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Inspired by Inspiration Lesson
This lesson was designed for the Staff Development classes for School District 135 Orland Park.
It is the first lesson / course out of two that we offered our staff to learn the Inspiration software program.

Create a Web Design of the Library of Congress using Inspiration Lesson
This lesson has been designed for those that already know the basics of the Inspiration software program, but not sure how to create links to an internet site. In this lesson we will create links to sections of the Library of Congress sites.

Historical Analysis and Interpretation Lesson
This lesson gives teachers a chance to explore the Library of Congress, American Memory - Map section.

Culture Study Lesson
This lesson was developed when MaryAnn Curran, Social Studies teacher at Jerling Jr. High in School District 135 Orland Park and I worked on a Culture Study unit for her classes. In this lesson Ms. Curran had her students research a culture using web sites. Once students gathered the information, they used the Inspiration software program to produce their final product which including pictures, notes and optional links (depending on student proficiency).

Historical Analysis and Interpretation Lesson
This lesson gives teachers a chance to explore the Library of Congress, American Memory - Map section.