Auschwitz on Google Earth

I found an old bookmark in my Evernote notebooks that started a huge rabbit trail today and I found myself in Google Earth and searching for content associated with the Auschwitz Consentration Camp.  Well, save the search.  Google Earth has a great display of Auschwitz in 3-D as current today; showing 3-D buildings.

Below is a quick video of my exploration of Google Earth's Auschwitz.

This feature is already on Google Earth.  Search for Oswiecim, Poland and follow the train tracks.  Or, better yet, here is a .kml file that will take you right there (simply download and open the file).

This just one example of thousands of great features that Google Earth offers.

Google's Newspaper Archive

Just streaming the news this morning through Google News and stumbled across their "archived articles".  You can search for old newspapers.

I created a search for - world war germany berlin.  My search gave me some decent return.  I found a newspaper from April 2, 1962 talking about conflict in Berlin between East and West Germany and liquidating World War II.

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Google allows you to easily scroll or flip through each newspaper page easily, highlighting your search terms.

I also searched for - kennedy president jfk.  From the search return, I found an article from The Harper Herald from Nov 22, 1963, the day JFK was assassinated.

Be sure to check out the Related Articles section for more.

What a great way to involve primary source material with your history topics.  Each article has its own web link.  Post and share them on your Moodle course or website for student access.

IWitness - Video Testimonies of Holocaust Survivors

"IWitness is an online application that gives educatorsand students access to search, watch, and learn from more than 1,000 video testimonies of Holocaust survivors and other witnesses." - IWitness

As mentioned above in the excerpt from their site, there are over 1,000 video that you can use for you classroom.  The videos are individual interviews with actual Holocaust survivors explaining some of the things they went through.  You can browse through their categorized library (categorized by camp location and topic) for instant viewing of small 4min clips, or you can register for your own account and get the full interviews.  It may take up to two days for IWitness to review your request for registration.  To check out this rich library, go to IWitness.