http:tides'sfasu'edu

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http//tides.sfasu.edu
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What is TIDES?

• A FREE resource for educators and students.
• An easy-to-use website that provides access to
  primary source documents, TEKS compliant lesson
  plans, and virtual expeditions.
• A tool for cultural awareness and understanding.

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• Funded by a series of grants, including a
  570,288 Institute of Museum and Library
  Services (IMLS) grant, awarded in September
  2005.
• This grant led to the formation of the Digital
  Projects department in the library, ensuring
  the sustainability of TIDES through ongoing
  institutional support.

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• In 2007, Texas Tides was renamed TIDES.
• The TIDES title represents Teaching, Images, and
  Digital Experiences which more fully reflects the
  future of the program and the multi-cultural,
  multi-lingual aspects of the project.

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Within TIDES, users will find two distinct
portals to a variety of materials.

• A Website designed for K-12 teachers and students

• A fully searchable database of over 16,000
  primary resources

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Collaborating within the Community

• The TIDES database consists of documents, images
  and videos gathered from partnering institutions.
  
• Partnerships are mutually beneficial TIDES has
  the funding and the technology, institutions get
  the opportunity to showcase portions of their
  collections on the web.
• Negotiations are long, involved, and mostly but
  not always successful.

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TIDES Partners
East Texas Research Center
The Sterne-Hoya House Museum and Library
The Stone Fort Museum
Instituto de Idioma y Cultura en Cuernavaca
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Collection Overviews can be located in the
Community Database section by using the Browse
feature.
http//tides.sfasu.edu2006/cdm4/browse.php
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What the TIDES Database Means for You, The
User

• You can collect images in the My favorites
  section of the database
• You can save images in a PowerPoint presentation
• You can save Images to a web page
• You can compare two images side by side
• We can create pre-defined searches for teachers,
  students, and other researchers
• You will easily be able to find a citation URL
• You will be able to zoom in on Images and crop
  them to best meet your particular need

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Collaborating with Educators

• TIDES works with local and international
  educators to gather feedback and input.
• We contract educators to create lesson plans
  based on TIDES materials.
• And weve developed a portal geared specifically
  toward teachers using the site.

http//tides.sfasu.edu/Teachers/Tides/docs/index.h
tml
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At this time, there over 150 TEKS compliant
lesson plans available on the TIDES Website, many
of which are available in English and Spanish,
and more are being added by contracted teachers
everyday.
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A virtual expedition is a multimedia
presentation that brings the sights and sounds of
a distant place to the learner through a
computer. TIDES provides virtual expeditions to
sites and events of local interest in Texas and
Mexico.We often bring educators on these trips,
allowing them the chance to experience what they
teach, enrich their lessons, create new
curriculum, better understand their student
population, and build student enthusiasm for
learning.
Virtual Expeditions
Millards Crossing
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Collaborating with the University

• TIDES is working with college faculty and
  students to create digital collections of videos,
  interviews and resources showcasing programs and
  opportunities.

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TIDES 2.0
In an effort to connect with as wide an audience
as possible, TIDES has created profiles and
accounts with many social networking and media
sharing sites. These sites allow us to share our
collections with users who might otherwise pass
TIDES by.
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The TIDES Yahoo! Group
Public listserv which is open to anyone
interested in learning more about TIDES. Its
moderated by Digital Projects Staff members who
regularly check in to answer questions, share
resources, and discuss new opportunities
available through TIDES.
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The TIDES Blog

• The TIDES Blog is an account of the
  inner-workings of the DP Department. Here, staff
  members can talk about ongoing projects,
  conferences and improvements, but in a more
  relaxed and casual tone.

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Help us Make TIDES Even Better

• Surveys
• Custom surveys have been developed to evaluate
  the TIDES Website. Surveys are available for
  teachers, students, and/or General users. Survey
  results are used to direct future program
  development.
• Links to surveys are located on the bottom
  section of the home page http//tides.sfasu.edu/ho
  me.html, on the Teacher section, and will also
  have a place in the upcoming Student Resource
  Section.

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This is The End. Thanks! http//tides.sfasu.edu