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Around the world in multimedia: LEARN NC offers a collection of more than 2,000 high-resolution photographs and audio recordings from Asia and Latin America, with historical and cultural context and related lesson plans.; Format: article/help

Ongoing assessment for reading: Ongoing, informal assessment is crucial to teaching reading. Using audio and visual examples, this edition explains the use of running records and miscue analysis, tools that help a teacher to identify patterns in student reading behaviors and the strategies a reader uses to make sense of text.; Format: series (multiple pages)

Media submission guidelines: In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.1; LEARN NC welcomes submissions of images, audio, and video of educational value for our Multimedia Library, and we encourage authors of lesson plans, best practices, and learning materials to include media where appropriate. Photographs We welcome...; Format: policy/help

Using the multimedia library: Guidelines and instructions on finding and using images, audio, and video in the LEARN NC multimedia library.; Format: article/help

Brown versus Board of Education: Rhetoric and realities: In this lesson, students will listen to three oral histories that shed light on political and personal reactions toward the 1954 Supreme Court ruling Brown versus Board of Education. Includes a teacher's guide as well as the oral history audio excerpts and transcripts.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

The sounds of prayer in Southeast Asia: This minilesson uses audio recordings of the prayers of three different religions as an introduction to the cultural diversity of Southeast Asia.; Format: lesson plan; By David Walbert.

Sound Recording Analysis Worksheet: Worksheet for students to use when analyzing a sound recording. The worksheet assumes historical recordings produced in the United States, but could easily be adapted for other purposes. It may be used directly on the computer as a; Format: document/worksheet

Accessing the American Memory collection: Browse by subject, chronology, and geography: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 3; Browsing the collections gives anyone new to American Memory a chance to get a sense of the scope and variety of its materials. For the experienced user, browsing allows you to unearth previously undiscovered resources—with...; By Melissa Thibault.

Using sound in the classroom: This article discusses the benefits of using sound in the classroom, and shares some activities to help you and your students get the most out of the experience.; Format: article/best practice; By Kristin Post.

The Museum of the Native American Resource Center: The exhibits on display at this museum include prehistoric tools and weapons, 19th century Lumbee artifacts, contemporary Indian art and items which represent Native Americans from all over North America.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Searching LEARN NC: Searching from any page On every page of the website, you'll see a search form in the right-hand side of the banner. You can use this form to search across all our collections. Suggestions As you type a word or phrase into the search field,...; Format: article/help

Storytellers in the Mountains of North Carolina: Students will study five famous North Carolina storytellers: Jackie Torrence, Ray Hicks, Donald Davis, David Holt, and Sheila Kay Adams. They will research how their stories were collected and how they developed their storytelling styles that distinguish them from other tellers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Martha Hayes.

A child's day: Vietnam: In this lesson plan, students listen to audio recordings from Vietnam and discuss what life may be like for the children heard in the recordings. Students discuss topics including school, cross-cultural similarities, and child labor.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Kristin Post.

A child's day: Cambodia: In this lesson plan, students listen to audio recordings from Cambodia and discuss what life may be like for the children heard in the recordings. Students discuss topics including school, cross-cultural similarities, and child labor.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Social Studies); By Kristin Post.

North Carolina news: In Election 2008, page 2.1; News & Observer: Election 2008 (Raleigh) The Raleigh News & Observer's online election section covers state, local, and national election campaigns. The News...

Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide: LEARN NC works collaboratively with educators and other individuals from a variety of backgrounds to develop web-based resources for teachers and students. This manual guides educators through the process of developing content for publication on the web, including writing, design, technical guidelines, and copyright.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Greeting your limited English proficient students in their own language: Even a simple "Hello" or "How are you today?" can help to integrate a student into a new environment. This article offers strategies and tools for teachers wishing to learn a few words of a new language.; By Bobby Hobgood.

The second grade world of Louis Armstrong: Second grade students will explore the music of Louis Armstrong via booktalks, compact disc recordings, digital video disc recordings, and may pursue internet web-questing through Marco Polo (http://www.marcopolo-education.org) and http://www.redhotjazz.com as a bonus!; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education); By Dirk Robertson.

Science News: Science doesn't happen in textbooks! This selection of websites give you a look at what's going on in the world of science right now, and how it's changing our world.; Format: bibliography/help

Packaging resources: In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 2.3; LEARN NC is especially interested in publishing "packages" of resources that integrate instructional plans, best practices, and/or materials for student learning, including primary sources and multimedia. Teachers will be more likely to use and adapt upon...; Format: /help

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LEARN NC, a program of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education, finds the most innovative and successful practices in K–12 education and makes them available to the teachers and students of North Carolina — and the world.