Inauguration Sites January 8, 2009
Posted by anne marie in Websites, history/social studies.Tags: Inauguration
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On January 20th President Elect Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. I have received requests from several teachers regarding Inaugural websites that help support this :history in the making” moment. So here are some of the sites that I have found to particularly worthwhile. ENJOY!
As I mentioned in my previous post, HotChalk is offering 25 free video clips about past inaugurations including the very first inauguration of President Washington. These video clips are from NBC News, PBS, The History Channel and more.
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies- a comprehensive resource of Inaugural information including a historical perspective complete with a slide show. In addition there also is a very nice section about this year’s theme “A New Birth of Freedom“.
Scholastic has a wonderful interactive timeline beginning with President Washington’s Inauguration and ending with President Bush’s 2nd Inauguration in 2005. Other interactive Presidential activities can be found at Scholastic’s Democracy at Work page.
PBS Online News Hour- a page with the history of Inaugurations. This site also has links (to the right side) that will display the text of Inaugural Poems written by Maya Angelous and Robert Frost. Also provided is an interactive multiple choice Inaugural quiz that offers two versions, novice and expert.
EL Civics fro ESL Students- a nice overview of the history of Inaugurations. There is a five question quiz at the bottom of the page.
Washington Post Inauguration Central- update information regarding the 2009 events. The Washington Post also offers a slideshow of the History of Inaugural Balls.
The NY Times- an article about the role and history of Poets in Inaugural ceremonies. The article offers several links to information regarding the three Inaugural Poets and the woman who will have the honor of being the fourth, Elizabeth Alexander.
About.com Washington DC- gives an extensive guide to the 2009 Inaugural Events.
Inauguration SMART Notebook lesson-created by Franes Newsom-Lang Office of Instructional Technology, Queens, NY. A SMART Notebook lesson designed for students K-6. I found this lesson posted on SMARTBoard Revoltion Ning.
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