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The Museum Box site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. The project was inspired by anti-slavery campaigner Thomas Clarkson who carried a museum box with him to display artifacts of the realities of slavery.

Excellent overview of what primary sources are, as well as how to find, evaluate, and properly use them.

A selection of excellent sites which work well on interactive whiteboards in the classroom - Topmarks Education" />text/css

A tremendous collection of primary source documents from around the world and throughout history.

This blog post from presentation expert and former Oregon resident Garr Reynolds features a fascinating video of author Daniel Pink. His discussion of the nature of motivation is especially important when applied to the classroom. What should our response be as teachers?

Here is a collection of ActivBoard resources and lessons activities which cover all content areas.

This is a solid collection of strategies and ideas for fostering an engaged environment for students.

First hand accounts of significant events through history. Could be a great source for primary documents.

The Smithsonian, Target and Scholastic have teamed up to offer a collection of quality resources, lesson plans, and activities focusing on celebrating cultural heritage and diversity.

This is a great collection of ideas for how to meaningfully integrate the use of a wiki in your classroom.

This article speaks of the importance of teaching our students to be powerful researchers, not simply passive consumers. I like the ideas listed in the "Get Started" section: * Create the researcher role as a student assignment. * Show students different search engines. * Build a search engine for your classroom [such as a Google Custom Search Engine page].

Some excellent goals for making learning more engaging and relevant in our classrooms. The writer compares the vitality and passion associated with sports to what is typically found in the classroom. Realities from football that should be in the classroom, too: - players (students) are considered active participants rather than passive recipients. - the unexpected happens all the time, so there's no time to coast or be unfocused. - a player (student) can let the team (class) down. - there's no such thing as "good enough"; we're always asking players (students) to excel. - the adults who participate are genuinely interested. - a public performance is expected.