found an
>>ad for "The Library of Congress: Eyes of the Nation." This is a CD-ROM
>>or DVD-ROM of American Memory material published jointly by the Library
>>of Congress and the History Channel - and it only costs $39.95. While I
>>don't know exactly what materials are included, I have ordered one - I
>>like being able to develop my own lesson plans and hope this will work
>>as a backup when the Internet is down.
>>
>>Melody Pinkston
>>
>
Susan Veccia, Project Manager
Educational Services
National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
email: svec@loc.gov voice: 202/707-6151 fax: 202/252-3173
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