Technology
Monthly Archive: December Tech
Minecraft and Museums together at the ROM
![All roads lead to #ROMminecraft a Minecraft tower with red, yellow, and purple roads leading in different directions away from it](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/2018-04-05_15.57.22.png?itok=ViKcIq9x)
For over a year, the Learning Department has been hard at work on the development of a new approach to museum virtual visits: building an online experience using an adventure map in Minecraft to teach elementary students about Responsible Mining. We’re excited to announce that we have reached the pilot testing phase!
Pacifist Males & Warrior Females
About a hundred year ago, mass produced colour lithographs proliferated across the South Asian subcontinent creating new imaginary communities through a shared visual imagery. In this new kind of visual culture, hero images seemed to flip traditional gender roles by being dominated by warrior females and pacifist males. Written by Deepali Dewan
My Experience as a Web Intern at the ROM
![Behind the entrance to the Bat Cave, is this delightful diorama of deer in the forest. This reminded me so much of the forest diorama at The Royal British Columbia Museum. Photos by Jaime Clifton-Ross (left) and Royal British Columbia Museum (right). Behind the entrance to the Bat Cave, is this delightful diorama of deer in the forest. This reminded me so much of the forest diorama at The Royal British Columbia Museum. Photos by Jaime Clifton-Ross (left) and Royal British Columbia Museum (right).](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/museum_deer_dioramas.jpg?itok=svYtDZEx)
Jaime Clifton-Ross reflects on her Summer 2014 internship at the ROM.
Google+ Hangout on Air: Butterflies of Ontario
![Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/black-swallowtail.jpg?itok=owvP85gy)
Join us on July 16th at 2pm EST for our next Google+ Hangout on Air as we chat about the new ROM Field Guide to Butterflies of Ontario!
Sharing of Museum Biodiversity Data on the Web
![Map of the world.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/gbif.jpg?itok=NEVJ94X_)
Learn about where you can find open source data from our biodiversity collections
The ROM's presence on Social Media
![Business Cards listing the new social media accounts.](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/social_media_cards.jpg?itok=LmjHMZqk)
A BIG annoucement and a little shift in how we do social at the museum.
Join us for #MuseumWeek
![#MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/museumweek.png?itok=QxYmtTTf)
Museums around the world will gather on Twitter for #MuseumWeek, Mar. 24-30th, 2014
Applify Your Museum Visit
![Graphic with sea of app icons](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/app.jpg?itok=aUudXNEA)
Mobile Apps bridge the physical and digital world for improved communication and enriched interactivity -- See how these apps can enhance your next visit to the ROM!
Launch of Doodle 4 Google Exhibition
![/sites/default/files/imce/cbctweetd4g.jpg CBC Tweet of Google 4 Doodle Winner](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/cbc-google-doodle-tweet.jpg?itok=NJqM9rcn)
At an event at the ROM on February 25, 2014, Cindy Tang was announced as the National Winner of Canada’s first ever Doodle 4 Google contest.
10 Birds You'll Love More Than Flappy Bird
![FlappyBird](https://www.rom.on.ca/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/blog_post/thumbnail/flap.jpg?itok=783NMMvB)
10 birds in the ROM's collection you'll love more than Flappy Bird.