Resources


 * Web Tools**
 * **[|AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning]**
 * **[|Smithsonian Institute]**
 * **Alexander Street - American History in Video** - []
 * **Shmoop -** [|www.shmoop.com]
 * The Columbian Exchange http://www.shmoop.com/columbian-exchange/
 * **[|Lit2Go]**: Free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. You can:
 * Download the files to your Mp3 player and listen on the go,
 * Listen to the Mp3 files on your computer,
 * View the text on a web page and read along as you listen,
 * Print out the stories and poems to make your own book.


 * Multimedia**
 * **[|Discovery Education]**
 * **[|TeachersDomain]**
 * **[|American Memory Collection]** - Primary Sources
 * **[|American Folklife Center]**
 * **[|Internet Archive]**


 * District Databases:**
 * **[|ARTStor]**
 * **[|NY Times Historical Archive]**
 * **[|Ancestry.com]**
 * **[|Heritage Quest]**


 * Personal Growth**
 * **[|TED]** - 18 minute videos that will fascinate you.
 * **[|Arts and Letters Daily]**