American History is a comprehensive resource that spans our nation’s history, with a user-friendly interface and award-winning content. The home page offers many ways to begin exploring the material, from the videos, slideshow overviews, and Topic Centers to the lists of key content handpicked by our editors to help users find a starting point for their research. By providing the most comprehensive range of information in one complete resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs, plus full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases—American History offers a virtual library of American history for educators, students, and researchers.
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Every year, the month of March is dedicated to the celebration and study of the vital roles that women have played in American history. We at Infobase are celebrating, too, by highlighting some of the women’s history content in our database, streaming video, and eBook products that you, staff, and students can use in your classes and libraries. Watch Videos about Empowered Women of the Past and Present Each of Infobase’s streaming video collections—Films On Demand for colleges and universities, Access Video On Demand for public libraries, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, and Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts—contains a wide range of videos designed to educate, inform, and inspire viewers with stories of the women past and present who are making a difference in this world. Here are just some of the videos you’ll find on these platforms that can help. (We have included searchable item numbers for each title for your convenience.) Learn360’s Influential Women Topic Center The award-winning Learn360 has an entire Topic Center about influential women. Found in the Social Studies category, the Learn360 Influential Women Topic Center features editorially selected videos, printables, and interactive content on remarkable women in history and today for […]
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Artificial intelligence, or AI, is one of the most exciting and disruptive technologies today, especially within education. AI has the potential to make many tasks we do every day easier, but it also comes with potential pitfalls—especially if used incorrectly or unethically. As such, it is imperative that both students and educators learn how to use AI wisely. That’s where Infobase’s new video collection comes in. The Infobase Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Collection is an educational streaming video library that introduces and provides a deeper understanding of the newest advances in AI. Curated to support teachers and students with practical use cases that consider ethical implications, this unique collection will elevate professional development and support both novices and experienced learners. What Makes the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Collection Special The Infobase Artificial Intelligence (AI) Streaming Collection provides guidance on using AI in an educational setting, with both bite-size and longer form content that allows for flexible and innovative instruction to promote deeper learning and highlight ethical implications. It also showcases multiple perspectives on best practices for such tasks as research, brainstorming, and image creation. This research-based collection features trusted content from respected partners, including Nicole Hennig of the University […]
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You know how they say “truth is stranger than fiction”? We think this is why it’s fun to learn facts, especially unusual ones—they’re interesting because they’re true! This Presidents’ Day, inspire a love of facts in your students by presenting some fun facts about the interesting men who have run our country. The World Almanac® for Kids Elementary and The World Almanac® for Kids both feature lots of fun facts for elementary and middle school students. Here are just some of the ones you can find. John F. Kennedy and Calvin Coolidge’s Amazing Menageries of Pets The animals that have called the White House home range from cats and dogs to hippos and bears. The Kennedys brought a small zoo with them to the White House. There were several dogs and horses, a rabbit, hamsters, parakeets, and cats that lived with the family. First daughter Caroline Kennedy’s Shetland pony, Macaroni, was allowed to wander freely on the White House lawn. The Coolidges also loved animals, especially First Lady Grace Coolidge. They had five dogs, a cat, a bear, two lions, a goose, a bobcat, an antelope, a wallaby, and a pygmy hippo, as well as a raccoon named Rebecca. Presidents […]
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