Some Great Odds and Ends
A quick look at a few interesting and/or new online exhibits from around the web.
America by Air looks at the history of commercial air travel in the US. It includes lots of pictures and a collection of interactive activities. Look Behind the Scenes to see how the physical exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum was created.
Blue Wales is a site to accompany the program Kingdom of the Blue Wales which premieres Sunday, March 8th on the National Geographic Channel (and which will probably be repeated many times after that). A small collection of excellent photographs and one or two video clips from the program.
Islam in Southeast Asia is based on a book by the Asia Society. You can purchase the book for $25 or use this site which contains all the materials. The resources cover the history and culture and mixes wonderful photographs with video, animation and interactive maps.
Finally, this one isn’t designed for students but includes materials that would be great for high school economics or government. Frontline, the excellent PBS documentary series, recently produced a program on the economic problems so much in the news called Inside the Meltdown. The site includes the full program in segments along with lots of great supplementary materials.
