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| Waynesburg University AAM Online Resources |
Bibliographic Organizer
A chart to organize useful primary sources from the Library of Congress
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Introduction to the Library of Congress
A PowerPoint website highlighting the Library of Congress
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Adventures in the Classroom
Current and past issues of WC AAM's bi-monthly newsletter featuring articles on upcoming events and teacher resources |
Digitized Local Historic Documents
A collection of historic documents, images, and videos local to Waynesburg's AAM district |
Resource CDs and American Treasures Boxes
CDs containing collections of primary source documents and an image table with bibliographic information for each artifact and boxes containing printed copies of the artifacts on CD |
Teaching with Primay Sources Guide
A set of technology how-tos developed for teachers to use during and after AAM/TPS workshops |
Cameras, Scanners and Digital Recorders Tutorial
Instructions on how to use an HP 435 Digital Camera, a Canon CanoScan LiDE 80 Scanner, and an Olympus VC240PC Digital Recorder. |
Windows Movie Maker Tutorial
Instructions on how to use Windows Movie Maker 2.1 |
iMap Files
Historic Maps and Photographs Files to be used with the iMap Software |
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| Classroom Activities Developed by AAM at Waynesburg Staff |
Greene Founding Fathers & Mothers
A series web based activities that teaches students about the founding fathers & mothers of Greene County, Pennsylvania
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Invention Convention Lesson Plan
Using primary source documents of inventions to develop cause and effect interpretation skills (HTML Format containing PDF's)
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Presidents Activity
Using primary source documents of past presidents to determine leadership traits needed for a successful contemporary president (PDF Format) |
Presidents' Song
A Windows Media Video that teaches students the names of the presidents with a song to the tune of Ten Little Indian Boys performed by Addie & Frank Pazzynski.
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| Teacher Projects Developed in AAM Workshops |
Oral History Movies from Summer Institute 2005
Movies created using Windows Movie Maker by Waynesburg University's AAM Summer Institute 2005 participants.
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Oral History Movies from Fall Evening Institute 2005
Movies created using Windows Movie Maker by Waynesburg University's AAM Fall Evening Institute 2005 participants. |
John L. O'Hara Movies
Movies created from John O'Hara's Fact & Folklore and More Fact & Folklore, which are comprised of stories from John O'Hara's column in the Waynesburg Republican.
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Friendship Village Remembers WWII
Movies about the residents of Friendship Village, a retirement community in South Hill, PA, World War II memories. Created by graduate students from Waynesburg University. |
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| Projects Developed by AAM Teachers and their K-12 Students |
The Illustrated Day of Infamy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's famous words brought to life by Jefferson-Morgan High School graphic arts students using Library of Congress historic photographs
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Windows On Waynesburg
Oral History Project created by Ms. Buchanan's Central Greene elementary and middle school students in Spring of 2005.
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Trinity History - Part I
Part I of the History of Trinity Hall in Washington, PA. Created by a group of teachers and students from Trinity High School. |
Greene County Remembers The Cold War
A Thesis Project on the Cold War created by Central Greene's Bill Speakman's AP US History class in the Spring of 2005.
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| Other Projects |
"A Look Back"
The W.A. Young & Son's Foundry & Machine Shop
A local history project, created by Barbara Kirby's Fall 2006 Service Learning class.
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Remembering Mather
A short documentary of Mather, a small coal mining town in southwestern Pennsylvania. Created by Barbara Kirby's Fall 2005 Service Learning class. |
The Statue of General Nathanael Greene
A webpage showing the renovation of the statue of General Greene that is on the top of the Greene County Courthouse in Waynesburg, PA. Created by AAM Student Worker, Jennifer Smith in the Spring of 2005. |
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Links to Related Websites |
An Adventure of the American Mind
Link to the AAM Program's Site
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Library of Congress
Link to the Library of Congress' Site
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Waynesburg University
Link to Waynesburg University's Site
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Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards
Link to the State Board of Education's Academic Standards
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National Center For History in the Schools
Link to National Standards for History
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