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Contains the full text of documents on the history of the state of New Jersey. "There are currently close to 300 documents in this searchable collection which includes such works as The Battles in the Jerseys by William Clinton Armstrong and the Report on a Survey of Administration and Expenditures of the State Government of New Jersey, with Recommendations of Economies for the Fiscal Year 1933-34 by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University). Search results allow a user to go to the page of a document which contains the search term or phrase. This new initiative on the part of Kean University is an effort to meet the scholarly needs of the people of New Jersey and beyond by creating a digital resource that provides access to user-friendly access to the full text of documents on New Jersey history."

Phenomenal resource for studying the history of NJ using primary documents

"DoodleBuzz is a new way to read the news through an experimental interface that allows you to create typographic maps of current news stories." "The interface for DoodleBuzz is simply a scribbled line. Draw a straight line. Draw a curved line. Draw a crazy, chaotic, all-over-the-place messed up line. It's up to you how you want to layout the information - DoodleBuzz simply provides a blank canvas for you to use and abuse."

Very interesting way to view news

"The 9/11 Television News Archive is a library of news coverage of the events of 9/11/2001 and their aftermath as presented by U.S. and international broadcasters. A resource for scholars, journalists, and the public, it presents one week of news broadcasts for study, research and analysis."

"Local news is going mobile. Nearly half of all American adults (47%) report that they get at least some local news and information on their cellphone or tablet computer. "

Takes a word in the news and posts articles that use the word. Very good site for analyzing the news and how it is reported. This site would be a great tool in the social studies classroom but would be an excellent way to study vocabulary.

Really interesting site which studies how the media uses certain words. Great way to study and analyze how the news is reported.

Welcome to the New Jersey Mock Election web site. Here you will find instructions for participating in the national mock election, as well as suggested lessons and activities. We hope that you will find this site useful, and that every student in New Jersey will have a chance to participate.

The Kean University Library online database that houses the publications of non-profit organizations which focus on New Jersey public policy issues. This collection allows users to access these documents from one centralized, easy to use location. The texts of the documents are fully searchable and are catalogued with subject headings similarly to a book in a library. This collection allows users to access a variety of publications pertaining to economic growth, education, social justice, health care, and criminal justice. This fully searchable database is compiled of files derived from a variety of non-profit organizations from across the state of New Jersey in an effort to provide information on policy reform and solutions for researchers and the public as a whole to make use of.

link to google news archives.

Good resource if you are trying to find primary sources. Many foreign and local newspapers are cataloged.

" Highlights of the collection includes maps of Mid-Atlantic North America from the 16th through 19th centuries, maps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and more than 1,000 historical maps of New York City. The NYPL's Map Division offers a new tool called the Map Warper for overlaying historical maps on top of current maps. The Map Warper is similar in concept to using historical images as overlays on Google Earth. The difference is that Map Warper doesn't require you to install software on your computer. "

Great ideas for following continuing news stories

"one-stop channel for key political moments from now through the upcoming U.S. election day on November 6. You can watch all of the live speeches from the floor of the upcoming Republican and Democratic National Conventions...You'll find live and on-demand reporting and analysis from ABC News, Al Jazeera English, BuzzFeed, Larry King, The New York Times, Phil DeFranco, Univision and the Wall Street Journal. Each will put their own stamp on the Presidential race-from the conventions to the debates to election night."

"Every teacher seems to fully acknowledge how quickly and comfortably the average student adopts new technology. The truth is, students learn how to have fun on an iPad pretty quickly, but they don't always learn how to trouble shoot, be safe, and learn effectively right off the bat. Having a team of students that are well trained in iPad support can help build leadership amongst your students, and will help alleviate the stress on both students and teachers as they learn to adopt this new technology."

"...a new archive of 14,000 images from the French Revolution, created by Stanford University and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF). The new archive contains visual materials that will intrigue scholars as much as history buffs."

"The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world."

Interesting site for anyone studying Cold War. Especially interesting that it includes information from the former Soviet Block.

a new series of videos for students of U.S. History and Government. The new series provides one minute overviews of big topics in history and government.

a great place to find geo-located historical imagery. Historypin allows users to place historical images within the setting of current Google Maps Streetview imagery.

This looks very interesting.

Should check this new search engine out. We will add this to our DICSOVER Search page

"The Points of View Debate Blog is a forum for students to voice their opinions and exchange ideas about topics in the news. It's a free service from EBSCO Publishing's Points of View Reference Center."

INfographic depicts where different groups of people get their election news.