Society of California Archivists AGM 5/11/14 Thomas Smith

Society of California Archivists AGM5/11/14

Thomas Smith

About Project Gado

“History might become Project Gado’s greatest beneficiary”

Our Process1. Digitize archive at little to no upfront cost

using Gado robot2. Edit and add metadata to all photos3. Monetize through image licensing

Our Collections

Demo

Our Program1. Goal: Use technology to get teens engaged

with archives2. ~30 teens, 1.5 hour session on a Saturday3. Focused on problem solving with 3D

printing, digitization robots, local history4. STEM -> STEAM

Results1. Successfully engaged teens for full session2. Covered all teaching objectives3. IMLS grant outstanding, would duplicate at

3+ other libraries

Be as hands-onas possible

Make sure to consider

cultural context

Prepare to be amazed by what your teens can

do

Resources + More

ProjectGado.org@projectgado

Facebook.com/ProjectGadoinfo@projectgado.org

See us for handouts, sample lesson plans, etc.