One way to get the full-spectrum scoop is to view the news on a timeline. Newspapers have been publishing timelines for years; you probably had to create a timeline for your 6th Grade Social Studies class about something. Interactive time lines give you images, links to deeper information, and the ability to scroll at your own pace through detailed, chronologically sorted information.
Dipity is an interactive time line tool that features timelines from current events and almost any other topic you can imagine. Dippity features user-generated content (with a free account, you can create and share your own timelines, too). You can search timelines by subject. Check out these interesting timelines to get an idea of how an interactive timeline works:
- Andy Warhol timeline created by the San Jose Museum of Art as part of "The Prints of Andy Warhol" exhibition in Spring 2009.
- The Secret History of Those &$%#ing Symbols was created by one of the Dipity creators based on an article published on Gizmodo by Bryan Gardiner. Look at this one if you've ever been curious about why the power button to almost everything today is a circle with a line through the top.
- The Crafton's: could you live on a boat with your spouse and three teenage children for seven years? The Washington Post frequently uses timelines to help illustrate stories. This story has a link to the Crafton Family Timeline on the right-hand side.
I did a search for service-learning, civic engagement, and community service. No real time lines came up. I may look at creating something like this for a summer project for our office or the history of service-learning / experiential learning. It dates back to 1905 and this can be an interesting tool for history or group reflection projects.
ReplyDeletethis is another item that I may be looking to try in the future
ReplyDeleteThis website would be another tool for research by providing an overview of the history of any given topic!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually Dipity, not Dippity.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the post and we would love to see what you come up with Mandi.
-Steve
Cool! It would be fun to do a timeline of Coe on this site. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting!
ReplyDeleteInteresting! Not sure how much I would use this, but some cool stuff came up when I did a few random searches!
ReplyDeleteI thought it would be interesting to create a timeline of the the Coe-Cornell football series. Apparently, I need to learn more about this service before actually attempting it.
ReplyDeleteOne could certainly spend hours on this, but the first student just handed in his test, so I will soon be spending hours grading.
ReplyDeleteKristy, there is a timeline for Coe College. It seems to be event highlights from recent years.
ReplyDeleteI had fun exploring this one. It is a bit like YouTube in that you can get some great timelines, and then you can get ones that make no sense except to the creator. More description would be helpful on some of them.
Although it is not something I could use right now, I have passed the site on to a few folks who may be interested in using it. It would be fun for Coe topics!
ReplyDeleteCurse you, LIsa! I found myself reading through the entire history of computer symbols. Actually, given that I'm, per usual, late in the game, I was treated to Dipity's historically relevant timeline of "Don't ask, don't tell", which the Senate repealed yesterday. I wish I had this site when I was regularly teaching our History of Psychology class.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely share this with my high school daughter. It will come in handy for her.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that it was July 4, 2007, when John Travolta danced with Lady Diana? This was really cool! I enjoyed dipity.
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