Free audio books (open domain).

"Animated Atlas portrays large chapters of American history quickly by animating maps and geographic features."

"If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the Pacific War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

"The selected pictures listed below are among the audiovisual holdings of the National Archives that relate to the American Revolution. They are photographic copies of works of art. The dates and mediums of the originals and the names of the artists are given wherever it has been possible to determine them."

"The Internet is a fantastic source of facts, but also a source of dubious claims and misinformation. Here we offer our observations on which sites are generally reliable and unbiased, and which are not." Links to Federal government, NGOs and advocacy groups We've sorted the sites into three baskets: * The Official Word - Sites where you can find government statistics and official reports and documents. * Policy Wonks - Sites of non-governmental organizations that study issues, though not always from a neutral point of view. * For the Cause - Sites that offer information while also advocating a particular stance on a policy matter. We've indicated some of our favorites with a , and put a by some that we think you should be wary of."

from Free Technology for Teachers: "Fresh Brain, a non-profit funded in part by Sun Microsystems, provides teachers and students with ideas for technology projects. On Fresh Brain students and teachers can find projects in which they build games, build iPhone and Facebook apps, make web pages, and mash-up videos. Fresh Brain provides space and a forum for students to connect and collaborate. To complete each project, Fresh Brain provides a list of suggested tools and getting started guides for completing each task. Some of the popular projects on Fresh Brain right now are a project in which students create a webpage about cultures and a graphic design competition. Applications for Education There is no shortage of project and activity ideas on Fresh Brain. Teachers looking for creative ways to bring digital content creation into the classroom should explore Fresh Brain. The projects and tools suggested on Fresh Brain are intended for middle school and high school use."

Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Summary Map w/key terms, verbs to help you design questions, activities, etc.

"The U.S. was isolationist in the 1930s - a sentiment F.D.R. struggled to overcome. After war broke out, he helped the Allies when he could, but the U.S. officially remained on the sidelines until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941"

"free service for creating animated videos. Without downloading any software or having any special skills, Memoov allows users to create animated videos up to five minutes in length. Creating an animated video with Memoov can be as simple as selecting a setting image(s), selecting a character or characters, and adding dialogue. Memoov offers users a wide variety options that make it stand out amongst similar services. Memoov allows users to customize the appearance of the characters in their animated videos. On the dialogue front, Memoov gives users the option to record their own voices for use in their videos. Users can also upload pre-recorded dialogue in MP3 format. Memoov users have the option to add background music to their animated videos."

"When millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable British soldier smuggled himself into Auschwitz to witness the horror so he could tell others the truth."

Similar to Animoto; easier to add text, can upload more than one song for soundtrack

Can crop/resize your photo for various social networking sites, more

YUDU is an ePublishing library and marketplace that lets you read, publish, buy, sell and share digital content.

Free online photo effects; no registration required (but you can have an account). Make posters, magazine covers, more.

free webinar Wednesday Nov. 18 2:00 Eastern time; registration required Topic: Tech Training Made Simple with Online Videos

"In Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, OnGuard Online gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. "

"From the colonial period to 1882, immigration into the United States was essentially free and unrestricted. Millions of immigrants poured into the country, helping to transform a peripheral outpost of the British Empire into one of the most populous and prosperous nations in the world. Immigration always generated opposition, however, and nativist movements regularly appeared in American life. "

"November 12, 2009, marks the 55th anniversary of the closing of Ellis Island, a location that will forever be linked to the notion of the American dream. From 1892 to 1954, over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island. Located in New York Harbor, the site served as a way station for those coming to America from Europe, hoping to build a new life in a new land. "

"In the early 1960s, the great LIFE photographer Paul Schutzer went to Berlin to chronicle the construction and the effect on everyday lives of the then-brand-new Berlin Wall. What he saw, and what he photographed, provides a chilling glimpse into an era both eerily familiar, and profoundly alien. Pictured: Shadowy silhouettes of seven West Berliners waving to their relatives on the other side of the Wall."