Using Resources from American Memory in U.S. History Classes
By Charlie Flanagan & Nancy Fitch
Published on 07/09/2004
he American Memory collection has proven to be an invaluable learning resource in our classrooms. Accessing photographs, films, and maps from the collection has proven to be a sure-fire plan for designing lessons that trigger active learning and rich discussion in classes. From elementary grades to AP level, the vast collections available at the click of a mouse have brought the American experience alive for our students. Close examination of primary
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Glimpses at the Freedmen

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Printing Documents for Offline Use by Students
By The Learning Page staff
Published on 07/09/2004
aving students work with documents online is often impossible--but access problems should not prevent teachers from using documents from American Memory. Text documents in particular can easily be printed and copied to create document packets for student groups. Most text documents can simply be printed by hitting the print button on your web browser's toolbar. Alternatively, you can access print commands from the file menu. The documents in the
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Virtual Americana: The Novice in the American Memory Archives
By Edward J. Gallagher
Published on 04/06/2004
he purpose of American Memory-based "Virtual Americana" was to put, in Randy Bass’s choice phrase, “the novice in the archives.” But how could we make such an experience intellectually profitable for students and not just aimless surfing? Teachers who want to effectively use what has been rightly called “the most outstanding single site for primary documents in American history and culture” must face this question. The
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Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi, mother Frances Yokoyama, baby Fukomoto, Manzanar Relocation Center, California

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If Variety is the Spice of Life, This is Living!
By Heidi Dickens
Published on 12/04/2003
he job of Educator in Residence varies from year to year, but the primary function is to work with past American Memory Fellows’ lessons on the Learning Page Web site. In between working on lessons with these Fellows from all over the United States, the Educator in Residence gets to present and exhibit at conferences, write articles for magazines and newsletters, conduct workshops and participate in the projects of
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