cedar mill oral history project
DESCRIPTION
This powerpoint was for a program at PLA 2010 called I Remember When, which focused on communities that are using podcasting as a means to record oral histories. This slide show tells how Cedar Mill Community Library did this.TRANSCRIPT
Oral History Projecthttp://bit.ly/oralhistory2009
Mark Richardson
Cedar Mill Community Library
Focus on immigration
How families adapt and integrate in Oregon
Storytelling
Podcasting & Building
Community
Recording
Logistics
at Sunset High
Interview Questions
Where did you come from & when did you come?
Why Oregon? What do you like about it?
Biggest Challenges
Differences – particularly in education?
Prejudice
What do you miss? Do you ever go back?
The Technology
that worked
• Snowball
Microphone
with USB plug
• Apple
computers
with Garage
Band
Technology that didn’t2 mics with a switch
Editing – the Good
The Bad
•Photo by mr p via flickr
The Ugly
Photo by chris.corwin via flickr
Posting to the web
Posting to Ourmedia is complicated
and time consuming
Free is a good price, ability to post
under a Creative Commons license
appealing too.
Ourmedia is not pretty but allows
HTML to be captured and
reformatted.
Format change last year has pushed
us to use Internet Archive links more.
Other hosting options
Downloads over time
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Alice Kern
Jim Tsugawa
Gloria Rivera
Lasting impressions
Powerful narratives
A chance to teach & witness
Community connections
Collaboration with schools
Shows how the NW was and
is a destination for many
people who were looking for
better lives.