Category Archives: Online Tools
Educator Open House in Washington, DC
Educators are invited for special after-hours exhibits, an introduction to classroom resources and primary sources, and light refreshments. Continue reading
WWI App Coming Soon, with Help from Educators
Teachers provided invaluable feedback for a new WWI app, set for release early this fall. Continue reading
Posted in Online Tools, Partner Organizations
Tagged app, Film, historypin, ipad, library_of_congress, mobile_app, national_archives_kansas_city, photographs, smithsonian, WWI
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The American Democracy Collection: Telling the story of Presidential Elections
Interactive exhibits in Google Arts & Culture’s American Democracy collection tell the story of presidential elections in the United States. Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Online Tools
Tagged civil_rights, election, exhibits, nixon, photographs, president, truman
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Introducing the Newly Redesigned DocsTeach.org
Our popular teaching website, DocsTeach.org, has a new look and updated features! Continue reading
New eBook and Lesson: Representing Congress
Use political cartoons to engage your students in a discussion of what Congress is, how it works, and what it does. Continue reading
Freedom of the Press Under Stress
This post is part of our series on the Bill of Rights. We’re highlighting primary sources selected to help students explore core concepts found within the Bill of Rights, and how they’ve impacted American history. This year marks the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the … Continue reading
Ready. Set. Transcribe!
New transcriptions will be included on DocsTeach — our online tool for teaching with documents! Continue reading
Permission to “Take it to the Streets”
The right of the people to peaceably assemble is guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But what happens when a city requires a group to obtain a permit to do so? Continue reading
Posted in Document Spotlights, Online Tools, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged 1st_amendment, amending america, amendment, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, chicago, constitutional_amendments, docsteach, historypin, Impact_of_Bill_of_Rights, national_archives_chicago, primary_sources, protest, vietnamwar
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A Primary Source Transcription Mission!
We’re inviting students, teachers, and learners of all ages to make primary sources more accessible by transcribing them. Continue reading
Join us at NCSS!
Our sessions cover the Bill of Rights, the amendment process, civics, and teaching NHD and C3 with primary sources. Continue reading
Posted in National History Day, Online Tools, Partner Organizations, Professional Development, Teaching Activities & Lesson Plans
Tagged amendment, billofrights225, bill_of_rights, c3, chinese_americans, chinese_exclusion, Civics, civics_renewal_network, conference, constitutional_amendments, hoover_library, immigration, national_archives_dc, national_archives_kansas_city, national_archives_new_york_city, national_history_day, ncss, nhd, PD, primary_sources, professional_development
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