The Library of Congress American Memory website now has over 11 million free and accessible digitized primary sources. Primary source analysis can advance higher-level thinking such as critical thinking, problem solving, observing, inferring, or comparing and contrasting. Additionally, primary sources encourage inquiry-based learning. How do educators take primary source-based instruction to the next level and allow their students to interact with primary sources using today's technology? Web 2.0 is about collaboration and community. Primary Sources 2.0 reviews wikis, blog, and other collaboration tools to examine their application to primary source and inquiry-based learning.
After attending this presentation, you will be able to:
By attending this session, you will learn:
Overview - Agenda - Teaching with Primary Sources - Accessing and Using Primary Sources - Collaborating, Inquiring, Investigating, Learning