Mandy Rowley from Woodward states: “I feel preserving our history through a digital format is a very efficient way to record important information. Using a digital format also allows for more creativity and easy storage for future use and enjoyment.
Diana Cook from Tulsa states: “We live in a digital world so we should utilize the format most students are familiar with to preserve Oklahoma history. Preservation is important because histories are often forgotten in our fast passed mobile society.”.
Rhonda Layman states: “Preservation of history should be important to all persons...whether we are talking about personal, family, or community histories. In this year of the Oklahoma centennial, it is important to create LASTING memories of ourselves and our state that future students of Oklahoma history can experience.”
Mary Ryan from Edmond states: “When a student reads an article about Clara Luper they will not usually recall it for long, when they dress up, re-enact, play a part, make and edit a movie, students recall it and share the story forever.”
Dana Owens states: “We have such a rich history that preserving it in the most realistic way possible would be a true educational experience. A digital format can expand the reach into areas that would otherwise miss out on valuable information.”
Paula Pogue states: “Digital format allows for larger audience than possible in any other format. It also allows you to put a visual to what you can't express in words.
Karen Littlefield states: “Digitalizing the information gained from the present and the past means allowing the ability to preserve and learn from those events. Oklahoma is a young state lucky enough to have access to some of the primary sources of our history.”
Laura Yost states: “Technology is how we access information in this day and age. By presenting Oklahoma history in a digital format, we open doors to allow the technologically savvy students to access it.”
Jason Bengs states: “I think it is important to preserve Oklahoma's history in a digital format because of the wide variety of media possibilities. You can use a wide variety of video, audio & text to share the information.”
Shelly White states: “As a fourth grade teacher who teaches Oklahoma History, I believe that providing Oklahoma History through a digital format would allow students easy and immediate access to information and images both inside and outside the classroom walls, allowing students to share their learning with others around them. This would also allow educators the ability to utilize the information in more interactive and creative way to capture their students' interests.”
Aaron Conway states: “With the ubiquitous and pervasive nature of technology, it only makes sense to preserve any history in this format. Now not only do we have the opportunity to preserve a very rich history but now we can share it much easier on a global scale.”
Regina Warnick Our history is so young and fresh that there are many historical documents and stories that yet need to be preserved and digital technology allows the average Joe an opportunity to do this. Also, our technology has changed so rapidly that an effort needs to be made to transfer old technologies to ones that will take us to new centuries
Jeanette Hale states:
“A digital format would not only preserve Oklahoma History in vibrant and exciting formats; it would also allow for our history to be easily shared throughout the state, nation, and world. History can come alive in such a way that one can almost experience it when it is shared in a digital format.”
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