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Exploring the uses of primary sources in K-12 libraries and classrooms. We'll dig into resources and teaching strategies as well as talk to educators who are utilizing primary sources and others who curate these incredible items and use them in their work.
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Looking at the new Newspaper Navigator Search App from the Library of Congress to search images on Chronicling America.
Newspaper Navigator Search App: https://news-navigator.labs.loc.gov/search
Chronicling America: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
Beyond Words: http://beyondwords.labs.loc.gov
Ben Lee, Library of Congress 2020 Innovator in Residence: https://twitter.com/lee_bcg
School Librarians United Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/school-librarians-united-with-amy-hermon/id1434321470
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Interview with author Linda Elovitz Marshall about the role primary sources play in her new book, The Polio Pioneer from Penguin Random House.
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
In the inaugural episode we answer: What is this podcast? and What is a primary source?
Show links to primary source definitions:
Library of Congress: https://www.loc.gov/programs/teachers/getting-started-with-primary-sources/
University of Massachusetts Boston: https://umb.libguides.com/PrimarySources/secondary
Smithsonian: https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/stories/what-primary-source