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Library of Congress: Get it Online...Words, Pictures and Sound!
Heidi E. Dickens Educator in Residence Virginia Society for Technology in Education March 15, 2004 hdickens@loc.gov A beautiful introduction to the Library of Congress Web sites– includes slides of the American Memory collections, The Learning Page, America's Library, Global Gateway and the Wise Guide. From Washington http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/cityho me.html to Roanoke -- it's a pleasure to be here! Front door to all of the Library's Web sites... Legislative information: Congressional Record...more! Now, how do I use THOMAS? America's Online Educational Library http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/handouts/index.html
Roanoke, Virginia 1891 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/ Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/ Introducing...THOMAS! http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/thomas/index.html
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Linking to the World's Resources... Electronic resources on the nations of the world selected by Library of Congress subject experts. Online Galleries: Treasures of the Library...more! What was the historical significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition? What impact did it have on the growth of the nation...and on its Native American inhabitants? Monthly magazine: Links to the best of the Library For kids and their families...teachers and their students!
Your mission is to find all the pictures of the items on the Scavenger Hunt list below. All the pictures are in the Meet Amazing Americans stories and have something to do with PRESIDENTS.
Global Gateway http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html Portals to the World http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Exhibitions http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ Fill Up the Canvas http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/lewisandclark/index.html
Wise Guide http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html America's Library http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi
Meet Amazing Americans Scavenger Hunt http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/hunt.cgi/aa
A portal to the music and performing arts collections... The mother lode for U.S. history and culture... Historical vignettes for every day of the year plus a searchable archive...
I Hear America Singing http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/ihas/ American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ Today in History http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html
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Collections in areas of Science and Technology... Fun Science facts from the Library of Congress... New collections are coming out all the time... ...and for information on future collections. News about new exhibits, events, projects... Online help desk...through Web forms and live chat... Especially for....Teachers Her Story is featured this month in The Learning Page... Collaborative Activities provide an opportunity to interact with the Library of Congress and with other classes.
Science Reference Services http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/ Everyday Mysteries http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/ George Washington Papers http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html What's New at American Memory http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/whats/new.html The Library Today http://www.loc.gov/today/ Ask a Librarian http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/ Community Center http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/index.html The Branding of America http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php
You will find this presentation online http://memory.loc.gov/learn/educators/conference/vste_2004/
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