|
Digitized primary source documents from the Library of Congress in history and social studies curriculum.(Children and the Digital Library)
From:
Library Trends
| Date:
March 22, 1997| Author:
Chen, Eva; Fales, Corinna; Thompson, Julie
| COPYRIGHT 1997 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
|
Online resources, such as the collections digitized by the Library of Congress, can enhance the teaching of history and social studies by giving students more detailed information than textbooks provide. This type of information stimulates students' curiosity and encourages them to learn.
Abstract
The Library of Congress (LC) National Digital Library is digitizing collections of primary source materials and making them available on the World Wide Web. EDC Center fo...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
|
TEACHING HISTORY: Primary Sources in History: Breaking Through the Myths.
Phi Delta Kappan
; ... investigate desegregation are likely to use trade books and reference works, memoirs of participants, photographs and televised news footage, and newspaper articles from the 1950s and 1960s. In both these cases, the students would be doing just what historians ...
|
|
Using online primary sources with students.(includes list of collections at the Library of Congress' Web site and sample document)
The Social Studies
; ... were selected. * Write a response to a primary source (speech, news article, sermon), taking the position of someone who lived at ... The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920: Photographs Panoramic Maps, 1847-1921 Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs. 1851-19 ... Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, ...
|
|
A Story Well Told: Primary Sources and History Education
Social Studies Review
; Tom Adams begins the preface to the 2001 edition of the History-Social Science Framework for California Public Schools with a statement from Francis Parkman that provides a wonderful context for this discussion about the use of primary sources in history education. In order to have "Faithfulness to
|
|
Veccia, Susan H. 'Uncovering Our History: Teaching with Primary Sources'.(Book Review)
Adolescence
; VECCIA, Susan H. Uncovering Our History: Teaching with Primary Sources. Chicago: American Library Association, 2004pp. 160pp. $35.00 (p). Using primary sources to teach history, which goes beyond rote memorization of dates and facts, has been incorporated into the educational standards of nearly
|
|
Immigration and multiculturalism; essential primary sources.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News
; ... the past two centuries. Each entry features an editorial introduction, information on the author, and a list of resources for further study. The organization of the volume is roughly chronological, by era. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
|
|
|
Family in society; essential primary sources.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News
; ... in the past two centuries. For each entry, the editors (affiliations not cited) provide background information on the author and the topic addressed and suggest additional text, audio, and visual sources. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
|
|
|
The Diary of Calvin Fletcher-- Using Primary Sources in the Elementary Classroom.
The Social Studies
; ... time and space through the creation of timelines and the use of maps. The students can create a teacher's edition of the primary source ... transportation adventures to those of Fletcher. They can create maps of their travels and Fletcher's and compare them. We advise teachers ...
|
|
|
Human and civil rights; essential primary sources.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News
; ... the London bombings in 2005. The articles themselves begin with the French National Assembly's 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and conclude with a 2003 article about attacks on Afghan girls' schools. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
|
|
Evaluation of primary sources.(Using Internet Primary Sources to Teach Critical Thinking Skills in World Literature)(Book review)
The Australian Library Journal
; Kent-Drury, Roxanne M Using internet primary sources to teach critical thinking skills in world literature. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 194p US$65.00 soft ISBN 0313320098 (available from James Bennett Pty Ltd) Educators dedicated to developing their students' ability to think
|
|
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
SciTech Book News
; ... public health, wellness, alternative medicine, and bioethics. Each section includes an introductory essay, and each primary source is accompanied by text discussing background, context, and significance. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR)
|