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Resources

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=__SWOT ANALYSIS__=

Strengths:

 * Great place to locate primary source documents/images.
 * Millions of contributed primary source documents from all over the world. (Primarily US History focused)
 * Ability to print some of the images or documents
 * Easy search capabilities
 * Includes images/documents from the National Archives
 * Highlighted keywords make it quick to find in context
 * Report a concern adds to safety
 * Intro tour to Footnote is good
 * Browse feature can be useful along with search
 * Timeline shows important events (e.g. Plessey v. Ferguson) during arc of birth to death of person)
 * Citation of original documents seem thorough

Weaknesses:

 * Some of the documents and images require a membership to view or print. (Requires Premium Membership)
 * Harder to use when looking for something specific or very recent events.
 * It is difficult to sift through results, as there are so many that come up! Students might become frustrated and not look through all of the information.


 * Resizing around digital object to annotate seems awkward
 * OCR sometimes gives false results

Opportunities:

 * Create your own "story page" and link your own content to documents/images that are on the site
 * Share your ideas, opinions & discoveries with web pages that you can edit with a simple point-and-click.
 * Track your research
 * Make an online scrapbook
 * Share important photos and documents with friends and family—no matter where they are
 * Create a learning community around a particular event or document
 * Images can be used as graphics in presentations to make text more meaningful

Threats:
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 * So many historical images that there would be no way to really tell if something scary (battle scene, dead body, etc.) might show up via a search.
 * When you sign up for the free version, a box that allows you to receive messages from other members is already checked. You must uncheck it.

=IDEAS FOR THE CLASSROOM=


 * Research family history
 * Research for American and World History courses
 * Research for learning about specific time/place/event in order to create a more realistic story setting or story character.
 * Great resource for historical fiction writing.
 * Could integrate photos from this site with Timeliner.
 * Study of major events (e.g. earthquakes) - great resource for photos
 * Create a PowerPoint scrapbook.
 * Use as a resource when reading historical fiction.
 * Small town papers collection great for Americana research.
 * Create a classroom account, upload pictures to the gallery with annotations, and have students access and research.
 * Create virtual museums or tours.
 * Compare front page news stories in different hometown papers of major event
 * Great for studying a broad subject area (e.g. WWII, or a president where you receive documents and photos as results).


 * Great for studying a broad subject area (e.g. WWII, or a president where you receive documents and photos as results).
 * If students already use the Questia database, Footnote works in a similar way as far as information gathering techniques.