Courtney+McGough

= General Sessions =

Courtney McGough, GALILEO Support Services
//Wednesday, 3:15 - 4:15 pm//

The session introduces the Create Your Own Story activity, a guided exploration activity in which elementary, middle, or high school students investigate GALILEO resources, collect items to illustrate a chosen theme, and create an autobiographical digital story. The session will provide tips for helping students utilize, link to, and cite GALILEO resources in their projects.

The activity, objectives, standards, resources, tips, and related handouts can be found at the [|Create Your Own Story in GALILEO] site.
 * Links and/or Materials**

Courtney McGough, GALILEO Support Services
//Thursday, 9:45 - 10:45 pm//

Explore online Georgia history resources in GALILEO to find primary sources, facts, images, magazine and journal articles, and other information to use in student research projects.

Search for Civil War to see an overview as well as articles about major battles, campaigns, places, and political and military figures
 * Links and/or Materials**
 * New Georgia Encyclopedia**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ngen

Browse by Time Period to see collections including diaries, images, and historical books and newspapers
 * Digital Library of Georgia**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=dlg1

See This Week in Georgia Civil War History feature
 * GeorgiaInfo**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=gnfo

Search for American Civil War to see article as well as images and videos, or search for Remembering the Civil War for a special feature
 * Encyclopædia Britannica**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zebs

Limit Timeline to Civil War and leave search box blank to see articles from that time period or search for people and events by name
 * History Reference Center**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbhr

Choose appropriate years in Timeline to browse documents
 * Annals of American History**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zeba

Documents, photos, and more from southern research libraries
 * Civil War in the American South**: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=amso