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Internet Safety Videos

Lynne Wolters — 2009-12-17T20:59:00Z

I just learned about a series of three videos created by YouTube for the purpose of educating students about online behavior. Each of the three videos are roughly two minutes in length. Each video provides clear narration and visual aids. The three v

Google Street View Trike At Stonehenge

Lynne Wolters — 2009-11-09T18:54:00Z

Win a High-Tech Classroom Makeover

Lynne Wolters — 2009-10-31T05:13:00Z

Win a high-tech classroom makeover eInstruction is asking primary and secondary students and teachers in the United States and Canada to submit short, creative music videos demonstrating how they wo

Free LeapFrog Systems for Kindergarten Teachers

Lynne Wolters — 2009-10-24T03:01:00Z

LeapFrog, the maker of learning toys like the Tag Reading System, is offering Kindergarten teachers the opportunity to get the Tag Reading System and books for free. LeapFrog is looking to partner with Kindergarten teachers through the Tag Kindergart

FTC's Newest Online Safety Publication

Lynne Wolters — 2009-10-23T13:39:00Z

The FTC¹s newest online safety publication: Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online is an excellent guide for parents with practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. It¹s posted on OnGuardOnline. gov at http://www.ong

Mobile Desktop 5-Star YouTube Video

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-30T13:24:00Z

This is an amusing video of three ImprovEverywhere.com pranksters bringing in full-sized PCs to Starbucks. Watch them buy coffee, set up their machines and browse the web. Funnier still are the reactions of customers. Starbucks employees were report

Borders Books Educator Appreciation Week

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-25T11:29:00Z

30% off list price on almost everything in-store only. Sept. 29 - Oct. 7, 2009.

Harvard Offering Doctoral Program Education Leadership

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-22T13:44:00Z

Harvard University to Offer Groundbreaking Doctoral Program forEducation LeadersBy News Editor on September 15, 2009Program to combine education, business, and public policy faculty with on-site practice in tuition-free doctoral programHarvard Univer

1906 News in Pictures on Flickr

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-13T21:56:00Z

The Library of Congress has added another year's worth of historic illustrated newspaper pages to the LC Flickr photostream. The New-York Tribune Illustrated Supplement section of 1906, printed on Sundays, includes published images of signature e

Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-13T21:52:00Z

Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston is the first large-scale project, anywhere, in which the survivors of a major disaster have taken the lead in documenting it. The project's goal is to voice, as intimately as possible, the experiences and ref

Constitution Day Resources

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-13T21:49:00Z

Constitution Day Resources from the Library of CongressLooking for resources for Constitution Day activities? The Library of Congress has a variety of sources you can use. Explore the Creating the United States online exhibit

Kids Stories Online

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-12T02:09:00Z

Kids Stories Online has been added to the permanent category "Children's Books Online" on this site. Thank you to the reader who suggested the site. Kids Stories Online offers access to free e-Books, videos & audio books.It is also

World Science Festival 2009: Notes & Neurons

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-12T00:07:00Z

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event "Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus", from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009. For more of Bobby McFerri

Music From A Tree

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-12T00:05:00Z

How is this for an integrated learning project? Diego Stocco - Music From A Tree

Surface Area Required to Power the World

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-11T09:16:00Z

...With Zero Carbon Emmissions and Solar Panels AloneClick here to see the image/information: http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/09/solar-panels.jpg

American Health Care Debate Explainer Video

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-11T08:50:00Z

Dan Roam, of thebackofthenapkin.com, offers an effective video explanation of the American health care debate.Click here to check it out: Healthcare Napkins All (http://www.slideshare.net/danroam/healthcare-napkins-all)

The "Big Deal" About Twitter

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-11T07:57:00Z

Once again, Common Craft has masterfully explained the what and why of an important concept. This video release is about Twitter and Twitter Search. Specifically, how Twitter Search creates new opportunities for business feedback, tracking real

Monopoly Launches Official Google Maps Game!

Lynne Wolters — 2009-09-11T07:12:00Z

Hasbro and Google have teamed up to create the biggest game of Monopoly ever, with the board being the entire world in Google Maps. They are calling it “Monopoly City Streets“. http://www.digital

Justice Sandra O'Conner Launches Game - Learning about Courts

Lynne Wolters — 2009-03-06T23:13:00Z

Here is an exciting new educational project - led by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conner - to increase student's understanding of civics and the courts. The project is developing free games and curriculum. Very cool! Check it out

Harriet Tubman: Online Resources

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:42:00Z

The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Harriet Tubman, including manuscripts, photographs, and books. This guide compiles links to digital materials related to Harriet Tubman that are ava

Teaching With Primary Sources Newsletter

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:40:00Z

Want to learn more about ways to use primary sources in differentiated instruction? Read the latest issue of the Teaching with Primary Sources newsletter. Find links to research on differentiated instruction, discover activities you can use with your

February is African American History Month

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:38:00Z

The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in payi

Gwendolyn Brooks on African American Urban Life

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:27:00Z

Gwendolyn Brooks: Online ResourcesFri, 30 Jan 2009 15:09:16 -0600This guide compiles links to resources on Gwendolyn Brooks throughout the Library of Congress Web site, as well as links to external Web sites that include features on her life or selec

Groundhog Day - 1909 Newspaper Account

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:24:00Z

100 Years Ago: "Ground Hog Sees His Shadow and Disappears for Six Weeks," The Winchester News, Feb. 2, 1909 "It's a shame," proclaimed the Winchester News (Winchester, KY) in February 1909. According to the writer, a sudden s

Library of Congress and Flickr

Lynne Wolters — 2009-02-02T07:21:00Z

Look what's new!! Library of Congress is running a pilot offering historical photograph collections through Flickr. Doing so gives the Library of Congress a welcome opportunity to share some of our most popular images with a new