MyLoc is gone … but look at all the new things that are happening with the Library of Congress

The Library of Congress has FIVE educational Apps that you can download onto to your iOs device.  This will allow you and your students to experience the Library and all of it’s vast resources on the go! 

  1. You can download U.S. Constitution: Analysis and Interpretation to learn about the comprehensive analytical legal treatise.
  2. The Congressional Record to read the daily editioral of the Congressional Record.
  3. BARD Mobile which is a service of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped that provides access to Braille and talking books.  On BARD you will find nearly 50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and Braille formats. 
  4. The Library of Congress –Virtual Tour that allows you to take a virtual tour  of the largest Library in the world. 
  5. And one of Mrs. Lubben’s 4th grade students favorite, Aesop for Children.  This is an interactive book that contains over 140 classic fables, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and interactive animations.

Do you teach about The United States Government? 

Are you looking for interactive ways to engage your students?  The Library of Congress has a new extension to their website called Congress.gov.  Here you will find the official source for federal legislative information.  This is the new system that replaces THOMAS.gov.  This new site has a user-friendly comprehensive information retrieval which includes fun and educational videos that provide a basic outline of the steps involved in the legislative process.  If you want to learn more about how to use Congress.gov please click here to register.

Take a look at the new blog section of the Library of Congress! 

Here you will be able to have your students make a blog post about the topic of the month. 

Use the new blog site in your lesson plans today, and your students will be completely engaged! 

Students always do better when you make learning fun ;-)  

 

 TPS-GSU Team Presenting Workshop at ICE

This year, the Illinois Computing Educators Conference – ICE – will be held in St. Charles, IL, from February 25-28th.  We are excited to announce that our team will be presenting aworkshop at the conference. 

On Friday, February 28th, Carol Meyer will teach Use Primary Sources to Create Engaging Civil War Lessons.  In this workshop, Carol will help you make your lessons more engaging for students by using digital primary sources from the Library of Congress.  You will learn how primary sources and a few technology tools can be used for instruction on the Civil War that requires students to do close reading, ask text-dependent question, collaborate with others, and think critically.  Carol will demonstrate primary source sets, searching, classroom activities, and teacher resources that can help you get started with using primary sources.  This session will also help you understand some ways you can use primary sources to provide activities based on the Common Core State Standards.

 

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US!

SPRING REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY … check out our Two-Day Workshops.

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LEVEL I:  Teaching with Primary Sources 

  • Two Day Training - March 22nd & 29th  
  • 12 hr Training (CPDU’S credit available)
  • Teachers become familiar with the breadth and organization of digital primary sources from the Library of Congress.
  • Develop understanding of the value of using primary sources to create inquiry-based learning experiences.

CLICK HERE for LEVEL I MATERIALS   

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LEVEL I WORKSHOP 

 

LEVEL II:  Teaching with Primary Sources 

  • Two Day Training – dates to be announced
  • 12 hr Training (CPDU’S credit available)
  • Evaluate, create and teach topic-specific content-informed learning experiences integrating primary sources from the Library of Congress
  • Apply the use of primary sources to support effective instructional practices for achieving CCSS

CLICK HERE for LEVEL II MATERIALS   

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR LEVEL II WORKSHOP 

 

We encourage you to register TODAY!

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