New York Public Library document resources are now available from WITHIN VoiceThread. Could be an interesting way to integrate primary sources with VoiceThread collaborations.
Create interactive timelines collaboratively. I could see using this for documenting causation, how one event leads to another.
You can add a timeline to any blog or Web page.
Runaway advertisements and Notices of Committal are some of the most rewarding sources for ascertaining the movement, motivation, and destination of enslaved persons have have taken flight. This is a collection of runaway ads placed by slave owners or their representatives in newspapers.
ARC Guide for Educators and Students
The guide introduces educators and students to the National Archives' Archival Research Catalog (ARC). Searching in ARC to learn more about National Archives' historical documents could enrich a classroom activity, a homework assignment, or a research project. - Methodology I might follow with 8th graders who may serve as research experts to younger kids.