The Holy Grail gets more easier and more awesomier

Okay . . . grammar and spelling may be a bit unconventional. But easy and awesome is not good enough. More easier and more awesomier just seems to fit here. It’s the last day of my time here in DC and I was able to spend a couple of hours at the Library of Congress. [...]

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Tip of the Week – Latest Blog at Library of Congress

If you spend any time here at all, you know that I love all things history and techy. But there are a few things that I love above all others. Google stuff, especially Google Earth. The National Archives, especially DocsTeach. Video games and mobile apps, especially iPad tools. But I’m also a huge fan of [...]

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Tons o’ Maps

Since 1995, archivists at Library of Congress have been slowly slogging their way through the Library’s stash of maps, scanning them into digital format. Since 1996, the LOC has been posting these digitized maps online. And last week, they posted number 30,000. While it can be difficult at times finding exactly what you’re looking for, [...]

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Library of Congress better than ever! Standards alignment! Web 2.0 tools! (and some other great stuff)

The Library of Congress has always had great lesson plans for social studies teachers.  And now all those incredible goodies are sporting new duds. The LOC has updated its teacher page and added a couple of really nice features. The lessons, all developed by teachers and tested in classrooms, now have a more consistent structure [...]

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Tip of the Week – National Recording Registry

A recent news item from the Library of Congress highlighted the 25 most recent additions to the National Recording Registry: The lyrics of a rapper whose message transcended conflict to embrace love, the 1970 song that immortalized a country legend, and battle sounds from World War II are among the aural treasures that have been [...]

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