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Newseum

Newseum

The Newseum is an interactive museum most appropriate for high school teachers and students. The museum features several online animated exhibits including War Stories, Holocaust: The Untold Story, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs from 1941, the cartoons of Joel Pett, a photo tour with a photojournalist, reporters and candidates on the 20th -century presidential campaign trail, the Berlin Wall, and more. One of the exhbits is called Today's...

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Material Type:
Collection
Date Added to MERLOT:
December 28, 2002
Date Modified in MERLOT:
May 12, 2022
Author:
 
Submitter:
Cris Guenter
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Flash
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Almost all of the nineteen interactive exhibits require Flash Player 6. If you do not have it, it is recommended that you download and install it before you view explore the exhibits. It is available at: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
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No
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Christine Draper
Christine Draper (Content Developer/Instructional Designer)
2 weeks ago
Sadly the physical Newseum location closed in 2019. There are still three online resource exhibits that are available to utilize. One of these is Today's Front Pages where newspapers from all over the world submit their daily headlines to the site. The remaining content in this site would be effective to provide additional resources or information about specific topics covered. Learners engaged in this material would need specific support and guidance from their instructor. The interface is easy to navigate and understand but there is not much information included on the website any more.
Lauren Lunsford
Lauren Lunsford (Faculty)
10 years ago

This will be great for my history teachers - great resource.

Time spent reviewing site: 40 minutes
Elaine Lawrence
Elaine Lawrence (Faculty)
12 years ago
Site offers uses for pre-service and in-service teachers who can and cannot make the actual trip to the newseum. There are pre visit portals as well as lesson ideas for actual trips and for those not able to make the trip the lessons make use of newseum materials with links to current and past news items. Great way to get 7-12 students to integrate Enlgish and social studies skills/content in one project/assignment.

Technical Remarks:

Easy to navigate and openlinks. Materials on site do not require any advanced skills or applications.
Used in course? Yes
Time spent reviewing site: Several hours reviewing as well as introducing pre-service teachers to classroom lesson/activities ideas.