SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

P.O. Box 21270           
Boulder, CO   80308-4270
Telephone: 303/492-8154           
Fax: 303/449-3925           
Web: ssecinc.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   
Contact: Laurel R. Singleton
August 2001                                                                            
SSEC
Box 21270
Boulder, CO   80308-4270
303/492-8154, ext. 1203               

Seven million primary source documents available at the click of a mouse--it's a teacher's dream. Now that dream is reality: American Memory (http://memory.loc.gov), the historical collections for the National Digital Library, is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. Potential uses by teachers of English/language arts, social studies, and art abound.

Yet 7 million documents can be daunting, especially to teachers with limited time for searching the collections and developing teaching ideas. To encourage classroom use of American Memory, the Library of Congress has contracted with the Social Science Education Consortium to create an electronic newsletter of easy-to-use teaching ideas written by teachers and school media specialists with experience using the collections.  Each quarterly issue will include teaching ideas for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12 teachers, feature articles, and "tech tips."

The newsletter is free and will be delivered via e-mail. To subscribe or for more information, contact newsletter editor Laurel Singleton at singletl@stripe.colorado.edu.