Educational Information Sources Online

I've found several useful sites for studying the Erie Canal. The first site at Epodunk incorporates video, text, music, and photographs into a great tool to teach about the history of the canal as well as teaching kids information literacy skills on the Internet.

The second site at the Library of Congress is useful for studying primary sources (photos, maps, and other documents) related to the Erie Canal. The site has a teacher's guide and a wealth of other information. This site is NOT kid friendly and must be reviewed by a teacher first, and then direct links to the sources you want kids to see, such as in a webquest, would be most helpful to them. Here's a direct link to a page of links to student resources as well.