Amberly Media Center

A Day in the Life–DNR Fish Hatchery Technician
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20563—,00.html

A Day in the Life–Lumberjack
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15941_20565—,00.html

A Day in the Life–MDEQ Geologist
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15943_20482—,00.html

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/default.asp

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/virtual.phtml

Henry Ford Museum
http://www.thehenryford.org/explore/default.asp

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20583—,00.html

Mackiniac Bridge
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20578—,00.html

Mackinac for Kids
http://kids.mackinacparks.com/

Motown Historical Museum
http://www.motownmuseum.com/

Sleeping Bear Dunes
http://www.nps.gov/slbe/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm

Vacation in Traverse City
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20584—,00.html

Visit the Michigan Historical Museum
http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20570—,00.html

There are many different ways to present information on the internet. Take a look at some of these examples. How does this change how you learn about history? How could you use this kind of information in the future?

 A Day in the Life of Thomas Jefferson  http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/dayinlife/sunrise/home.html
-be sure to click on Quicktime movies for a virtual tour of Jefferson’s office and gadgets.

George Washington: A National Treasure
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu/exhibition/georgeby2.html 
–videos with a Washington re-enactor.

Interactive 13 Colonies
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm
–click on the colony or city for a brief overview.

Interactive Revolutionary War
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amflash.htm
–click on the battle for a brief overview.

Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, N.J.
http://www.barracks.org/thingsdo/things2.html
–scroll to the bottom of the page and select Video, Sounds, Video, or Interactive Games to learn about how soldiers trained and lived at the barracks.

John & Abigail Adams: The Choice for Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/adams/sfeature/sf_choice.html
–you decide what Adams should do in the days before the Revolution.

Road to Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
–test your knowledge of Revolutionary War history.

Spy Letters of the American Revolution
http://www.si.umich.edu/spies/methods.html
–sample letters and techniques of Revolutionary War spies.