Handouts - a grab bag of goodies

America's Online Educational Library

Three beautiful introductions to the Library of Congress Web sites highlighting primary sources from the Library's collections.

PowerPoint File
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- 31 slides, approx. 37Mb

PDF File (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 31 pages, approx. 410Kb

Flash Presentation for PC users
Flash Presentation for Mac users
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- approx. 30Mb
technical note: Because of the presentation's size and design, these files should be downloaded, not played in your browser

Tour of the Library of Congress

A touring guide to the Library of Congress Web site, designed with educators in mind.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 3 pages, approx. 155Kb

EyeSpy Math in American Memory

An engaging resource to help students recognize math concepts through images and documents from the American Memory collections.

PowerPoint File
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- 29 slides, approx. 2.1Mb

Microsoft Word file (Image and Document Lists)
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- 4 pages, approx. 84Kb

American Memory Historical Collections

An alphabetical title and description list of American Memory collections as of December, 2004.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 21 pages, approx. 144Kb

Toolkit for finding Treasures in American Memory

A guide that describes the tools for searching, browsing and other treasure-hunting techniques.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 2 pages, approx. 26Kb

Why Use Primary Sources?

An illustrated handout that provides a rationale for using primary sources.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 2 pages, approx. 382 Kb

Microsoft Word file (includes links to sources)
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- 2 pages, approx. 311 Kb

The Learning Page

A reference guide that describes The Learning Page and provides logos and URLs for Library of Congress Web sites of key interest to educators.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 2 pages, approx. 1.53Mb

Exploring the Library of Congress via the Internet

A reference guide to key Library Web sites.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 2 pages, approx. 290Kb

Selected Resources for School Librarians and Teachers

A guide to web resources for school librarians and teachers from the Library of Congress Web sites.

PDF file (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- 1 page, approx. 87Kb