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Each month, our SIRS® WebSelect and SIRS® Discoverer (short video introductions) editorial teams scour the open Web for top-quality destinations that help teachers teach and students learn and do their homework.
Although no open Internet source can supplant a quality, vetted online research tool from our ProQuest collection, these reviewed virtual resources offer unique information and interactive content that's sure to be of interest to teachers, librarians, and students.
- History of Earth Day
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
"Earth Day is April 22. EPA and other government agencies participate in Earth Day activities and join with many diverse individuals and groups who are committed to protecting public health and the environment. Earth Day traditions remain a strong part of the nation's public commitment to protect our Earth for generations to come." (EPA) This site features essays and other materials about the history of Earth Day.
- NewsHour Poetry Series
Organization: Online NewsHour, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
"The NewsHour Poetry Series, funded by the Poetry Foundation, intends to engage a broader audience with poetry through a series of thoughtful, in-depth reports on contemporary poets and poetry." (PBS) View poet profiles, find the latest stories in poetry, discover features on the structure and beauty of poetry, and more.
- Telling Their Stories
Organization: The Urban School of San Francisco
"High school students at the Urban School of San Francisco conduct and film interviews with Bay Area Holocaust survivors in their homes. Students then transcribe each 2-plus hour interview, create hundreds of movie files associated with each transcript, and then post the full-text, full-video interviews on this public website as a service to a world-wide audience interested in Holocaust studies." (THE URBAN SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO) Read, watch and listen to the interviews provided.
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