I love traveling with my friends. My friends tend to fall into two categories: friends that drag me to museums to get my opinion on exhibition techniques and friends that hate going to museums with me because I point out design flaws. When I visit a museum I am always looking for subtle exhibition strategies that … Continue reading Museum Monday: Exhibition Strategies That Rock – #BLOG365 @NewseumEd #Newseum Day 88
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Museum Monday: Howe Grain Scale – #BLOG365 Day 82
Yesterday we took our time driving up to Tennessee through Alabama. We stopped in Selma and crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge then had lunch at the Wallace State Community College cafeteria (if you are from the south you will get cafeteria food...epic). We spent some time in Birmingham visiting my family at the cemetery too. … Continue reading Museum Monday: Howe Grain Scale – #BLOG365 Day 82
Museum Monday: Our Not So Pretty History Through Objects- #BLOG365 Day 72
Go ahead, take a guess at this Monday's object. Where do you think they came from? What time period? Have they been modified or changed? Do they represent something? I came upon these objects by accident this morning while looking for objects to help a friend with an object-based lesson. Although I just called this … Continue reading Museum Monday: Our Not So Pretty History Through Objects- #BLOG365 Day 72
Museum Monday: Coal Hod Obsession – #BLOG365 Day 68
So, I have a new obsession. Well, it's been brewing for a few years. When you buy a 19th century home with 7 fireplaces you need fireplace accessories. We started with fire pokers, andirons, and 3 small coal hods. Now we have 8 variations of coal hods and scuttle bins. This is our newest baby, … Continue reading Museum Monday: Coal Hod Obsession – #BLOG365 Day 68
Museum Monday: Object Stories – #BLOG365 Day 60
I have written a few times about using object stories in the classroom. Most recently in this blog post for ASCD Inservice. One of my favorite apps to do this with is Voicethread. There are plenty of apps (Chatterpix and Explain Everything), but I like Voicethread because it allows people to comment on the object … Continue reading Museum Monday: Object Stories – #BLOG365 Day 60
Jill Cross 