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Collaboration and Teaching in a Virtual World - Carolina Online Teacher Program
Immerse yourself in a three-dimensional learning landscape. You’ll explore the online world known as Second Life, learning its communication systems, avatar creation, and how it can enhance student collaboration.
Take this course: Begins March 17.

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Military checkpoint between Banos and Misahualli, Ecuador
Military checkpoint between Banos and Misahualli, Ecuador
A man in a flowered shirt presents documents at a military checkpoint. A fatigue-wearing guard stands nearby. A young boy sets down his basket of baked goods near the checkpoint. The Ecuadorian military plays a large role in patrolling eastern Ecuador. Their...
Format: image/photograph
American Military Museum of Gastonia
A visit to this museum will help to bring understanding to students who are studying the United State history.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Allied advances through France and western Germany, 1944-45
Allied advances through France and western Germany, 1944-45
Format: image/map
Allied advances in North Africa and southern Europe, 1942–1944
Allied advances in North Africa and southern Europe, 1942–1944
Format: image/map
Kings Mountain National Military Park
This national park, located just over the North Carolina-South Carolina state line in Blacksburg, South Carolina, has a video in the museum/visitors center, and battlefield trails.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The Mexican War, 1846-1847: Map of operations
The Mexican War, 1846-1847: Map of operations
Format: image/map
Military reconstruction districts
Military reconstruction districts
Format: image/map
North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
Format: book (multiple pages)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Describes the history of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, which marked the beginning of the end of the Revolutionary struggle. This unillustrated text covers topics including the Southern campaign, the Siege of Charleston, the Battles of Camden, Kings Mountain, and Cowpens. Students will learn about the pivotal battle in the Revolutionary War at the Guilford Courthouse when they visit the Military Park.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
The U.S. Embassy
In French colonization and Vietnam wars, page 13
Although many Vietnamese linked to the U.S. army initially entered the Embassy compound for evacuation, on the last day an order was given to airlift only Embassy documents and American citizens. Vietnamese who had worked many years for the U.S. Embassy or...
By Lorraine Aragon.
America needs your scrap rubber
America needs your scrap rubber
U.S. Government poster from World War II illustrating the military need for rubber.
Format: image/poster
Airborne and Special Operations Museum
Relive military history from World War II to the present through exhibits at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
North Carolina Aviation Museum
The N.C. Aviation Museum is "dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and education of historic military aircraft."
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Determining the author's purpose: Analyzing a recruitment video
In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.10
In this lesson plan, students analyze a video about ROTC to determine why the video was created.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
Duplin County Veterans Memorial Museum
See military artifacts and memorabilia at this museum which honors the servicemen and women of Dulpin County.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Colonial North America
Colonial North America
Format: image/map
North Carolina as a Civil War battlefield: May 1861-April 1862
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.4
Summary of military operations in North Carolina in the first year of the Civil War, including Burnside's Expedition against the coast.
Format: article
The Italian Empire, 1939
The Italian Empire, 1939
Map shows Italian possessions in Europe and Africa on the eve of World War II: Sicily, Sardinia, Albania, the Dolodecanese Islands, Libya, and Italian East Africa (Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland).
Format: image/map
Wax figures at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC
Wax figures at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC
These are wax figures at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, NC. The museum covers military history from World War II until today with exhibits, artifacts, and more.
Format: image/photograph
Military reconstruction
In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.10
First Reconstrution Act, passed by Congress over President Johnson's veto in 1867, which established military rule in the former Confederacy until states were formally readmitted to the Union. Includes historical commentary.
Format: legislation
Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.