The features on this Web site enable educational communities to:
* Browse primary sources that teachers have used with students.
* Teach primary source-based learning experiences from the Teaching Materials Collection.
* Design learning experiences using MyPortfolio.
* Share discoveries with others through field-testing and publishing.
* Use our professional development programs to uncover the breadth and depth of LOC.gov resources.
* Learn through primary source-based online activities and samples of student projects.
* Create digital documentaries using University of Virginia's Primary Access or make a handout for students.
In 2008, the Library of Congress began offering historical photograph collections through Flickr in order to share some of our most popular images with a new visual community. Now, the Library of Congress has expanded its Flickr collections to include illustrated and visual content from historic American newspapers available in its online collections.
The extensive collections at the Library of Congress contain historic artifacts and cultural materials from across the U.S. The list below is just a sample of the many Pennsylvania resources available for free on the Library's Web site.
The National Archives Digital Vault poster and video creation tools allow students to drag and drop digital artifacts into a poster or video. The National Archives provides images, documents, and audio in an easy to use editor. When making a poster students can combine multiple images, change background colors, and create captions to make collages of digital artifacts. See the screen capture below for a demonstration of poster editing.