National Archives
Interactive Distance Learning
Bringing history to life through primary sources!
Connect with the National Archives-Central Plains despite your distance from Kansas City!
The National Archives-Central Plains Region utilizes a flat screen monitor and document camera to help bring history to life for students, educators and genealogists.
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- Is your classroom a long way from Kansas City?
Use Interactive Distance Learning to make a virtual visit to the National Archives-Central Plains! - Teachers select one of five lessons. Each is taught by an Archivist from
the National Archives – Central Plains Region:
Introduction to Teaching with Documents, Civil War in the Border States, the American West-Westward Expansion, Online Resources for Educators at the National Archives, and Students Experiencing History Online.
- Using the document camera, students can examine documents,
photos, and 3-dimensional artifacts. This serves as a way to enlarge a document
for easy reading in the classroom. In addition, electronic or hard copies of
most items are available for further use.
- Items shared with the students include: journal entries, correspondence, artifacts, and other documents— Bringing American History to Life!
For more information about Interactive Distance Learning, please contact:
National Archives and Records Administration - Central Plains Region
Phone: 816-268-8000
E-mail: kansascity.educate@nara.gov
National Archives and Records Administration - Central Plains Region
Phone: 816-268-8000
E-mail: kansascity.educate@nara.gov
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