Glacier Spies, you have received your last Text Message from Agent Crystal. You have all of the information that you need to complete the mission.

Need to take one last look around? Follow these links to get some pictures for your spy book before you decide on your answer.

Catch a flight to Denali

Click here to head back to the Harding Ice Field.

Another agent has left us pictures of the Chugach Mountains.

What kinds of Glaciers do you see? What do you notice? Don’t forget to add your pictures to your Spy Books.

If you are looking at relatively modern times, check out World Features. You can control-click on the audio files to download them and add them to your project.

Digital History has information from an american perspective, and is a good source for historical documents.

The Time Magazine Archives will allow you to read full editions of the magazine and also use the cover photos.

Holocaust Survivor Stories

We are going on a video safari today using United Streaming. It will ask you for a user name and password in order to use this site. Some of you may not be able to find your exact animals. If that is the case, you will need to either get more generic – such as search for “Lemur” instead of “Black and White Ruffled Lemur.” Others may have to search by region of africa and focus more on finding information about your Ecosystem or Habitat rather than your actual animal.

No, we are not using YouTube or GoogleVideo so don’t ask.

Click here to open United Streaming

Arkive has nature videos that we can use – make sure to choose QuickTime as the video format and ask before you download

You know that glaciers shape the land, but do you know what the land looks like after they’re gone?

Click here to find out.

“You never really know a man until you take a walk in his shoes.” Said Atticus Finch to Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird. It’s now your time to take a walk in another pair of shoes.

Using a combination of digital media, tell the story of a character who existed during one of the historical periods that you have studied this year. Your character could be fictitious, or someone whom you have studied. The time period needs to be the Civil Rights Era, the Holocaust, or the on-going events in Africa and Eastern Europe (Sudan, Darfur, Congo, Bosnia, etc.)

Minimum Requirements
In order to receive a passing grade, you must have the following. Remember, this is the absolute minimum.

• One video clip
• One digital copy of a historical document or periodical from the time period and/or location of your story (ex: digital copies of letters from the Library of Congress)
• Six images
• Transitions between “pages” and at least 4 pages

Online Starting Points
The websites below will help you get started. You are NOT to use Google, Google Video, or YouTube at this point. You should also NOT use a search engine until you have exhausted these resources.

• United Streaming – as a school, we have a license to use over 40,000 video clips and photos from Discovery. I will give you the username and password for our account.
• The Library of Congress – search for thousands of images, videos, audio files, and documents
• Library of Congress American Memories – browse this collection for a variety of resources. Try searching by a broad topic such as “Civil Rights” and then try to narrow it down.
• The National Archives – a great place for historical documents, various online exhibits, and WWII/ Holocaust information in particular. You can also access NARA videos from the National Archives at Google Video
• United States Holocaust Museum – the online exhibitions include some of the footage that you saw in class. There are other good resources here as well.
• The Smithsonian – the American History collection has a variety of resources.

Remember, Glaciers are Rivers of Ice. This means that they Move! Anyone know how?

Agent Crystal has the answers. Click here to go see what she has to say.

Here are the notes from last week for 8W.

8W Story Ideas

Tired of the Touch Typer? Here’s something new!

Click Here to get started.