Carol A. Keller ~  teaches World History and  United States History at San Antonio College.

"New media continues to change the way I think about, write, and teach history. I use new media in the classroom—the Internet, PowerPoint, CDs, online tutorials/testing—not only because it readily accommodates different learning styles, but because it energizes everyone. Using new media can expand student access to sources of historical information, provide connection to the world beyond the classroom, and encourage us to think about history in new and different ways."

•  PowerPoint
•  CDs
•  Presentation Web Links
•   Internet Islamic History Sourcebook
•   Exploring Ancient World Cultures: India
•  New Media Activity ~  Islam and Christendom: The Crusades
  Jonathan Lee ~  teaches World History and United States History at San Antonio College.

"I use the new media to both enhance the classroom and offer variation to students' individual work. The Internet, PowerPoint, and scanning technology allow me to offer a mixture of visual aids in the classroom ranging from pictures, works of art, charts, graphs, and documents. With my homepage I can encourage students to apply the basic themes presented in class to a wide range of information in cyberspace."

•  Presentation Web Links
•  China the Beautiful: Silk Road
•  The Rome Project: Map of Trade Routes
•  The European Voyages of Exploration: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries

  Ann Weesner ~  Associate Professor, in the Department of Reading and Education at  San Antonio College.

"I teach the 0303 Intermediate Reading Class. I use cyberspace in lieu of a regular college textbook to teach critical reading skills to uninspired developmental students at San Antonio College.  My students have spent years in the educational system; they are unmotivated, uninspired, frustrated, and skeptical when enrolling in yet another reading course.  When they enter my classroom, they immediately learn that something will be different.  There is no textbook; instead, they hear about the World Wide Web, e-mail, cyberspace, and web pages. Terminology, structure, and content of general academic subject matter are covered with strong emphasis on critical reading skills. I use the Newsweek Magazine - and the Web to teach critical reading skills."
 

  Creating Images: Old Media becomes New

• Create a folder for storing images.
• Select the image you wish to copy on the Internet.
• Right click on your mouse on the image.
• Go to "save image as" - a menu will appear asking you where you want to 'save.'
• Make sure you give the image a name you will recognize.
• Save it in your image folder.
• Photographs and art work are usually 'jpg' and graphics are 'gif.'
• For web use make sure to keep image sizes low (no more than 100 KB).
• If you can't find it on the web scan it - see copyright below.
• Most publishers include images for building web pages/slides as textbook support.

   Making Transparencies

• Presentation slides and transparencies can be made using a variety of software.
• Use PowerPoint for computer presentations; Word works fine for transparencies.
• Insert image using 'insert picture' command; go to "from file."
• Retrieve the image from your folder, insert.
• Save and print.
• Color transparency sheets are 'pricey,' but nice.
• For black and white, make a paper copy of  your slide.
• Use the type of  transparency sheet your copier requires.

• Images from History
• Chinese Cultural Studies:  Images
• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: A feature of UT Library Online
• National Geographic Map Machine Atlas
• The  Poster Prop Page
• World War I Image Archive
• Pictures of World War II

 

• When in doubt concerning 'Fair Use,' review copyright guidelines.
• Check site for an  email address.
• Write and request permission to use an image for web publication.

 

•  Center For History and New Media
•  Using the Internet as a Resource for Historical Research and Writing
•  Guide to Writing an Effective Research Paper for a College-level History Course
•  Perspectives Online (AHA Newsletter) February 1999 Technology issue
•  H-WORLD Teaching Material
•  Starlink ~ Video Conference Library
•  Starlink Online Resource Page

 

   Web-based Discussion Forums or Web Conferencing
•  BbV ~ Online Course Management software - all Alamo Colleges use
•  Nicenet's Internet Classroom Assistant (ICA)
•  Daedalus Integrated Writing Environment
•  Conferencing Software for the Web

    Copyright
•  The Copyright Website
•  Ten Big Myths about copyright explained

    Citing Internet Resources
•  Documenting Sources from the WWW: MLA

    Scholastic Honesty

•  Internet Plagiarism White Paper