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Download videos from YouTube and other video sites without using a intermediate site just a plug in. Pretty cool technology

Travel back in time and around the world with The Travel Film Archive. The Travel Film Archive is a collection of travelogues and educational and industrial films that show the world the way it was between 1900 and 1970. Among our holdings are archives of the renowned travel filmmakers Burton Holmes, Andre de la Varre, and James A. FitzPatrick, as well as footage shot by many other intinerant cameramen. Footage from The Travel Film Archive is available for licensing from Getty Images and the TFA Network of agents, either directly or through this site. At this time we do not provide footage for personal use.

Redraw the map on redistricting. Legislators have long used redistricting as an opportunity to select their constituents, rather than empowering voters to elect their representatives. The redistricting following the 2010 Census is an opportunity to change how the process is conducted. Armed with knowledge and the right tools, the public can redraw the map on redistricting.

Technology guides and teach sheets for freed download by teachers and educators. Web 2.0 quickstart guides and curriculum suggestions for teachers."> This is a cached version of http://www.larkin.net.au/020_technology_howtos.html. Diigo.com has no relation to the site.x ba

This is a great resource! I love that there is a blank grid for the students to use to predict what they will hear tonight. It's a plan that can be used for Middle to High Schoolers. Thanks for sharing.

Tammy, I agree! The blank template would be great for high school level civics/current events classes, and the other is perfect for middle school. Plus, the two assessment options are great starting points.

Article update at Colonial Sense on Herbs; colonial growing practices, uses, preparation, etc.

New article at Colonial Sense on, using advice and tips from the era, what to look for when you go to market.

backchan.nl is tool for involving audiences in presentations by letting them suggest questions and vote on each other's questions. backchan.nl is intended for conference or event organizers who want a new way to solicit questions from the audience and make better use of question and answer time.

Visual US history time line of: Presidency Supreme Court Senate Democratic Party Republican Party

Very nice timeline map created using flash to illustrate the history of the Europe, Middle East and Asia over a 5,000 year period.

New feature! Interactive timeline, slice & dice events from 1492 to 1859 in a variety of ways. Not all data is in, though, so it may be of little use to you, depending on what you're looking for...

Create flash games using stencyl. free download for Mac and PC

Useful site from the 'dreaded' Wikipedia.

Earth Album is a simpler, slicker Flickr mash-up that allows you to explore some of the most stunning photos in the world courtesy of Google maps and Flickr. To begin your journey, just click somewhere on the map, e.g. "India". Note-- since the top Flickr images are used, the images change every few weeks; bookmark this site and check back for a different experience in a month!

Ever the bane of teachers, wikipedia can be mined for more information using these tools.

Worldwide collection of thematic maps: climate, energy, ethnography, industry & economy, land use, military, population, links to other sites.

download all the content of wikipedia to use offline