"We've spent the day downloading and experimenting with various apps, some of which behave just like full-fledged, existing desktop software (such as StuffIt Expander and iPhoto), and others that function more like widgets and/or iPad apps (such as Twitter).In the meantime, we've outlined our top 10 picks below. We've more or less skipped those that already had a desktop application available, unless the app version was significantly discounted."
THOMAS was launched in January of 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress. The leadership of the 104th Congress directed the Library of Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the public. Since that time THOMAS has expanded the scope of its offerings to include the features and content listed below.
* Bills, Resolutions
* Activity in Congress
* Congressional Record
* Schedules, Calendars
* Committee Information
* Presidential Nominations
* Treaties
* Government Resources
* For Teachers
* Help and Contact
"In the spirit of Thomas Jefferson, legislative information from the Library of Congress." You can track current activity on the House and Senate Floors, find out what has passed Congress and has been sent to the President, etc.
Wizard tool that students can use. It will step them through the evaluation process by looking at the author, publisher, objectivity, links from the site, date, accuracy, evidence and links to the site.
I am a computer science teacher in Poughkeepsie, NY. I work in the Spackenkill School District at the Spackenkill High School teaching computer studies and programming.