Primary Sources from the Library of Congress

I received this resource from an online virtual conference and thought you might enjoy, if you're not already familiar with it.  Here is a PowerPoint from the Library of Congress about Free Primary Sources and Strategies for teaching with them including a photography analysis.  Here is a link to  their Primary Resources sets:

www.sharemylesson.com/libraryofcongress

And here are other resources for teachers from the Library of Congress:

http://www.loc.gov/teachers

If you see something that interests you, please let me, April, Kristi and/or Terry know; we'd love to work with you on something!

FT4T: Dozens of Virtual Tours and Webcams On One Google Map

This post originally appeared on Free Technology for Teachers

Dozens of Virtual Tours and Webcams On One Google Map Through her blog Angela has shared some great ideas and resources for teaching history, civics, and geography. One of the neat resources that Angela shared a few years ago that I still revisit from time to time is a Google Map containing placemarks for dozens of webcams and virtual tours. Click any placemark on the map to find a link to a virtual tour or webcam for that location. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/dozens-of-virtual-tours-and-webcams-on.html#.U123t8bVSEw