September 24, 2004
Additional Website Evaluation Comments
Rob, I found your review of the Brainerd website very insightful. The point you raise about the appropriateness of his simple web design vis-à-vis his content and easy tone is a good one. This website, more than any other that... More
Posted by Olivia at 09:23 AM
September 22, 2004
Additional Web Site Evaluation Comments
I agree with Mary’s assessment of the Brainerd, KA site. Its design is simple, and in that simplicity lays its strength. Absent are the many commercial aspects of the National Geographic’s web site that makes one question National Geogrpahic’s motives,... More
Posted by Jeff at 11:11 AM
September 21, 2004
Valley of the Shadow
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War. http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu Created and maintained by the Virginia Center for Digital History at the University of Virginia. Visited site on 20 September 2004. This site is a huge archive... More
Posted by Anne Mason at 10:13 AM
September 20, 2004
group reports
Brainerd b+, b, b, b+ content/intepretation presentation audience/use new media... More
Posted by Roy R. at 08:52 PM
Website Evaluation
Who Was Martha Ballard. http://www.dohistory.org/. Set up by Film Study Center. Maintained by Harvard University. Consulted September 16, 2004. I chose to evaluate DoHistory.com because in a past class, Martha Ballard’s diary was an assigned and interesting reading. I thought... More
Posted by sarah at 06:36 PM
Website Evaluation
Do History http://www.dohistory.org/ Harvard University Film Study Center Reviewed September 2004 The Do History site is a combination online exhibit and archive of primary source documents that explores “how to piece together the past from the fragments that have survived.”... More
Posted by Kristin at 05:49 PM
Website Evaluation
Brainerd, Kansas: Time, Place, and Memory on the Web. (http://rootinaround.com/brainerd/). Created and maintained by Kevin Roe. Reviewed September 16-20, 2004. The Web site, Brainerd, Kansas: Time, Place, and Memory on the Web, recounts the history and current state of a... More
Posted by Matt Mc at 04:19 PM
Website Evaluation
Brainerd, Kansas: Time, Place and Memory on the Prairie Plains (http://www.rootinaround.com/brainerd/) Created by Kevin Roe, Reviewed September 18, 2004 Unsatisfied with life in New York City, Kevin Roe is drawn away from a job in journalism and advertising to his... More
Posted by Rob at 03:08 PM
Website Evaluation by Roger Mellen of Brainerd, Kansas: Time, Place, and Memory on the Web
This homemade Website on Brainerd, Kansas is a remarkable presentation of oral history, memories and photographs put together by an amateur historian. Although it avoids easy categorization, as many of this type of personal Web efforts do, it could be... More
Posted by Roger at 02:44 PM
Website Evaluation
WEBSITE EVALUATION: “Remembering Pearl Harbor” (http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/) This site was developed by National Geographic magazine and is obviously tied in with the release of the movie Pearl Harbor because there are many references to the movie on the site. Users enjoy... More
Posted by DickH at 01:57 PM
A small place in Kansas
Selecting one of the websites featured in the syllabus for evaluation was an intriguing experience, and a slightly difficult one also, as each site was interesting, and even impressive, in its own way. I enjoyed exploring the Valley of the... More
Posted by Anne Angstadt at 01:26 PM
website evaluation
DoHistory http://dohistory.org Created by Film Study Center, Harvard University and hosted by Center for History and New Media, George Mason University. Reviewed September 2004. The DoHistory website focuses on Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s impressive book, A Midwife’s Tale, and the subsequent... More
Posted by Olivia at 10:42 AM
Web Site Review
The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil Warhttp://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Created by Edward L. Ayers in cooperation with the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH). Maintained by the Virginia Center for Digital History staff. Reviewed September... More
Posted by Chris at 03:09 AM
September 19, 2004
Website Evaluation
Remembering Pearl Harbor http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor Created by unknown; Produced by Paula Willard; maintained by David Tam and Mia Eaton. Latest site update is unknown. Reviewed Sept. 19, 2004. Remembering Pearl Harbor is a commercial, not a scholarly, site. As such the... More
Posted by ben at 05:45 PM
September 18, 2004
Brainerd, Kansas
BRAINERD, KANSAS TIME, PLACE AND MEMORY ON THE PRAIRIE PLAINS By Kevin Roe http://www.rootinaround.com/brainerd/ Kevin Roe examines the ‘relationship between memory and place’. He is interested in ‘landscapes, architecture and the intangibles that make up a particular place’. Roe’s... More
Posted by MaryL at 09:51 PM
Website evaluation
National Geographic: Remembering Pearl Harbor (http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/) Created and maintained by the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. Reviewed September 17-18, 2004 After reviewing the four recommended sites, I thought I’d choose the Do-History site to evaluate. I was comfortable with... More
Posted by Debbie S-J at 03:27 PM
September 16, 2004
Links didn't Link
My links to the Valley of the Shadow web site in my web review did not link. I followed the instructions, but...... What could I have done wrong? Any way to correct it in the website evaluation category?... More
Posted by Jeff at 11:56 AM
Website Evaluation
The University of Virginia’s The Valley of the Shadow web site strives to be an archival resource for students, teachers and researchers interested in the Civil War period and, with few exceptions, it succeeds in achieving this goal. Originally conceived... More
Posted by Jeff at 11:51 AM
September 15, 2004
Website Evaluation
The National Georgraphic's website on the attack on Pearl Harbor, accessed on September 14th, 2004, is a visually stimulating electronic exhibit for the general public that avoids any major controversies, historical debates, or in-depth analysis. The site includes interesting graphics... More
Posted by Mike M. at 12:45 PM
September 05, 2004
Website Evaluation
The National Geographic Society’s website Remembering Pearl Harbor provides a superb demonstration of the interactivity of digital media, and it demonstrates many good features of professional web design. Unfortunately, despite many of its “cutting edge” features, it is not a... More
Posted by Stephen B. Sledge at 06:01 PM