Looking for eyewitness stories? Try the BBC podcast series Witness. Updated daily, it includes a variety of resources from people who witnessed historic events. While it does have a British flavor, there are many international podcasts.
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Another view of the Civil War
May 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies
A House Divided is a civil war search engine based on material developed by Dickinson College. Visit the site for maps, virtual field trips, images, and documents. What makes this site unique is their point of view- this material is based on students from Dickinson. (from TeachersFirst)
The next best thing to being there!
May 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies
EyeWitness to History is the next best thing to being there! Loaded with first person narratives, images, videos, and sounds, you can travel back in history to examine major events (i.e., Pearl Harbor or the Hindenburg) or every day occurrences (i.e., how to make a mummy or how the Gibson girl came to be!). Search [...]
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Put yourself at JFK’s desk
April 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Content - Social Studies
The JFK Library has a new interactive site-The President’s Desk. Mouse over the desk top to find the seven interactives. Each provides additional information from slides shows, videos, and other artifacts. Listen to a series of phone conversations, explore family albums, revisit wartime experiences or (my favorite) JFK on his love of the sea. (from [...]
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