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If you’re interested in archived information or databases that contain antique information, there are two places you can go. For free you can access the Library of Congress web site (specifically the American Memory component) and I would then click on “teachers”. From this site you are able to look up a variety of primary source resources (audio, video, text, and photographs) on all sorts of topics.
Another great site is Footnote which allows students to access an ever growing array of primary source documents uploaded by the community. You may be wondering the same thing I am…are they really primary source? Well, I haven’t delved in deep enough to see how this is regulated. Could I just go in with a doctored document or picture and “say” it was primary source? Feeling a Wikipedia vs. Britannica fight coming on.
Students and teachers could sign up for a free account (non-premium images only) to upload photos/documents and easily create online history reports. This collection can be accessed via URL/web page and allows comments for teacher, peers, or the public.
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