Description: Explore the history of Sandy Spring Maryland by transcribing an original archival document, helping to make these fascinating and important artifacts searchable and accessible to all.
Steps to register:
- Sign up on this page, and wait to receive a follow up email. This email will contain a registration link that will provide you with the information for a Zoom meeting to be held on May 5th, from 3:00pm to 7:00pm
- If you do not already have one, create an account at FromThePage
- If you are a student seeking SSL hours, fill out the attached waiver and send it to rbogren@sandyspringmuseum.org
Once you register, a guide on Sandy Spring’s transcription conventions as well as some other helpful information will be sent in an email as well. On the day of the transcribe-a-thon, a staff member will be available to answer questions and help you through the process. You do not have to be present for the entirety of the event, stay for as long as you like.
This opportunity is appropriate for ages 13 and up. Many documents require the ability to read and transcribe cursive. SSL hours are available.
For Students seeking SSL:
o 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.
o Students must use personal/private accounts (not MCPS student accounts) to engage in the virtual platform.
o 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.
o 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.
o Virtual sessions will not be recorded.
o 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.
o Students’ email addresses/home addresses or any personally identifying information will remain protected and not shared.
Hours will be tracked using FromThePage's provided statistics, and you will receive your SSL form once the event has concluded.
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 until schools resume normal status.
