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	<title>netTrekker Blog &#187; history</title>
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		<title>Women, Power and Politics</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/03/01/women-power-and-politics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Women’s History Month!  Welcome to a world where women rule!
Use powerful advanced searching techniques to search for resources within a topic like “Women.” Try “women” as your keyword, then use the Subject Refinement Menu to narrow the resources in the area of Social Studies and Politics.  OR, check out the Search in Context [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PBS Parents: Matisse Cut-Outs</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/22/pbs-parents-matisse-cut-outs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/22/pbs-parents-matisse-cut-outs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, studying Henri Matisse in Art History isn&#8217;t engaging your students?  Try using netTrekker&#8217;s refinement menu for Interactive Media. netTrekker can help you find sites that get your students actively involved in learning and creating their own &#8220;Matisse like&#8221; work.  For example, today&#8217;s Site of the Day features a simple, fun game for young learners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genie in a Bottle Unleashed</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/17/genie-in-a-bottle-unleashed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/17/genie-in-a-bottle-unleashed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Site of the Day gives a great example of students showing what they can do with technology! Two 13 year-old students created an award winning film on the Manhattan Project and the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Japan. In this film they are able to interview Nobel Prize winners, the mayor of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute: John Constable: Malvern Hall</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/04/sterling-and-francine-clark-art-institute-john-constable-malvern-hall/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/02/04/sterling-and-francine-clark-art-institute-john-constable-malvern-hall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Site of the Day features video commentary on a characteristic Constable landscape, with insightful remarks about how the painting is lit. This is one of sixteen video commentaries on primarily 19th century paintings, all of which are available from a link on this page.


Click here to login to netTrekker and access the Site of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oral History on India&#8217;s Independence Movement</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/01/26/oral-history-on-indias-independence-movement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2010/01/26/oral-history-on-indias-independence-movement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Discover the power of primary sources with the Oral History of India&#8217;s Independence Movement &#8211; today&#8217;s Site of the Day!
Republic Day in India, celebrating the day in 1950 on which the Constitution of India went into effect, completed the separation of India from Great Britain&#8217;s control. Today&#8217;s celebration can be augmented by hearing first-hand accounts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make-a-Flake, Make-a-Snowman &amp; Looking into Holidays Past</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/12/23/barkley-make-a-flake-looking-into-holidays-past/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/12/23/barkley-make-a-flake-looking-into-holidays-past/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Holidays from netTrekker! In honor of the holiday season, we will be featuring several Sites of the Day.
Elementary users can explore two virtual worlds called Make-a-Flake and Make-a-Snowman. Make-a-Flake teaches real-world scissoring skills by letting players create snowflakes from folded sheets of paper. Those who don&#8217;t feel like virtual snipping can print out a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Park Service: Two American Entrepreneurs: Madam CJ Walker &amp; JC Penny</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/11/23/national-park-service-two-american-entrepreneurs-madam-cj-walker-jc-penny/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/11/23/national-park-service-two-american-entrepreneurs-madam-cj-walker-jc-penny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Site of the Day gives two powerful examples of what the American dream really means &#8211; working hard to get ahead.
Students are able to use excellent primary reading sources, lesson plan ideas, pictures, and critical thinking questions to complete an investigation into the struggles faced by business entrepreneurs.  By focusing on an African American female [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scientific American Frontiers: Flying Firsts</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/10/20/scientific-american-frontiers-flying-firsts/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/10/20/scientific-american-frontiers-flying-firsts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What came first, the first manned moon landing or the first human-powered flight?
Today&#8217;s Site of the Day provides an interactive timeline of flying firsts, beginning with the hot air balloon (1783) and continuing through to the first completed international space station (2006).



Click here to login to netTrekker and access the Site of the Day. 


Login [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dress Canada&#8217;s History!</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/10/15/dress-canadas-history/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/10/15/dress-canadas-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This entertaining Site of the Day first invites the student to choose an era between 1000 and 1900. A character is presented that must be dressed in the appropriate clothing &#8211; it is fun to mix and match the clothing and come up with some very funny combinations!
When the correct clothing has been chosen, historical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The History Teacher: A Lasting Impressionism</title>
		<link>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/09/21/the-history-teacher-a-lasting-impressionism/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nettrekker.com/2009/09/21/the-history-teacher-a-lasting-impressionism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina LoPiccolo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hooray for History!
Check out this National History Day Competition Winner from a Christian School in Ada, Michigan about the history of Impressionism&#8211;today&#8217;s netTrekker Site of the Day.
Inspiring illustrations  include a series from Monet of Haystacks in different seasons.  The author also nicely points out some of the nuances and aesthetics specific to the Impressionist era [...]]]></description>
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