RiverWeb Guides

A Guide to RiverWeb

INTRODUCTION

We created this guide to help teachers utilize the materials available on the RiverWeb CD-Rom and Web site in their classroom activites. Each section of RiverWeb is designed for use as a supplement to an existing curriculum. For this reason, the sections are individually organized in a more-or-less linear fashion. However, this does not mean that they cannot be explored out of sequence. Also, because the distinct sections complement each other ( indeed, at many points the information in each overlap and there are a number of interconnected hyperlinks), the visitor can start his or her explorations from any number of starting points from within the RiverWeb site.

The materials presented can be utilized in high school and college and university classrooms, and in a variety of settings; ranging from broad American history surveys, to more specific studies of the history of Illinois or the American Bottom region, to classes dealing with music or railroads.

These guides are preliminary, and will be reviewed by precollege and college educators and students prior to further development.

Teacher's Guide

Student's Guide