History & Primary Sources
One of the most exciting opportunities, stimulated by this new technology, is the capacity for students to access rare primary sources...
- Democracy in America
This citizenship test is given orally at the Immigration and Naturalization Services across the United States...
- Black (African-American) History
February is traditionally "Black History Month"...
- Photography
A photo tells 1000 words, goes the saying...
- Great Women Role Models
Even imagining their potential is not on the radar for young women who lack role models...
- Audio/Video or Multi-media Primary Sources
Make history come alive with audio and video resources.
- Biography
Biographical studies are popular research topics...
- Exhibits as Primary Sources
Some of the exhibits described here are virtual in that they exist only on Web pages and some are real in that the Web page is a "photo" of an exhibit in a real museum...
- Eyewitness Accounts
All of the large primary source document databases include eyewitness accounts as one component of historical research...
- Primary Source Document Collections
Access to primary source document collections for studying history is one of the most exciting online opportunities...
- Treks and Primary Sources
By now Internet users know that this new technology affords some pretty amazing treks during which students can accompany or visit explorers to remote places...
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Annotation
One of the most exciting opportunities, stimulated by this new technology, is the capacity for students to access rare primary sources. Such resources are housed physically far away from the students' schools. They have been digitized and placed online for all to view.
Many of these resources have been captured on CD's--a less expensive alternative. Contact www.socialstudies.com for information.
