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Real or Not?

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      In the digital world, there is a fine line between reality and non-reality. Technology gives a lot of hope and possibilities in life but there is a dark side to it- like most things. The dark side is, who gets to have access to it and what ways do they use it?  The digital world itself has revolutionized  the way we work, socialize, learn and experience the world. Although technology is advancing quickly, the world seems to still want to preserve things in real life. We are unwilling to allow the digital world to completely replace our lives, not matter how involved technology may be.      Will technology ever completely replace libraries, movie theaters, or even stores one day? I hope not- because it is the experience that matters most that we would be losing. Now, technology allows us to have the option of going out to experience, or just accessing internet in your own home to order a new belt off amazon, or google how to make chicken pot pie- and even get the ingredients for i
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Informational Databases

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      Before technology, you had to walk to your local library and search through books on shelves to find information about something. You would be flipping through index's in large heavy textbooks hoping the library even contains the information you need. Luckily, I live in a much more fortunate time of online libraries and databases. The internet is not only a place for anyone to gather information, but to also discuss and share information. Sometimes information being shared may not be true, making this an unreliable source for your projector whatever it may be.      Therefor, knowing where to find a good informational database is important. As a college student, I often use my school library website to and use the databases on there. I have three top informational databases I use: Gale in Context, EBSCO host, and JSTOR online library.                                                                  clipartppanda.com     Gale in context is my favorite informational database an
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Blog Designing

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      e2logy.com      What does it mean when you create something for the web?  Rosenzweig's:   Getting Started   and  Designing for the History Web   basically broke down on how to deign a website properly.  4 Key Principles of Website Design Web Style Guide Principals of design:  There are certain kinds of style rules for writing when it comes to history or English  class. It is the simplest of things such as: commas, semi-colons, capitalization, the kind of font you use or the structure.  In today's day, there are all kinds of free available tools online that you can use to create web material. Here are some examples:  balance rhythm proportion prominence unity
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Examples of history blogs & historians you should follow:

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 The first History blog I came across and now follow was "U.S. History"-reddit on Feedspot.com. This is a blog for united stares history related discussions, debates, questions, articles, videos, discoveries, etc. Some blog posts on this blog were "The frontier thesis" and " Questions about john locke."                                                    www.jsums.edu Another really good history related blog that I also found and now follow is "The Victorian Era" on wordpress.com. This blog was created by a researcher of history, specializing in the 19th century named Geerte. I really enjoyed going through this blog because I find this specific century in history to be fascinating. Some blog posts on this blog were "The history of schooling in Victorian Britain" and The mysterious case of the Foxborough bike racks."                                                         http://devilinspiredvictorianclohting.blogspot.com/
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