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A Woman of the Century:   A Crowdsourcing Project of the Nineteenth and Twenty-First Centuries

Activity Eight: Creating an Item Record

Description

In this activity, each student or contributor will create an item record.

Duration

One day

Objectives

  • To teach Item Record creation
  • To give students practice creating Item Records

Materials

Lesson Plan Text

In this activity, you will create an Item Record

1.  Watch the  A Woman of the Century Item Creation screencast

2. Log in to A Woman of the Century:  A Crowdsourcing Project of the Nineteenth and Twenty-First Centuries

3. At the Dashboard, select the Items tab on the left hand side of the page.  Next, select Add Item

4. Get started creating your item for the woman that you have been studying

5. To see models, consult the  Nineteenth-Century Women - Examples

6.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me

7.  Congratulate yourself!  You have utilized historical thinking, critical thinking, and your new knowledge of Omeka to create an Item Record!