American+Memory+Project

Hi there. The link below goes to a very interesting website. The website is called the American Memory Project, and it is provided by the Library of Congress. It contains photos, movies/videos, and audio recordings of many things that are relevant to American History. Examples are photos from the Civil War and of presidents from Lincoln on, as well as audio recordings of famous American speeches.You can search for these items quite easily, and they can be used to help students understand the time period in question from a perspective they might not get from reading it in a book.

This is a great site to use as a learning tool. Students, depending on their level and their technical proficiency, can use the information to write reports, do a powerpoint presentation, or even make their own movie. I could suggest using still photos, videos, and audio recordings in an integrated project. The amount of material here is so vast, it could be used for many different exercises.

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