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University of Pennsylvania

English Renaissance in Context: King Lear

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Multimedia resource that examines the historical sources Shakespeare used when writing King Lear. Using primary source material, excerpts from the play are compared to its source documents. Questions are scattered among the material to...
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Ibm Archives: Valuable Resources on Ibm's History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site chronicles the history of International Business Machines including exhibits, documents, and multimedia.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Race to the End of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia-rich exhibition documents the race, in 1911, to be the first to reach the South Pole. Two teams undertook the perilous journey, one British, led by Robert Scott, and one Norwegian, led by Roald Amundsen. With digital dioramas,...
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American Social History Pro:september 11 Digital Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...
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Liberal.ca: The Liberal Party of Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource outlines the Liberal Party's political platform and strategies for implementation. A wealth of information is provided through text, original documents, and multimedia.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 1918 1941 Nelson Mandela: Early Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia collection documents the early life of Nelson Mandela from his birth in 1918 until 1941 when he moved to Johannesburg.
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Marshall Plan Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia collection documents Secretary of State George C. Marshall's plan for the recovery of Europe after World War II.
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The Victors: Soldiers of the Great Patriotic War

For Students 9th - 10th
The work of a team of Russian historians, writers, designers, and programmers, this multimedia project explores the Eastern Front of World War II in great detail. The title of the site reflects the Russian name for the conflict in the...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Compare Info in a Video and an Article [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This Center for Urban Education resource provides a downloadable graphic organizer designed for comparing a video and an article about the same topic.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Exploring With Lewis & Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Library of Congress provides a multimedia site using historical documents to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The movies require high speed access but the site will hold student interest.
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Microsoft Education: Track Changes in Power Point

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource helps users figure out how to make track changes in Microsoft PowerPoint. (applies to PowerPoint 2013 and 2016)
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Curated OER

Car Crushed by Bricks

For Students 9th - 10th
This outstanding multimedia site documents the earthquake and related events that took place on October 17, 1989 in the San Francisco Bay Area.