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23 Jul 09

AdViews

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.

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28 May 09

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.

www.flickr.com/commons - Preview

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21 Feb 09

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.

www.infinitethinking.org/...create-express-learn-with.html - Preview

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06 Jun 08

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.

www.library.wisc.edu/...Contents.html - Preview

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The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871

Primary source material from the Peshtigo fire (which happened the same night as the Chicago fire).

www.peshtigofire.info - Preview

primarysources history

30 May 08

IDEA - The International Dialects Of English Archive

Audio primary source collection with international and regional dialects of English. Intended primarily for actors learning to imitate an accent, but could have other educational uses too.

web.ku.edu/index.htm - Preview

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22 May 08

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.

www.gilderlehrman.org/index.html - Preview

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12 Apr 08

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.

historytech.wordpress.com/...networking-for-primary-sources - Preview

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National Archives Experience

Flash site for accessing the US National Archives with a visual searching tools.

www.digitalvaults.org - Preview

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12 Mar 08

eLearn: Case Studies - Telling an Old Story in a New Way: Raid on Deerfield

Case study of a website using primary sources to tell the story of the raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1704. Also asks how you determine the success of a site like this, which isn't formal e-learning.

elearnmag.org/subpage.cfm - Preview

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05 Mar 08

UNdata

Collected statistical databased from the UN--basically a free meta search across UN data. Covers population, education, employment, environment, and other statistics.

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16 Jan 08

Flickr: The Commons

Collaborative project between Flickr and the Library of Congress (and hopefully other institutions in the future) to share and tag public domain images. Currently 3000 images from the Library of Congress collection are available.

flickr.com/commons - Preview

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08 Jan 08

CyberBee

The Adventures of Cyberbee are lessons and curriculum resources for using primary sources in K-12 classrooms. Includes some copyright lessons too.

www.cyberbee.com/ - Preview

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02 Jan 08

"Primary Source Investigations" Model Activity - Workshop 2

Lesson ideas for primary sources, grouped by media type. Multiple subjects represented, including some hard-to-find ideas like using political cartoons or historical maps to teach math concepts.

www.primarysourcelearning.org/...index.shtml - Preview

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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

orpheus.ucsd.edu/...dspolitic - Preview

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HarpWeek: Explore History

Historical political cartoons from Harper's Weekly, plus educational resources like lesson plans and connections to standards.

www.harpweek.com - Preview

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Comics and Political Cartoon Archives and Websites

Directory of online resources for comics and political cartoons (for the course I'm developing on online primary source material)

wps.ablongman.com/...index.html - Preview

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19 Dec 07

FREE -- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence

Portal for teaching resources from multiple US government sites--NASA, DOE, etc. Lesson plans and some primary source material are included.

www.free.ed.gov/index.cfm - Preview

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01 Dec 07

University of Minnesota Libraries -- Copyright Initiatives: Fair Use Analysis Tool

  • The Fair Use Analysis tool was designed to help people make better choices regarding the fair use of content. The form walks you through each factor in fair use, helping you weigh aspects for and against fair use.
    - christyinsdesign on 2007-12-01
20 Nov 07

EIU/SIUE Teaching With Primary Sources Newsletter

  • Regularly published newsletter with ideas for teaching with primary sources. Includes a spotlight on central Illinois resources, topic connections to the American Memory, tips, and lesson plans.
    - christyinsdesign on 2007-11-20
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