plsolrsummer09 - home
Wiki from Summer OR session with Laura Mackenthun
Mary Hall's Space - home
Portfolio of a student who has taken BCE & OR
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
UNdata
Collected statistical databased from the UN--basically a free meta search across UN data. Covers population, education, employment, environment, and other statistics.
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.
CyberBee
The Adventures of Cyberbee are lessons and curriculum resources for using primary sources in K-12 classrooms. Includes some copyright lessons too.
"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.
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.
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)
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.
University of Minnesota Libraries -- Copyright Initiatives: Fair Use Analysis Tool
EIU/SIUE Teaching With Primary Sources Newsletter
Exploring Primary Sources
The Galileo Project | Science | Susnpot Drawings
Teacher Lesson Plan - Twain's Hannibal
AAME : Raw History Lesson Plan: Using Primary Sources; The Domestic Slave Trade, Runaway Journeys
Kathy Schrock's Home Page - Navigating Primary Source Materials on the Internet
The First Thanksgiving - You Are the Historian - Online Learning Center
UR Research: Musical Scores
Related sheet music archives