Eisenhower Foundation Uses the Cappasity Solution to Create Immersive Presentations for School Students
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Established in 1945, the mission of the Eisenhower Foundation is to honor and champion the relevance today of the life and leadership of Dwight D. Eisenhower through compelling programs and events that celebrate his legacy. With the help of the Cappasity solution for immersive experiences, IKEducation, a division of the Foundation that helps students all over the country learn about the life and time of Dwight Eisenhower, created a series of immersive educational presentations that showcase its artifacts in 3D.

“Immersive presentations act as a supportive tool when we give our weekly presentation called Thinking Thursdays,” comments Helen Pugh, Education Specialist at Eisenhower Foundation. “When schools went virtual, we had to change how we reached students. When students would come to visit us, we would provide hands-on and engaging programs and activities. Now, we had to find another way for students to still do this without physically holding the artifact. This is where we found Cappasity.”

Now, thousands of children can participate in programs of the Foundation and interact with the artifacts just like in real life: zoom-in, spin them, examine the details.

Campaign or promotional booklet titled, “Where Eisenhower Stands on Sixteen Vital Issues.” It includes excerpts from speeches and writings, 1945 to 1952. IKEducation Collection: I Like Ike, Election Campaign.

“Immersive presentations allow our IKEducation team to continue to provide engaging and interactive programs. They support the program with a variety of learning tools, from our 3D artifacts to video, photographs and text,” adds Helen Pugh. “It is visually pleasing and something new that students haven’t been exposed to with virtual learning.”

IKEducation Program, “Attic Artifacts: World War II Kids”

Philco Tombstone tube radio. Model 37–610B, 1937. IKEducation Collection: World War II Kids 4.5

Following World War II, many Americans kept souvenirs of lost loved ones or of their own time in the war. Many of these articles were stored in boxes or trunks and then tucked away in attics, basements, and garages for decades. In this program, Attic Artifacts WWII Kids, students will get to interact with primary sources in a 3D View format and appreciate how important they are as sources of information.

View the immersive presentation to experience the program: https://readymag.com/u362970023/2096609/

I like Ike: An Election Icon

This is a selection of 18 different campaign pins supporting Ike during his presidential election campaigns. IKEducation Collection: I Like Ike, Election Campaign, 14.21–14.38

Did you know that “I Like Ike” is the most successful campaign slogan in history? Check out some of these awesome pins in the IKEducation teaching collection. Above is just a small sample of the many pins that were made to show how much America “liked Ike” for president.

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“The Cappasity solution has given teachers an opportunity to engage students in a completely new and exciting way: now they can analyze the artifacts virtually and interact with them,” says Helen Pugh. “With each immersive presentation we create it becomes more fluid and engaging. It’s an incredible learning platform for students and adults to engage with history virtually.”

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ABOUT THE FOUNDATION

The Eisenhower Foundation non-profit was formed in 1945 after the Allied victory in Europe to create a memorial to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Boyhood Home was opened in 1947 and the Museum in 1954 by the Foundation. Public and private entities raised $3.5 million to build the Presidential Library, which opened in 1962.

Today, five buildings on 22 acres comprise the campus — the Presidential Library, Presidential Museum, Boyhood Home, Visitors Center and Place of Meditation. In 1990, for the Eisenhower Centennial, the Foundation established the Friends of the Eisenhower Foundation to support programs and outreach at the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas.

Website: https://www.eisenhowerfoundation.net/