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Free data base of images

"History is not what happened. It's an account of the past based on surviving sources. If there are no sources there is no history.

new site that looks very interesting. Combines maps with images, videos, photos and other resources.

excellent video on search strategies to get global perspective

short informative video

"Explore the emerging realms of digital territory where news and information reside-or will soon. It's a place where game playing thrives and augmented reality tugs at possibilities. It's where video excels, while the appetite for long-form text and the experience of "deep reading" is diminished, and it's where the allure of multitasking greets the crush of information. Learn how young people negotiate their journey, and travel inside the brain to discover its capacities in the digital realm. Dig deeper into topics covered in the magazine by clicking on the books in our digital library to reveal selected videos, articles, blogs and Web sites"

"The 4 Action Initiative has created a comprehensive curriculum and resource guide that will include seven thematic units for grades K-12. Each unit draws on new and existing curricula covering multiple subject areas ranging from human behavior to the history of terrorism to recovery and building a better future. "

curation and publication site.

Another interesting article on scoop.it

More on scoop.it

Some interesting ideas about how to use scoop.it in the class. A great way to curate content.

scoop.it sounds like it has so many applications. This could work in conjunction with our new libguides. I

FB app that turns FB into a study center and allows students to collaborate with one another so they can work on school projects.

This could be a great thing to share with students

search engine that allows twitter to be searched.

this could be helpful for finding information in twitter

Witness - history as told by the people who were there. Five days a week we will be talking to people who lived through moments of history to bring you a personal perspective on world events

"Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time."

This site looks amazing. Takes google maps to a whole new level.

Site that contains free films for educational purposes

great site for documentaries. Free!

There are some great resources here.

"150 years after the start of the American Civil War, HISTORY presents The Civil War Today, a ground-breaking app created by Bottle Rocket Apps exclusively for the iPad. Experience the war as it unfolded, one day at a time, with daily updates that let you live the events in "real-time" over the course of four years."

If you study the Civil War in your class you should check out this app!

"This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively. Whether you need software to help you manage citations, author a multimedia work, or analyze texts, Digital Research Tools will help you find what you're looking for."

Great list of resources

"It's a nonfiction nerd's fantasy: a database of nearly 30,000 feature stories, meticulously organized, sleekly presented, and fully searchable - by author, by publication, by topic."

An interactive timeline of world history

Very interesting way to view ancient and medieval cultures.

From Berkeley a guide to evaluating websites

Useful guidelines for website evaluation

Portal to US Census information

main page of the US Census Bureau

Presentation from the New Jersey State Data Center Network Meeting June 9, 2011.

Lots of information from the census