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Tweets from the beyond: John Quincy Adams Twittering - 0 views

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shared by Kathleen N on 08 Aug 09 - No Cached

Starting today, the Massachusetts Historical Society will be offering up excerpts from John Quincy Adams' line-a-day diary as tweets. The diary entries track Adams' voyage to Russia, which kicked off on Aug. 5, 1809. Two hundred years after Adams' journey began, accounts of his trip and his ensuing work as the first American ambassador to Russia will be chronicled daily on Twitter.
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Kathleen N on 08 Aug 09

Starting today, the Massachusetts Historical Society will be offering up excerpts from John Quincy Adams' line-a-day diary as tweets. The diary entries track Adams' voyage to Russia, which kicked off on Aug. 5, 1809. Two hundred years after Adams' journey began, accounts of his trip and his ensuing work as the first American ambassador to Russia will be chronicled daily on Twitter.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Starting today, the Massachusetts Historical Society will be offering up excerpts from John Quincy Adams' line-a-day diary as tweets. The diary entries track Adams' voyage to Russia, which kicked off on Aug. 5, 1809. Two hundred years after Adams' journey began, accounts of his trip and his ensuing work as the first American ambassador to Russia will be chronicled daily on Twitter.</div>

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Folkstreams » The Best of American Folklore Films - 0 views

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shared by Megan Black on 06 Oct 11 - Cached

Megan Black on 06 Oct 11

A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures streamed with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related website

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots Cultures streamed with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related website</div>

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American Civil War Augmented Reality Project - 32 views

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atitzel on 01 Jul 10

A fascinating project designed by teachers to use Augmented Reality to make history come alive. Help spread the word to make this a reality.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A fascinating project designed by teachers to use Augmented Reality to make history come alive. Help spread the word to make this a reality.</div>

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American Museum of Natural History - Science Bulletins - 0 views

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shared by Bill Graziadei, Ph.D. (aka Dr. G) on 07 Nov 08 - Cached

Picture History : License Historical Photos; Photographs for Sale; Lincoln and War; Ame... - 8 views

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shared by Samantha Morra on 18 Dec 09 - Cached

What We do not know ( Infographic ) - 0 views

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anonymous on 11 Mar 12

"When it comes to history, science, and global affairs. Americans are notoriously uninformed. Too many of us shrug off our inability to" do math" or speak a second language. And in effect, we assume that these capacities are somehow dispensable, however they are not. Higher education in America is experiencing a similar misassumption......."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"When it comes to history, science, and global affairs. Americans are notoriously uninformed. Too many of us shrug off our inability to" do math" or speak a second language. And in effect, we assume that these capacities are somehow dispensable, however they are not. Higher education in America is experiencing a similar misassumption......."</div>

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Six Reasons Why I'm Not On Facebook, By Wired UK's Editor | Epicenter | Wired... - 33 views

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shared by Philippe Scheimann on 19 Sep 10 - No Cached

Private companies aren’t motivated by your best interests
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They make it harder to reinvent yourself
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Information you supply for one purpose will invariably be used for another …
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… and there’s a good chance it will be used against you
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Call me uncool — but that’s a trend I’m happy to share with my friends. In person.
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And besides, why should we let businesses privatize our social discourse?
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People screw up, and give away more than they realise
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Phone up to buy a pizza, and the order-taker’s computer gives her access to your voting record, employment history, library loans — all “just wired into the system” for your convenience. She’ll suggest a tofu pizza as she knows about your 42-inch waist, she’ll add a delivery surcharge because a nearby robbery yesterday puts you in “an orange zone” — and she’ll be on her guard because you’ve checked out the library book Dealing With Depression. This is where the American Council for Civil Liberties sees consumerism going — watch its pizza video online — and it’s not to hard to believe
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Philippe Scheimann on 19 Sep 10

good reasons - share and spread

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BBC News - In pictures: Faces of US Civil War - 12 views

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shared by Frances DiDavide on 06 Oct 10 - No Cached

American President: Resource on the U.S. Presidents - 0 views

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history teacher resource

shared by Robbi McKenney on 19 Mar 09 - Cached

Karen Vitek on 19 Mar 09

Nice presidential archive, includes speeches in text, audio and video

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nice presidential archive, includes speeches in text, audio and video</div>

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Robbi McKenney on 24 Mar 09

facts and also presidential recordings and transcripts

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HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environme... - 0 views

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shared by Frances DiDavide on 16 Sep 09 - Cached

1763-1788 American Revolution Places - Clipart ETC - 0 views

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shared by Jason Heiser on 25 Aug 09 - Cached

Jason Heiser on 25 Aug 09

Revolutionary period clip art

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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States - 5 views

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shared by Samantha Morra on 11 Dec 09 - Cached

The Conch - 0 views

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shared by Lisa DiGangi on 18 Apr 10 - Cached

Lisa DiGangi on 18 Apr 10

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Response to Class Project Over 100 BUT - 6 views

No one e-mail with questions. I added a contest, made instruction clearer. Plus I added Turning Points in American History to the projects page. http://www.textbooksfree.org/Turning%20Points%20in%...

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started by Walter Antoniotti on 15 Aug 16 no follow-up yet

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