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Accession 17-044

Smithsonian Science Education Center

Website Records, 2012-2016

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Science Education Center
Title:Website Records
Dates:2012-2016
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Collection:Accession 17-044
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of websites and blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC). SSEC is jointly administered by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies. The primary SSEC website, crawled on January 6, 2016, includes information about the organization's history, mission, programs, resources, and staff as well as science education in general. It also includes online games, links to teaching resources, and the "STEMVisions" blog. The blog, launched in 2012, was crawled separately from the website on January 6, 2016. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function properly. The LASER i3 program website was crawled on January 4, 2016, shortly before it was taken down. It provides information about the grant-funded program to evaluate the effectiveness of an inquiry-based science education model (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform or LASER) as well as information about the partner schools and events. In addition, the website also provides resources for professional learning communities. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function properly. The SSEC Tumblr blog was crawled on June 14, 2016, and again on June 17, 2016. The blog features science education topics. The blog launched in July 2014 with several posts, but was then dormant until July 2015. The blog became inactive again in September 2015 and was taken offline shortly after this crawl. Materials are in electronic format.

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This accession consists of websites and blogs maintained by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC). SSEC is jointly administered by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Academies.

The primary SSEC website, crawled on January 6, 2016, includes information about the organization's history, mission, programs, resources, and staff as well as science education in general. It also includes online games, links to teaching resources, and the "STEMVisions" blog. The blog, launched in 2012, was crawled separately from the website on January 6, 2016. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function properly.

The LASER i3 program website was crawled on January 4, 2016, shortly before it was taken down. It provides information about the grant-funded program to evaluate the effectiveness of an inquiry-based science education model (Leadership and Assistance for Science Education Reform or LASER) as well as information about the partner schools and events. In addition, the website also provides resources for professional learning communities. Due to technical issues, some content is missing from this accession or does not function properly.

The SSEC Tumblr blog was crawled on June 14, 2016, and again on June 17, 2016. The blog features science education topics. The blog launched in July 2014 with several posts, but was then dormant until July 2015. The blog became inactive again in September 2015 and was taken offline shortly after this crawl.

Materials are in electronic format.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-044, Smithsonian Science Education Center, Website Records

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Electronic Records

SSEC website, crawled January 6, 2016

SSEC website, crawled January 6, 2016
Electronic Records

"STEMVisions" blog on the SSEC website, 2012-2016, crawled January 6, 2016

"STEMVisions" blog on the SSEC website, 2012-2016, crawled January 6, 2016
Electronic Records

LASER i3 website, crawled January 4, 2016

LASER i3 website, crawled January 4, 2016
Electronic Records

SSEC Tumblr blog, 2014-2015, crawled June 14, 2016

SSEC Tumblr blog, 2014-2015, crawled June 14, 2016
Electronic Records

SSEC Tumblr blog, 2014-2015, crawled June 17, 2016

SSEC Tumblr blog, 2014-2015, crawled June 17, 2016
Electronic Records

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