Oshawa Remembers Project Intergenerational Project

Idea and Concept To create a Open Educational site that partners schools, local veterans and community. Preserve and distribute narrative storytelling

To create a Open Educational site that partners schools, local veterans and community.

Preserve and distribute narrative storytelling

Background and Qualifications Business and Not-for-Profit organization work Canadian and International Experience Current main interest narrative grassroots storytelling

Business and Not-for-Profit organization work

Canadian and International Experience

Current main interest narrative grassroots storytelling

Why Oshawa Remembers? A lack of short and insightful audio stories told in the first person The number of WW 2 veterans dying are 1,200 per month It's time to tell the story

A lack of short and insightful audio stories told in the first person

The number of WW 2 veterans dying are 1,200 per month

It's time to tell the story

Core Deliverables Engage the local schools, media and veteran associations to work colloboratively to produce 30 online stories on a Wordpress blog, local online newspaper and Internet archive site Outreach to veterans to capture 2 to 3 minute audio stories and short video clips edited in Open Source Software Deposit the resources and distribute under a Creative Commons licence

Engage the local schools, media and veteran associations to work colloboratively to produce 30 online stories on a Wordpress blog, local online newspaper and Internet archive site

Outreach to veterans to capture 2 to 3 minute audio stories and short video clips edited in Open Source Software

Deposit the resources and distribute under a Creative Commons licence

Success through Marketing Front page articles in both weekly newspapers and delivery of content to online newspapers Upload stories to http://www.archive.org , http://blip.tv , http://www.youtube.com and http://oshawaremembers.wordpress.com resulting in over 190 audio files and 100 main stories Web 3.0 outreach campaign using Podcast,video and blogging

Front page articles in both weekly newspapers and delivery of content to online newspapers

Upload stories to http://www.archive.org , http://blip.tv , http://www.youtube.com and http://oshawaremembers.wordpress.com resulting in over 190 audio files and 100 main stories

Web 3.0 outreach campaign using Podcast,video and blogging

Lessons Learned The project used easy to learn tools to create and maintain the Wordpress site Open source sound tools ie. Audacity 3.0 Word Press Site Enhancement included CSS and extra audio storage. Widgets use include Flickr API, RSS feeds, VodPod for Video feeds Use of categories for effective searching

The project used easy to learn tools to create and maintain the Wordpress site

Open source sound tools ie. Audacity 3.0

Word Press Site

Enhancement included CSS and extra audio storage.

Widgets use include Flickr API, RSS feeds, VodPod for Video feeds

Use of categories for effective searching

Legacy The content is also archived at Internet Archive http://www.archive.org in MP3 format Video is housed at YouTube and Blip.tv Original content is provide to Community Radio via PRX http://www.prx.org Offered to Legion Magazine in Wav format for online distribution Distributed stories to storytellers on a CD

The content is also archived at Internet Archive http://www.archive.org in MP3 format

Video is housed at YouTube and Blip.tv

Original content is provide to Community Radio via PRX http://www.prx.org

Offered to Legion Magazine in Wav format for online distribution

Distributed stories to storytellers on a CD

Results Since it launched in November 2008 we have had over 3,200 direct hits on wordpress The online stories in Audio Soundslide (SWF) format reported to have over 1 million hits per month Over 265 stories uploaded to Http://www.archive.org Always free, always available

Since it launched in November 2008 we have had over 3,200 direct hits on wordpress

The online stories in Audio Soundslide (SWF) format reported to have over 1 million hits per month

Over 265 stories uploaded to Http://www.archive.org

Always free, always available

Wish List More school/student involvement in the planning and production More stories from the home front and Women Auxillary Services Seek out Open Source Developers to employ and customize Plug-ins ie. E- Newsletter

More school/student involvement in the planning and production

More stories from the home front and Women Auxillary Services

Seek out Open Source Developers to employ and customize Plug-ins ie. E- Newsletter

Other Projects: Wordpress E Crime Monitor Non Profit Solutions Ink Media Netbook Hunting Wild Mushrooms FBSC

E Crime Monitor

Non Profit Solutions

Ink Media Netbook

Hunting Wild Mushrooms

FBSC

Contact Glenn McKnight Phone 905-434-6655 416-907-0783 Http://www.globalcatalysts.com [email_address] Oshawa Remembers Project Http://oshawaremembers.wordpress.com Twitter gmcknight

Glenn McKnight

Phone

905-434-6655 416-907-0783

Http://www.globalcatalysts.com

[email_address]

Oshawa Remembers Project

Http://oshawaremembers.wordpress.com

Twitter gmcknight