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American History Interactive Timeline |
A complete interactive timeline of American History since Christopher Columbus set foot on the American continent. With photographs, videos, audios and articles, this app takes you right through the birth of America, the revolutionary war, the dark days of the Civil War, the two World Wars, the Cold War era, the Space Age and the War on Terror. From 1492 to 2012.
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Teachers and students can use this app as a reference for American History. Information can be used to support instruction or for research.
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RWT Timleine |
Students can create a graphical representation of an event or process sequentially. Timelines can be organized by time of day, date or event. Students can create a label with text and can add an image for each label.
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Students can use this app to create a timeline for projects, studying, or organizing research,
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Constitution for ipad |
Reference copy of the US Constitution for your iPad. Includes text, notes, and images of original documents.
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Students can use this primary source for reference materials as they study the U.S. Constitution.
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declaration for ipad |
Reference copy of the US Declaration of Independence for your iPad. Includes text, notes, and images of original documents.
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Students can use this primary source for reference materials as they study the U.S. Constitution.
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my congress $ |
MyCongress is a portal to detailed information about your elected U.S. Congressional officials. Track their news, video and Twitter feeds. Look up their official Open Congress profile or contact them directly. MyCongress helps you get in touch with your government.
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Teachers and students can check to see how their local congressman are voting on various bills. This is great for problem based learning, research, debates. projects, and determining what local issues in government may be.
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Gettysburg Battle |
The Gettysburg 150th Anniversary Battle App™ is the perfect tour partner for your visits to the Gettysburg battlefield. Our GPS-enabled tour application allows you to discover all of the great historical sites associated with this landmark Civil War battle.
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Teachers and students can have an immersive experience as they learn about Gettysburg Battle
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Google Earth |
Fly around the planet with a swipe of your finger with Google Earth for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Explore distant lands or reacquaint yourself with your childhood home. Search for cities, places, and businesses. Browse layers including roads, borders, places, photos and more. Visit the Earth Gallery to find exciting maps such as real-time earthquakes, planes in flight, hiking trails, city tours, and more. Integrated Google Maps Street View allows you to explore the world at street level.
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Teachers can bookmark specific places they would like students to visit and take students on a virtual field trip. Students can go for a virtual walk in any city and locate longitude and latitude. Students can also locate land forms and determine the commonalities they have.
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Atlas for iPad Free |
View World Maps & Facts quickly and conveniently on your iPad.
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Students can use Atlas to locate various locations in the world by using longitude and latitude.
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MackinVia |
Students, you can now explore your school's eBooks on the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone with the MackinVIA Reader, an easy-to-use app that's fully integrated with your MackinVIA Backpack. The MackinVIA Reader gives you instant access to your eBook checkouts and downloads. And you're always one tap away from searching your school's MackinVIA for more titles.
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Students can use the resources that their school provides them for research. For example, a student can use World Book Early Peoples to research Native American cultures.
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World History Maps: the World $ |
"Explore the world through interactive maps illustrating geopolitical and geographic shifts over time. Users peruse the various cartographies and read up on the historical (or, as the case may be, scientific) significance of each major change through text and ”in the future” other media.
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Teachers and students can compare and contrast a location's past and present and watch the progression over time. Students can use the information to discuss why and how changes were made.
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