1. Society of California Archivists AGM 5/11/14 Thomas Smith

2. About Project Gado “History might become Project Gado’s greatest beneficiary”

3. Our Process 1.Digitize archive at little to no upfront cost using Gado robot 2.Edit and add metadata to all photos 3.Monetize through image licensing

4. Our Collections

5. Demo

6. Our Program 1.Goal: Use technology to get teens engaged with archives 2.~30 teens, 1.5 hour session on a Saturday 3.Focused on problem solving with 3D printing, digitization robots, local history 4.STEM -> STEAM

8. Results 1.Successfully engaged teens for full session 2.Covered all teaching objectives 3.IMLS grant outstanding, would duplicate at 3+ other libraries

9. Be as hands-on as possible

12. Make sure to consider cultural context

14. Prepare to be amazed by what your teens can do

16. Resources + More ProjectGado.org @projectgado Facebook.com/ProjectGado info@projectgado.org See us for handouts, sample lesson plans, etc.