Primary Sources and Symbaloo: Organization and Curation in Action!

Symbaloo

http://www.symbaloo.com/

Examples of Symbaloos ( Psssttttt...... make sure to check out the Primary Source Symbaloo!) 

Primary Source Symbaloo

Symbaloo of Colonial Journeys in Meograph by 5th Graders

Symbaloo Tech Tools

And you can place this in the classroom by implementing the following:

• Collect a series of primary sources resources that can be accessed by students like a bookmark list. Visually categorize the buttons so that students can organize their resources and access primary sources easily. Use Primary Source birthday list.
• Symbaloo allows you to deconstruct a difficult or messy website into easier to find components for research.

• Symbaloo allows you to archive and curate primary source pictures, sites and documents in one easy to access place.  
• Use a Symbaloo to organize student end of the year presentations for a parent showcase
• Have students use a Symbaloo to organize textual primary sources and quotes for research purposes.
• Students can use Symbaloo to collect music primary sources and create their own curated music list for presentations and access at a later time.
• Students can use Symbaloo to collect primary sources to document the significance of an historic place and then write a nomination of that place for a local historic designation.
• Use Symbaloo to organize primary sources that represent architectural features in your community creating an online reference dictionary for students.