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Collection of thousands of TV commercials from the 1950s through the 1980s. Most or all of these are still copyrighted, but educators doing projects should fall under fair use.
Flickr: The Commons
Copyright-free images from the Library of Congress and a number of museums and other organizations. Primarily historical photos, with lots of great primary source material.
Infinite Thinking Machine: Friday Five: Create, Express, Learn with Primary Source Material
Five sites to find and use online primary source content with students, focusing on sites that encourage students to remix and share multimedia content. Some of the sites provide tools for production and publication.
Dipity
Create a timeline by adding each event manually or by adding a source (Flickr, RSS, twitter, etc.) Images, music, and video can be included in events. Related services include Tickr, which lets you create a dynamic timeline with Flickr images based on search criteria, and TimeTube, which does the same for YouTube. Some people are playing with this as a way to visualize the river of information from the Connectivism course (CCK08) this fall.
Wisconsin Electronic Reader
Online collection of primary sources related to Wisconsin's history. Copyright specifically allows educational use; many sources are old enough to be public domain.
The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871
Primary source material from the Peshtigo fire (which happened the same night as the Chicago fire).
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
American history museum with some online exhibits and primary source materials. Quizzes and other materials for teachers also available.
Mnemograph: Web Based Timeline Software
Free tool to create online Flash-based interactive timelines.
Digital Vaults: Social networking for primary sources «
Description of the National Archives Digital Vault and how it may help digitial natives find primary sources in a more accessible way. I'm not sure whether the digital native/immigrant difference is as important as the simple fact that the Digitial Vault is more visually appealing and interactive. I think it helps show patterns and connections between primary sources more effectively, which can be helpful for people of any age.
National Archives Experience
Flash site for accessing the US National Archives with a visual searching tools.
Dr. Seuss Went to War
Political cartoons by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel), published from 1941-1943. Browse in chronological order or by subject; no search available
HarpWeek: Explore History
Historical political cartoons from Harper's Weekly, plus educational resources like lesson plans and connections to standards.
AAME : Raw History Lesson Plan: Using Primary Sources; The Domestic Slave Trade, Runaway Journeys
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Lesson plan about slavery using primary sources
- christyinsdesign on 2007-11-20
The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center
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Investigate primary sources from Plimouth Plantation about the first Thanksgiving.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-11-08
The Open Video Project
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Collection of digital videos, including a small number of historical videos like the opening of the Claremont theatre in New York. A number of videos from NASA are included as well. Check the licensing on individual videos; some are CC-NC, but others may be copyrighted.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-10-08
TP: Images of American Political History
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Small collection (500 images) of photos and political cartoons in the public domain.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-10-08
Harvard University Library: Open Collections Program
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Collections of primary sources (manuscripts, books, pamphlets, maps, and photos) around themes and time periods. Currently two collections are available: Women Working (1800-1930) and Immigration (1789-1930). Two more collections are planned for 2008: Contagious Disease and Islamic Heritage. Resources are available for noncommercial educational use.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-10-08
Talking History
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Online radio show about US aural history, plus archives of historical audio clips.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-10-08
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
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Historical maps, licensed as CC: By-NC-SA
- christyinsdesign on 2007-08-27
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The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th
century
North American and
South American
maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of the
World,
Europe,
Asia, and
Africa are also represented.
EduHound Weekly: The Newsletter for Educators - August 23, 2007
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Resources on teaching about the constitution, including info from the National Archives and lesson plans.
- christyinsdesign on 2007-08-23
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