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Neatline: The Digital Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive Declaration of Independence. Passages of the original document are accompanied by typed text, and each founding father has a biography, a portrait, and a map showing where they are from.
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that explore the history of China from 1200 B.C. to 1931. This is a world map with links on other continents as well, so zoom into China and click on a numbered circle. A popup...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Illuminated Manuscripts From Europe: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that showcase illuminated manuscripts from 764 to 1889 that are in European museums and libraries. Click on a numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails and...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Imperial Russia: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that showcase the state of the Russian Empire in the 1800s. Click on any numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails of cards that highlight the unique...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: United States History: Map

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that explore a wide scope of events in the history of the United States from 1492 on. Click on any numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails and where the...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: World History: Map

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials linked to a map that explore a wide scope of events in the history of the world. Click on any numbered circle and a popup appears showing one or more thumbnails and where the material is located....
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Illuminated Manuscripts From Europe: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase illuminated manuscripts from 764 to 1889 that are in European museums and libraries. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: United States History: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase events in the history of the United States from 1625 on. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each item. Each description has...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: World History: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase events in the history of the world beginning with Moses and the Ten Commandments in 1240 B.C. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints: Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that explore the history of China from 1200 B.C. to 1931. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each item. Each description has an audio...
eBook
University of Wisconsin

Wisconsin Digital Collections: Beowulf: A New Translation for Oral Delivery

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains not only the full text of Beowulf, but also an audio stream of the translator, Dick Ringler, reading the poem.
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Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Map of Atlantic Coast: Chesapeake Bay to Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic map of the Atlantic coast of America created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in...
Graphic
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: Manhattan Lying on the North River

For Students 9th - 10th
A historic map of Manhattan created by cartographer Joan Vinckeboons around 1639 for the Dutch West India Company. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different...
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: The First Folio of Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
The first collection of Shakespeare's plays, published in 1623, is available here in its original form. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different languages.
Primary
Library of Congress

World Digital Library: The Battle of the Monongahela

For Students 9th - 10th
A map showing military positions at the start of the Battle of Monongahela in 1755, during the French and Indian War. A feature on the page allows the visitor to listen to and read the accompanying descriptive text in seven different...
Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Ku Klux Klan

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the beliefs, practices, and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in the early decades of the 20th century. Included are some materials on women in the KKK. All materials can be downloaded.
Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Sacco Vanzetti

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the Sacco-Vanzetti Case.Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were admitted anarchists who were tried and convicted of killing two men during an armed robbery. The materials include court...
Primary
Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Scottsboro Boys

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents and texts related to the trial of the Scottsboro Boys, nine African American teens who were tried for the crime of rape in Alabama in 1931. It was widely seen as a gross miscarriage of justice and went to trial...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This online collection of Thomas Jefferson resources includes texts, quotations, and bibliographies, along with documents which were written either by or to Jefferson.
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Other

Gov Loop: The 7 Barriers to Digital Communication

For Students 9th - 10th
For all its conveniences, significant barriers to effective digital communication exist. These digital communication barriers can interfere with the ability to get a point across via email, chats, texts, messaging, discussion boards,...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Digitized Signals Are the Future of the Black Box

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the black boxes on airplanes being replaced with more reliable digital signals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Coral Reef Goes Digital

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about sensors placed in Australia's Great Barrier Reef to record changes in the ocean. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: From Print to Digital: Technologies of the World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Uncover new resources to better illustrate the changes that have evolved in the world of the printed word in the 1450s to that of the present digital word.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Coral Reef Goes Digital

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...