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Saudi Aramco World: Virtual Walking Tour: Suleymaniye Mosque
Virtual walking tour, with 360-degree panoramic views, of the mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent, the Suleymaniye.
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The Advertising Council: Speak Up or Else
This resource promotes safe driving practices, and teaches teens how to assert themselves when they don't feel safe as a passenger in someone's car. The toolkit includes speaking and presentation materials, and a fact sheet.
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The Center on Congress: Founders and Colonies
Video looking at how the Constitution came to be written by the Founders. [1:14]
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The Center on Congress: Committees
Video looking at how Congress uses Committees to debate potential bills at length before they ever reach the House. [0:54]
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The Center on Congress: Amendments
Video looking at how and why Amendments are continuously added to the Constitution. [0:55]
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The Center on Congress: How a Bill Becomes Law
Video looking at how an idea for a law eventually becomes an official law. [0:56]
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The Center on Congress: Social Security
Video looking at how the Social Security Act came into being during Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. [3:03]
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The Center on Congress: National Park Service
Video looking at the establishment of the National Park Service during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency and its later expansion into perhaps the most successful government initiative ever. [2:56]
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The Center on Congress: Marshall Plan
Video looking at the Marshall Plan developed by Secretary of State George Marshall to help Europe recover from the destruction of World War II. [2:53]
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The Center on Congress: One Vote
Discusses the importance of voting and how even one vote can change the course of history. [1:00]
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The Center on Congress: The Bill of Rights
Explains how the Bill of Rights came into being and some of the rights that are enshrined in it. [1:00]
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Nixon Presidential Library and Museum: Watergate Trial Conversations
The Watergate Trial Conversations are excerpted Nixon White House tape conversations that were played in open court in U.S. v. Mitchell, et al. and U.S. v. Connally. The segments are a portion of the approximately 60 hours of tape...
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Teaching Books: Meet the Author Program: Vera B. Williams
A comprehensive resource offering ten videos of talks with award winning author/illustrator, Vera B. Williams and a complete bibliography of her work,
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Songs and Calls of Some New York State Birds
This site highlights the songs of several dozen different birds of New York.
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Story Corps: Sound Portraits
Listen to the stories of neglected Americans in these audio profiles of people just trying to survive. Not only are their stories documented on the radio or on the web, but they also serve as a learning tool in classrooms across the...
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Media Storm: Airsick: Industrial Devolution
Toronto Star photographer Lucas Oleniuk took twenty thousand still pictures in a span of twenty days and created this powerful video about global warming. It is certain to stimulate thoughtful discussion in a classroom.
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University of Kansas:chicano! The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement
This video review provides a comprehensive and inclusive description of the Chicano civil rights movement. Well-documented and informative resource.
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Youtube: The Animated History of Germany Part 1
This video shares an animated history of Germany, spanning from 300 B.C. to present-day. [4:28]
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: A More Perfect Union: Securing the Peace
A More Perfect Union is a three-part video series on the formation of our nation. The first video, Securing the Peace, discusses the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and the role a reluctant Washington played in establishing a...
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International Literacy Association: Podcasts
A list of podcasts from the International Reading Association on various topics in Language Arts. Several discuss ideas in teaching reading and writing, others on vocabulary, reading fluency, and early literacy. Several are available in...
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The Center on Congress: Budget Process
Discusses the process involved in deciding on a budget for the Senate and the House of Representatives. [2:58]
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Harvard Medical School: Once Upon a Tide
A ten-minute video on the critical importance of the oceans for sustaining life on Earth, presented as a modern day fable. Includes lesson plans and links to additional resources.
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Gallaudet University: Video Catalog: Deaf History Lecture (Asl and English)
This lecture on deaf history includes audio, subtitles and signing in ASL. Includes a discussion of the work of Edward Miner Gallaudet and how ASL was developed. One hour, one second, requires Adobe Flash.
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Stitch Media: Redress Remix: Righting a Wrong Endured by Chinese Canadians
A documentary response to the Canadian government's efforts to redress wrongs to Chinese immigrants in the past, particularly the notorious "head tax." Explore the history of this discrimination through videos, historical photos, and...