YA Author, John Green, presents a crash course on Gatsby:
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Santa Cruz Public Library Resources
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New York Times Historical Newspaper (1851-2005)
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U.S. History in Context
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- Prohibition - A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick - a three-part documentary series, explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor—and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow.
- Rum Running - Prohibition was unpopular with many Americans and Canadians, but for dozens of coastal communities in Atlantic Canada hard hit by a fisheries downturn and recovering from World War I, it was seen as a golden business opportunity
- Charles Lindbergh - Lindbergh's Atlantic crossing (5/23/27, New York) and the Lindbergh baby kidnapping (3/14/32, East Amwell, New Jersey) are the subjects of this video clip
- Crime & Prohibition - Tells the story of the media circus that surrounded notorious gangsters and other Depression-era criminals in the United States of America.
- Harlem Renaissance - African American economic and social freedom led to a cultural movement manifested in music, art and literature, such as the provocative journal "Fire."
National Jukebox (Search recordings by year) - The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives.
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Copyright Friendly Pictures, Music & Video for Projects & Presentations
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Presentation Software
- PechaKucha 20x20 - A simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images.
- Animoto - Easy way to make beautiful videos online.
- Narrable- Everything is a story.
- Blurb - Beautiful books made by you.
- Jux - Your pictures and words fill the page edge to edge: memorable, beautiful, distraction-free.
- Present.me - Show your slides, tell your story, share your passion.
- VoiceThread - Sound + Images = Impact*
- Popplet - A tool for the iPad and the web to capture and organize your ideas.
- Glogster - Creativity is learning. (Online Poster Maker - Supports text, images, audio and video.)
- Mixbook - Create a scrapbook without scissors. (May be printed or viewed/ shared online.)
- Kizoa - Unleash your photo creativity.
- Prezi - Zoom outside the slide and bring your ideas to life. (Nonlinear presentations)