"Understanding the differences between primary and secondary sources can be a challenge to some middle school and high school students. "
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Tech tools that assist all students to be independent learners & teachers to become better teachers
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Beth Dichter
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Plimoth Plantation has a new website that allows students to explore the first Thanksgiving that took place in 1621. According to the Teacher's Guide "We were surprised at what we learned!" It also provides goals as well as historian skills such as "separating fact from fiction, identifying and analyzing primary resources, making educated guesses using cultural cues, and considering multiple points of view." 
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"Two-and-a-half years ago, at a meeting in Cambridge, leaders of 42 of America's top libraries and research institutions decided that the time had come to buildsomething together. But what was that thing?" And "that thing" is now launched... the Digital Public Libary of America!
Beth Dichter's insight:
The library director answers three questions about this new venture: * What is the Digital Public Library of America? What do you hope it will become? * Can you give us examples of collections or items that are part of the DPLA that people can look forward to exploring? * Can you talk about how the Digital Public Library of America fits in with the role of libraries going forward in the 21st century? Think about it. Forty-two institutions have come together to share their materials online. The library will have exhibits and allow you to search by location, time and keyword. You can create an account and save your searches (and they may be public or private). This is a new resource that will allow you and your students to find primary documents and artifacts that otherwise would not be available to them. Take the time to check it out. The site is located at http://dp.la.
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Help your student learn the differences between primary and seconary sources by sharing this video by Common Craft. What makes primary resources important? When it is better to use secondary resources? How to they interact with each other? This two minute video will provide an overview that will help your students deepen their understanding.