Design a Virtual Museum App

Designing a Virtual Civil Rights Museum App in Nashville

• Students are tasked with creating a virtual museum app focused on the civil rights movement in Nashville, with a focus on the sit-ins and public de-segregation of schools.
• Nashville's civil rights movement was deeply rooted in non-violence.
• The app being used is called Think Link, where students tag different things on top of a background picture related to their topic.
• The project began with a field trip to Nashville Public Library's civil rights exhibit, allowing students to look at primary sources and artifacts related to the civil rights movement.
• The book "March" by John Lewis was used as a guide for the project, with students reflecting on their learning and journaling about what they had learned.
• Dr. Melnik from the historical commission was invited to add to what the students had already learned, providing additional primary sources and pictures.
• The Charrette Protocol was used to allow students to talk to a peer that's not on their team and get feedback on what to add or delete from their app.
• A panel of six people, including two historians, a media specialist, and central office staff, listened to the students' presentations and gave feedback using a presentation rubric from the Buck Institute.
• The project allowed students to showcase themselves and learn about Nashville's civil rights history beyond country music.
• Nashville has many important sites related to the civil rights movement that can still be visited today.
• The project aimed to engage students and get them excited about history, while also teaching them about historical research and presentation skills.
• Students created a "need to know" list, adding to it and marking off items they had learned throughout the project.

Designing a Virtual Civil Rights Museum App in Nashville

• Students are tasked with creating a virtual museum app focused on the civil rights movement in Nashville, with a focus on the sit-ins and public de-segregation of schools.
• Nashville's civil rights movement was deeply rooted in non-violence.
• The app being used is called Think Link, where students tag different things on top of a background picture related to their topic.
• The project began with a field trip to Nashville Public Library's civil rights exhibit, allowing students to look at primary sources and artifacts related to the civil rights movement.
• The book "March" by John Lewis was used as a guide for the project, with students reflecting on their learning and journaling about what they had learned.
• Dr. Melnik from the historical commission was invited to add to what the students had already learned, providing additional primary sources and pictures.
• The Charrette Protocol was used to allow students to talk to a peer that's not on their team and get feedback on what to add or delete from their app.
• A panel of six people, including two historians, a media specialist, and central office staff, listened to the students' presentations and gave feedback using a presentation rubric from the Buck Institute.
• The project allowed students to showcase themselves and learn about Nashville's civil rights history beyond country music.
• Nashville has many important sites related to the civil rights movement that can still be visited today.
• The project aimed to engage students and get them excited about history, while also teaching them about historical research and presentation skills.
• Students created a "need to know" list, adding to it and marking off items they had learned throughout the project.