Papers in PDF format

Archive.edu is also a place where educators can submit resources that they and their students create and are
willing to share with others in the educational community. We will begin this process by “seeding” the archive
with a number of useful materials that have been developed by faculty and students at the University of
Houston’s College of Education. It is our hope that other educators from around the world agree that this
method of sharing instructional materials is beneficial and can further expand the usefulness of the Web as a
truly collaborative networked resource.
A variety of methods can be employed by educators to successfully develop multimedia materials that are free
from copyright restrictions. One technique involves the use of digitizing student work to create graphic
images. Teachers might have their students create their own drawings and paintings and then convert them to
digital format. This can be accomplished using scanners, digital cameras, or video camcorders and
inexpensive video digitizing cards available for a variety of personal computer platforms. In one example
[O’Haver 1996], students in a fifth grade class in Maryland designed a Web page based on book reports of
famous people. In addition to writing several paragraphs based on the book they read, the students drew
pictures of the subjects of the reports. These graphics were then digitized and included on the Web page. This
process allows educators and students to easily become multimedia developers and integrate customized
images into their own hypermedia projects and Web pages.
Tutorials and instructional guides for developing technology resources will maintain a strong presence on
Archive.edu. One of the consistent findings of our interviews with prospective users of the archive indicates
that educators would like to have access to materials that will help them become more proficient with
educational technologies [Pinell-Joffrion 1996]. Instructions for how to integrate technological resources into
the classroom was also of interest to potential users.
Archive.edu has begun with the following areas or “vaults:”
• Courseware Archive for Educators
For example, visitors to Archive.edu can find and download a PowerPoint presentation on Graphic Design
Principles.
• Instructional Graphics Archive for Educators
For example, in this area, Web browsers will find and download student-created maps, diagrams and
charts as well as digital photo collections.
• Technology Tutorial Archive for Educators
For example, Archive.edu browsers can find and download a presentation about how laserdiscs can be
used in the classroom or step-by-step instructions on how to add sound to a hypermedia program.
• Digitized Video Clip Archive for Educators
For example, users will be able to find and download short video clips of interviews with professionals
who use technology in their jobs.
• Archive of Technology-related Research
For example, browsers can find and download master’s theses, doctoral dissertations, research papers, and
works in progress related to instructional uses of new technologies.
Within each vault, materials are organized by both content area and level of intended audience. For example,
the Instructional Graphics Archive is divided into individual sections for K-12 educators and higher education
faculty as well as by topic. Expansion of Archive.edu is planned to include resources designed specifically for
novice computer users and educators just beginning to explore ways of integrating technology into their
instruction.
Educators are invited to submit their own instructional materials and that of their students to Archive.edu to
share with other technology-using educators. Visitors to the Web site may find guidelines for submitting their
materials at: http://www.coe.uh.edu/archive
References
[Baer 1996] Baer, M. (1996). Copyright and the visual arts. Macworld, 13 (10), 163-167.