Welcome museum professionals! We are so happy to have you here as Content Creators for Museums for Digital Learning (MDL). We are happy you have chosen to contribute to the platform - so let’s get started!
The goal of MDL is for students to explore unique museum objects virtually, engage with museum collections they may not be able to access in person, and learn about a specific topic. Educators in K-12 classrooms will explore these resources to find the best items for their students and the content they are teaching.
There are two main components to MDL: Resource Kits and the Objects Library.
-Resource Kits have activities grouped together by a theme. These activities are Narrative, Hotspot, Slideshow, Annotation, Timeline, Apples to Oranges, and an Escape Room.
-The Object Library is where teacher and student users can access all of the museum objects you and other museums have created and curate their own collection to use in a classroom.
How to begin working in MDL
- Review the content other museums have created at MDL.
- Request a museum account by emailing info@museumsfordigitallearning.org. Once this is created you can log in and create individual accounts for your museum employees.
- Review the FAQs, media and object overviews, as well as the guidance on creating Resource Kits.
- Sign up for an information sharing session with our MDL team.
- Fill out your templates with your museum content.
- Upload your media to the MDL platform and start creating.
- SHARE MDL with your shareholders, community and local educators using our Media Toolkit!
