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Adrea Lawrence

The Library of Congress - 0 views

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  • Adrea Lawrence on 24 Jun 08
     
    The Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items. The collections include ...
jbdrury

Herblock's History (Political Cartoons from the Crash to the Millennium): Library of Co... - 3 views

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    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's bio is very impressive, and this section could be used as a resource for students were you to introduce the analysis of political cartoons as a strategy
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      Herbert Block's own essay "The Cartoon" on the role political cartoons play in our view of history and current events, could also be an invaluable material source for any lesson plan on the analysis of political cartoons.
    • jbdrury
      jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
       
      The Library of Congress organized these exhibits, centering on different points in history (and Herblock's career), thereby making it easier to search for a specific cartoon, as well as some ideas for how one might use it in the classroom.
  • jbdrury on 23 Oct 09
     
    This next post connects back to the lesson plan on interpreting political cartoons. This website - published through the Library of Congress - is nothing short of fantastic. Herbert Block's career covers an incredible span of the 20th century. Using this website as a resource, you can find insightful political cartoons of almost any event from the Great Depression to the Clinton era.
Kenneth O'Regan

Truman Library - Social Studies web sites - 1 views

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  • The National Assessment of Educational Progress has a website where released U.S. History items may be found
    • Kenneth O'Regan
      Kenneth O'Regan on 04 Oct 10
       
      Some items on this site might not be entirely up to date. It appears to me that this link is no longer active.
  • A website on the flags of the world
    • Kenneth O'Regan
      Kenneth O'Regan on 04 Oct 10
       
      Other websites, like this one, seem to be a little bit suspect. Use discretion.
  • Kenneth O'Regan on 04 Oct 10
     
    Say what you will about Harry Truman, but his library website has a vast cache of social studies links and resources, organized by topic. Some of the items go beyond social studies and into the realm of homework help and other teaching strategies. You may need to a dig a little bit to find exactly what you are looking for, but you can probably somehow get to it from here.
Scott Hambrick

American Memory from the Library of Congress - Home Page - 7 views

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  • Scott Hambrick on 20 Sep 12
     
    Contains histories from the Library of Congress by topic
Michael Sheehan

Learning Never Stops: Chronicling America - Huge Digital Newspaper Collection from L.O.C. - 0 views

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  • Michael Sheehan on 08 Feb 13
     
    Huge digital collection of historic newspapers by the Library of Congress!
Margit Nahra

Creating the United States -  Exhibitions - myLOC.gov (Library of Congress) - 9 views

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    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      Great source for lesson plans, primary sources, bibliographies and web casts to supplement teaching about the documents governing the United States.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      The drafts featured on this site would be great to illustrate the points of compromise negotiated by the Founding Fathers and to get students to think about how the documents and ultimately, our country's governing principles, might have turned out differently.
    • Margit Nahra
      Margit Nahra on 16 Sep 10
       
      This site also features helpful teacher training materials for how to evaluate and utilize primary sources.
  • Margit Nahra on 05 Oct 10
     
    This site uses primary sources to document the source and evolution of key phrases and concepts in the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Samantha Greenwald

Bill of Rights: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual Programs & Services, Lib... - 2 views

www.loc.gov/...billofrights.html

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      Samantha Greenwald on 19 Sep 10
       
      This can be used especially on Constitution Day (September 17th).
    • Samantha Greenwald
      Samantha Greenwald on 19 Sep 10
       
      A bibliography is provides as well as other external resources for students and teachers to explore.
    • Samantha Greenwald
      Samantha Greenwald on 04 Oct 10
       
      This site provides exhibitions and primary source documents which provide more detailed descriptions of certain events/people which teachers can use to expand student learning.
    • Samantha Greenwald
      Samantha Greenwald on 04 Oct 10
       
      This is one site of three that provides primary documents. The other two discuss national expansion and reform and the civil war and reconstruction.
  • Samantha Greenwald on 19 Sep 10
     
