A Principal's Reflections

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They cannot download such large files, and their purchased Internet time is quickly used up with such resources. Our audience was greatly interested in exploring these resources. My take-away: We must spread the word that there are thousands of free textbooks online available to our students.

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As the Library of Congress explains, In analyzing primary sources, students move from concrete observations and facts to questioning and making inferences about the materials. Some of the greatest tools that we have in our online library are audio and video recordings.

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My favorite place to send students to look for history-based images is the Library of Congress. Library of Congress Primary Source Sets I encourage students to browse the primary source sets or to search for an image. ” Once students have downloaded an image, they need to add text.

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But one day, on a walk, they found a Little Free Library — a small, public book exchange that looked like a house. Finally, touched by their children’s enthusiasm for the Little Free Library, some of the parents of students donated money to the Little Free Library nonprofit organization. Democracy in action.

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