This is a virtual program. You MUST register here in order to participate: https://sandyspringmuseum.salsalabs.org/backtoschooltranscribe
Transcribe-A-Thons are back! Explore the history of Sandy Spring through transcription! Transcribe original archival documents to help make these fascinating and important artifacts searchable and accessible to all.
The theme of this Transcribe-A-Thon is “Back to School!” Participants will get to engage with handwritten letters, school essays, personal notebooks, and advertisements from as far back as 1844 and as recent as 1967!
There will be two sessions over zoom from 10am-12pm and 1pm-3pm. You do not have to stay for the entire two hours in each session or arrive at the start. Feel free to drop in and work for as long as you like. SSM staff will be on the call to help answer questions.
This opportunity is appropriate for ages 13 and up. Many documents require the ability to read cursive in order to transcribe. SSL hours are available.
For accommodation requests, please contact the museum via email or at 301-774-0022.
Please note the following guidelines for student service through live virtual platforms:
- A student’s parent/guardian must provide the nonprofit with written approval of the student’s participation in the virtual platform prior to the student serving/volunteering.
- Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
- Students will only engage with others under the direct supervision of a nonprofit supervisor. The nonprofit supervisor will be directly present in the virtual space (including any breakout sessions) at all times.
- The nonprofit supervisor will initiate and host all virtual sessions. If the nonprofit supervisor is not available to initiate and host the virtual session, the session will not occur.
- Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
- Students should not share or upload any videos, pictures, or images of themselves, unless the nonprofit organization has obtained a signed form/waiver from the student’s parent/guardian authorizing permission/release.
- Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety and privacy at any time the student is interacting with the nonprofit and its clients. The nonprofit organization will determine the number of SSL hours awarded based on the evidence submitted. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns. This service activity is designed to be completed within the safety of the student’s home.
