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Lots of US history resources, sorted by era, topic, primary sources, ethnic groups, general reference. With materials for tachers

interactive teacher/student resources

Tons of primary resources for American History and learning. This breaks down USA history in timelines, texts, ears, resources. You can spend 20 hours on here and not see it all. A FIRST stop for American History.

MyWeeHands' featured videos of American Sign Language (ASL) for caretakers and teachers of children

details 2 American communities from John Brown's raid through Reconstruction - excellent digital archive of Augusta County VA, and Franklin County PA.

NACOL is the North American Council for Online Learning

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.

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

The Kardashians beauty, 29, and American football player is married with each other and they have purchased a Mansion in $4.8million mansion which is situated at Beverly Hills.The Tuscan-style home, which is 4,000sq ft large, includes four bathrooms and a spa with 5 bedrooms, media room, outdoor kitchen and lounge.

"Nearly ten years' worth of research conducted by The Pew Internet & American Life Project examines the growing role of technology in our lives, our changing expectations about how to find and use information, and the impact these changes will have on libraries and other institutions in the future."

The children's section of the American Museum of Natural History site is packed with fun, games, images and information about the natural world. Explore animals from the distant past right up to how humans read expressions. There is something for anyone. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

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adolescents reading of e-books/use of the library

ZTE has announced two new smartphones at the CES event going on in Las Vegas. The Blade V8 Pro will be the company's latest flagship model and will also be the first device from the blade series to be released in the American market.

Did you know that the average American teacher spends $443 of their own money each year on classroom supplies and teaching materials? How much did YOU spend last year?

Carl Froch is aiming to restore British pride when he fights American Andre Ward in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City. In the past 12 months, British boxers have lost nine world title fights and won only two. "We're due a win, aren't we?" Froch, 34, said. "If you're a roulette table, eventually a red will come in. We've had eight blacks on the spin. "I want to put us back on the world map. We can't be a nation of losers." He added: "I have to bite down on to my gum-shield even harder because I've got to restore Britain's pride." Amir Khan, Matthew Hatton, Ryan Rhodes, John Murray, Brian Magee, Matthew Macklin, David Haye and Darren Barker have all lost fights abroad this year

The Department of Justice wants to broaden the authority of the Americans with Disabilities Act in regard to the Internet and specifically websites. Today is the final day for public comment on that proposal. Meanwhile, new data has emerged that shows far fewer people with disabilities using the Internet than people without.