Week 8: Thing #19.1 Alaska Digital Pipeline

Every time I explore EBSCO, I come away learning something new and impressed with how user-friendly their search site is! After watching a very informative tutorial on EBSCO 2.0, I created a My EBSCO acoount, added a folder with articles I found searching under the terms Storytelling and Education. I also utilized the Find Similar Results option, which gave me even more relevant articles, easily downloaded and saved as a Search Alert. I also signed up for Journal Alerts for the following journals: Arts Education Policy Review, Design for Arts in Education, and Music Education Research.

I decided to use this assignment to help me with a collaboration project involving a 3rd/4th grade class. The classroom teacher and several specialists are working together to help students research significant roles and people throughout Alaskan history to create an Alaskan Living Museum. I found a ton of resources on SLED's Arts, Literature & History section, including an interview with Benny Benson, which I shared with a library class after reading Benny's Flag and discussing the difference between primary and secondary sources. But, the goldmine find of my searches was LitSite Alaska's Digital Archive Partnership which has digital stories on almost every aspect and perspective of Alaskan life told through written text, audio and historical images. Check out this digital story about Patsy Ann: Juneau's Official Greeter (she's Juneau's most famous dog!)

Prehistory and Alaska Timelines:

• Prehistory of Alaska
• Alaska History and Culture with Historical Timeline
• Chronological History of Alaska
• Interactive Alaskan Timeline
  

Russian Alaska:

• America, Russia and the Meeting of Frontiers
• Russian Church and Native Alaskan Cultures
• Early Russian Exploration
  

Gold Rush:

• Alaska's Gold
• Stories from the Gold Rush

Wartime Alaska:

• Alaskan Natives in the Military
• Matanuska Colony: The New Deal in Alaska
• World War II in the Aleutians

Alaska Statehood:

• Eight Stars of Gold: The Story of Alaska's Flag
• Interview with Benny Benson
  
• Who's Who in the Fight for Alaska Statehood
• Teacher's Guide: 50th Anniversary Celebration

Native Alaskan Stories:

• Growing Up in an Inupiat Village
• Stories of Our People: Listen to Alaska Native Narratives

More Stories & Perspectives:

• LitSite Alaska: History and Culture - Stories from Alaskans (with audio)
• Alaska Historical Society: Glimpses of the Past
• National Archives Teaching with Documents: Migration North to Alaska
• Alaska's Digital Archives
• Women in Alaska' History
• Filipino Experience in an Alaskan Cannery