Off the Map
@offthemap4
A collaborative project between students and community stakeholders to map the rich histories of Alcoa-Maryville communities.
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11-11-2018 20:15:04
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Cool opportunity for Alcoa City Schools Maryville Schools TN High School Students to create content for a mobile mapping platform. A collaborative effort with City of Maryville, Maryville College, and educators from both high schools. Get involved! offthemapmaryvillealcoa.org
Check out reflections from the Community Walk on our blog. Student contribution: "This app's purpose is exactly what it needs to be. You can tell someone the history of downtown a thousand times. But to show it to them while they are standing on site..." offthemapmaryvillealcoa.org/blog/reflectio…
We've reached amazing milestones with Clio this semester: over 100 universities 300 history and humanities organizations, 30k entries, and 500 walking tours! I'm thankful that something built here Marshall University is changing the world for the better. #publichistory Clio - Discover History and Culture Near You
We won the East Tennessee Historical Society award of excellence for best Community History project! Feels good to have this truly collaborative, intergenerational project recognized.