I have simplified my navigation settings on my omeka site to make navigation easier and less confusing for my target audience of 8th graders. It was originally cluttered with “unusable” navigation pages that were great in theory but did not serve a useful purpose. I have started to storyboard the instructional pages for my learning activity and I have begun to draft the descriptions I will provide. I am revisiting my county’s curriculum framework in order to make sure I am hitting the necessary indicators and following the necessary foundation for teaching and learning in history. The primary sources I will use will be the  lunchboxes I have photographed on the site. My next steps and challenges will include testing to see if I can embed Omeka pages in the Schoology learning management system and building the pages for my site. Although I have relied on my own primary sources for historical analysis, I am depending on articles from our modules to find the best techniques for teaching history especially in relation to historical inquiry and analysis. I am continuing to conduct research on this very issue. The most useful articles for my site will be our most recent module on photography since photo analysis will need to be conducted on my site. I have also utilized a textbook from my college historical methods course called “The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide” to get further ideas on instructional methods.

An image I am using in my final project will be a Marvel Secret Wars lunchbox. Marvel comics, film, and television shows are popular amongst students and will seem pretty relevant for them to discuss and conduct a photo analysis. I will help my students conduct an analysis by asking questions related to:

What do you see?  What is included? Who might have purchased this box? How does this box compare to items you have in your possession?

I will also help my students conduct an analysis by modeling and guiding them through the activity.

I do not currently have any questions on developing my final project.