adventure of an american mind. national digital library program digitizing distinctive, historical...

Adventure of An American Mind


National Digital Library ProgramNational Digital Library Program

Digitizing distinctive, historical Americana Digitizing distinctive, historical Americana material from the collections of the Library of material from the collections of the Library of CongressCongress


History of AAM ProgramHistory of AAM Program

North Carolina

Congressman Charles Taylor


Focus of the AAM ProgramFocus of the AAM Program

…raise the comfort level of teachers in

the use of technology...



…proficient creation and

use of digitized resources …



…use of the digital primary

resources found at the Library of

Congress


South

Carolina

Congressman Jim DeMint


What are Primary Sources?What are Primary Sources?


Primary SourcesPrimary Sources

Actual records that Actual records that have survived from have survived from the pastthe past


Audio Clips & MoviesAudio Clips & Movies

awal 1396 urn:hdl:loc.mbrsmi/awal.1396 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/awal.1396

Sound Recording, Non-Music

Part of a series of interviews made by John Henry Faulk,

Austin, Texas, January or February

1942.

Sound File

Press for Video Clip`


Analyzing the Quality of Analyzing the Quality of Primary SourcesPrimary Sources

1.1. Time & Place RuleTime & Place Rule

The closer in time and place a The closer in time and place a source and its creator were to an source and its creator were to an event in the past, the better the event in the past, the better the source will be.source will be.


2.2. Bias RuleBias Rule

Every source is biased in some way.Every source is biased in some way.

Analyzing the Quality of Analyzing the Quality of Primary SourcesPrimary Sources

Activity


Primary Source Activity IPrimary Source Activity I

Handout Handout Using Critical Thinking Skills – Analyzing Using Critical Thinking Skills – Analyzing

Primary Source MaterialsPrimary Source Materials Thinking About Primary SourcesThinking About Primary Sources……

Activity IActivity I In a small group, analyze the photo In a small group, analyze the photo

provided using the handouts.provided using the handouts.


www.loc.govwww.loc.gov

Library Library

of of

CongressCongress

Online Online

ResourcesResources


All information and digital All information and digital sources are from thesources are from the

American Memory websiteAmerican Memory websitehttp://memory.loc.govhttp://memory.loc.gov

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