Activity+5-1+Digital+Curation

=Activity 5-1 Digital Curation= Back to Week 5]

Tonight, we will be looking at digital curation. Digital curation is defined as "the selection, preservation, maintenance, and collection and archiving of digital assets". We will be looking at some different resources for curating resources. You will then have the chance to join one of these services and then create a page based on an interest/specialty that you have.

//__Assignment Description:__// For this assignment you will join a digital curation website and then create a collection of resources that relate to a topic/subject area of your choosing.

//__Outline of Assignment: __//
 * 1) Choose and join a digital curation service.
 * 2) Create a collection of digital artifacts for your collection.
 * 3) Share your collection with the rest of the class.

Let me (or Marcia!) know if you have any additional questions on the assignment.

__Assignment Rubric:__ Post Curation links here: Faye [|My Scoopit] MarciaScoop some iPad info Michelle Betty [|My Scoop.it] Mike [] Joe- Scoop it Curt [|Astronomy for Kids]
 * **Criteria** ||= **Points Possible** ||
 * Join a digital curation service. ||= 1 ||
 * Create a collection of at least 5 items relating to your subject. ||= 8 ||
 * Share this collection with the class. ||= 1 ||
 * < **Total** ||= **10** ||