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Digital Forsyth 

an NC ECHO funded collaborative digital library

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digitalforsyth.org - overview

15,000 Digital images Partners

Winston Salem State University Forsyth County Public Library Wake Forest University Old Salem

LSTA Grant funded through NCEcho3 year digitization project, continuing with community digitization training

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digitalforsyth.org - Overview

Mission Through digitization, Digital Forsyth, a collaboration of

cultural heritage institutions in Forsyth County, North Carolina, facilitates access to cultural, historical and scientific heritage photograph collections, thereby increasing interest in and knowledge of the past and informing future generations.

Vision Users will turn to Digital Forsyth as the definitive online

repository of cultural heritage resources held by Forsyth County institutions.

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Content discovery

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Community Services

  

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Alignment with the NC professional teaching standards

Teacher LeadershipDiversityKnowledge of contentActive learningReflective practiceAlignment with NC Core curriculum

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Content discovery

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Core curriculum examples

4th Grade curriculum of study Competency Goal 7 - The learner will

recognize how technology influences change within North Carolina Objectives

8Th grade social studies Competency Goal 5 The learner will evaluate the

impact of political, economic, social, and technological changes on life in North Carolina from 1870 to 1930.

Information Literacy & technology The learner will EXPLORE and USE research processes

to meet information needs. • http://www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/information/

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Preserving Forsyth’s Past

Outreach program in conjunction with Forsyth County Public Library

Work with local organizations to learn how to organize, preserve, and digitize historic resources

Establish digitization centers at area libraries for organizations and individuals

Timeline Digitization centers – Fall 2009 Workshops – November 2009, Feb 2010, April 2010, June

2010

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Take A TourDigital Forsyth:

http://www.digitalforsyth.org/

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