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Virginia's Holocaust Museum is expanding their oral history collection to include stories from survivors and witnesses of other genocides/mass atrocities, in addition to the Holocaust. There was a story about this on NPR/WCVE this morning, which referenced how an AP English teacher at GAHS is using this resource with his students. News story -- http://ideastations.org/radio/news/virginia-currents-va-holocaust-museum-expands-oral-history-collection

Found this whole page of videos from the Virginia Historical Society on Vimeo.

"eMediaVA is Virginia's premier statewide digital media distribution system featuring the best purpose-built educational content available. Brought to you by Virginia's Public Media Stations* and PBS, eMediaVA is constantly evolving to better meet the needs of Virginia's teachers and students. What's even better, eMediaVA is free for Virginia's teachers and students! Please visit the About Us page to get connected." Teachers can use their HCPS username and password to access the content.

"Manifest Destiny tells the story of the United States in 141 maps from the Declaration of Independence to the present. Explore and interact with any of the maps below, or fast-forward to important events, such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Civil War, or to the present-day US."

This is a very interesting story and may even be a good exercise in how students see the world through a geographic lens.

A very useful tool that can provide some immediate relief for teachers and students struggling to create writing products.

A very useful tool that can provide some immediate relief for teachers and students struggling to create writing products.