Bletchley Park Text: Using your mobile phone to tap into Bletchley Park’s online archive Bletchley Park Tuesday 24 th May 2005

Aim Visitors to Bletchley Park are presented with a wealth of information about machines, people, places and events Often they may like to study these further at their own leisure when they get home This can help increase web site hits, return visits and other follow-up activities

Visitors to Bletchley Park are presented with a wealth of information about machines, people, places and events

Often they may like to study these further at their own leisure when they get home

This can help increase web site hits, return visits and other follow-up activities

Approach SMS messaging Visitors use their own phone and focus their attention on Bletchley Park during the visit Additional resources At home they can explore extra resources Many ways of exploring A number of ways of explore the resources are provided to make the site more engaging

SMS messaging

Visitors use their own phone and focus their attention on Bletchley Park during the visit

Additional resources

At home they can explore extra resources

Many ways of exploring

A number of ways of explore the resources are provided to make the site more engaging

Sending text messages Visitors can text one or more messages related to their interests The leaflet, posters and signs show terms that can be used

Visitors can text one or more messages related to their interests

The leaflet, posters and signs show terms that can be used

Signing in

Your own home page

Viewing according to categories

Viewing a story

Making pathways through stories

A hierarchy of your stories

Stories in and near your spotlight

Changing your text message

Starting again

Potential users and benefits The general public Use text messages to bookmark topics Follow-up at home later using the web site May lead to return visits or other further activities School visits Use the service to collect and record data Use web site to support classroom activities Can help use of Bletchley Park in the curriculum

The general public

Use text messages to bookmark topics

Follow-up at home later using the web site

May lead to return visits or other further activities

School visits

Use the service to collect and record data

Use web site to support classroom activities

Can help use of Bletchley Park in the curriculum