    This Library of Congress website provides access to primary documents including letters, notes, papers, Washington's inaugural address, and copies of the amendments to the US Constitution.
  • Adrea Lawrence on 04 Oct 10
     
    Any other ways in which teachers might use this site?
Lindsay Andreas

Downloadable Media @ your library: District of Columbia - 0 views

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      Lindsay Andreas on 27 Sep 09
       
      Some notable audio/mp3/ipod selections from the DC Public Library that I feel would be great for Social Studies, specifically. The Civil War (Shelby Foote) He is considered a top scholar, along with James Mcphereson. If there are two names you should be familiar with for Civil War scholarship, they are it! My Brother Sam is Dead. You may have read this when studying the American Revolution, a great way to incorporate literature into the study of history. Thomas Jefferson & His Time (Multiple Volumes) TJ, enough said!
  • Newest Video Additions
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 27 Sep 09
       
      For the visual learners of your class. Some PBS Home video selections, a very reputable education source.
  • Learning a Language:
    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 27 Sep 09
       
      This doesn't relate to Social Studies directly but I think it is a pretty cool feature, language tapes can be really expensive, why not utilize a free library membership?
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    • Lindsay Andreas
      Lindsay Andreas on 27 Sep 09
       
      Why fight it? It is well accepted in the education field that students learn in multiple ways. Specifically, students with learning disabilities should also be kept in mind. I know we are studying to be general educators but you will be dealing with IEPs and a working knowledge of special education must not be overlooked.
  • Lindsay Andreas on 27 Sep 09
     
    I was at the National Book Festival yesterday, it was wonderful, great resources overall. They were really pushing eBooks and audiobook downloads and I think it is an important education trend we need to be aware of. The kids are becoming so tech-oriented, why fight it? We need to use it to our advantage.
Maria Mahon

About Us | StoryCorps - 1 views

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  • Maria Mahon on 30 Oct 09
     
    Story Corps is an amazing nonprofit project - the goal is to record people's stories and copies are then placed in the Library of Congress. When I worked at the Phillips Collection, StoryCorps came and recorded stories that related to migration because of the Jacob Lawrence Migration Series Exhibition. The stories were very powerful and you could see they way younger generations really responded to hearing the stories of both their own families and strangers. It made the experiences seem so real and connected them to real people.
Jonathon Gordon

The Great Depression - 2 views

www.nps.gov/...great-depression.htm

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  • Numbers soon proved the optimists incorrect. The depression steadily worsened. By spring of 1933, when FDR took the oath of office, unemployment had risen from 8 to 15 million (roughly 1/3 of the non-farmer workforce) and the gross national product had decreased from $103.8 billion to $55.7 billion. Forty percent of the farms in Mississippi were on the auction block on FDR's inauguration day.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 03 Oct 10
       
      To the right is a great picture provided by the FDR Library showing the struggles of families who suffered from the dust bowl. Extremely useful in any classroom application on this subject. 
  • Many sank into despair and shame after they could not find jobs. The suicide rates increased from 14 to 17 per 100,000. Protest that did occur was local, not national: "farm holidays," neighbors of foreclosed farmers refusing to bid on farms at auction, neighbors moving evicted tenants' furniture back in, and local hunger marches.
    • Jonathon Gordon
      Jonathon Gordon on 03 Oct 10
       
      The site uses archived information from the Franklin and Eleanor national Libraries. 
  • Jonathon Gordon on 03 Oct 10
     
    This website provided by the National Parks Service provides information on the Great Depression. It has great photos that would supplement any lesson plan on the subject of the great depression, the grapes of wrath, or the dust bowl. 
Adrea Lawrence

For Teachers (Library of Congress) - 0 views

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    Library of Congress resources for teachers.
Adrea Lawrence

Newberry Library D'Arcy McNickle Center - 0 views

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  • Adrea Lawrence on 24 Jun 08
     
    Home page of the Newberry Library D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History
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