Library

Library

__**Library of Congress**__

… offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching. The Library of Congress provides primary source-based, ready-to-use resources for teachers and facilitators. Click on the link for lesson plans, teaching materials.[]Turn your students into historians with primary-source based activities that develop historical thinking skills. Activities are ready to use in your classroom.Click on the link below:[]

__**Short Stories**__ [] Over 2,000 short stories can be found in The Short Story Library at American Literature, including many of the greatest short stories ever written.

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[|Edmodo] A private social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. [|Animoto] Animoto automatically produces beautifully orchestrated, completely unique video pieces from your photos, video clips and music. Fast, free and shockingly easy. [|Xtimeline] Powerful and well designed timeline. Attach images or embed media to any entry, provide source info (for historical timelines?), tags. Can import data from Excel/CSV files. [|Learn360] Center for Instructional Support: Your Strategic Partner for Content, Curriculum and Compliance. [|Google Earth] Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others. (needs downloaded) [|SafeKids.com] SafeKids.com is one of the oldest and most enduring sites for Internet safety. [|Digital Citizenship] Digital Citizenship is a concept which helps teachers, technology leaders and parents to understand what students/children/technology users should know to use technology appropriately. Digital Citizenship is more than just a teaching tool; it is a way to prepare students/technology users for a society full of technology. [|How Stuff Works] From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and thousands of subjects in between, HowStuffWorks has it covered. No topic is too big or too small for our expert editorial staff to unmask ... or for you to understand. In addition to comprehensive articles, our helpful graphics and informative videos walk you through every topic clearly, simply and objectively. Our premise is simple: Demystify the world and do it in a simple, clear-cut way that anyone can understand. R.A.F.T. strategy for writing RAFT is a writing strategy that helps students understand their role as a writer and how to effectively communicate their ideas and mission clearly so that the reader can easily understand everything written. [] [] [] []