New on IWitness: Language Filters for Activity Library and Watch Page

Thu, 11/10/2016 - 5:00pm
IWitness now offers so many testimony clips and activities in multiple languages that new filters have been added to the Watch page and Activity Library to help users easily discover resources in their own language.
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Five Resources to Teach Kristallnacht with Testimony

Wed, 11/02/2016 - 2:15pm
The Kristallnacht pogrom was a critical turning point on the path to genocide, and all of our #IWitnessChat participants agreed that using testimony is a meaningful way for students to understand and connect with the event. Hearing survivors’ detailed accounts of this night makes it much more accessible to students.
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After School Matters Pilots New IWitness Activity in Chicago

Thu, 10/27/2016 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation partnered with After School Matters in Chicago for the first time to pilot a brand new IWitness activity “Skittles, Deplorables and ‘All Lives Matter’: Leadership and Media Literacy.”
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Students Respond to Testimony for Siegelbaum Literary & Visual Arts Competition

Tue, 10/18/2016 - 5:00pm
Testimony clips about immigration will serve as the inspiration for students entering this year’s competition, open to grades 6-12.
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New Resources in IWitness for Teaching with the Film “Denial”

Fri, 10/14/2016 - 5:00pm
IWitness has partnered with Participant Media and Bleecker Street Media to provide educational resources for the new film Denial, which tells the true story of the Holocaust denial libel trial between Deborah Lipstadt and David Irving.
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Chicago Public Schools Invite IWitness to Service-Learning Community Partner Resource Fair

Tue, 10/11/2016 - 5:00pm
Chicago educators will learn about IWitness as an option for helping their students meet the city’s service-learning requirement at a special resource fair on Monday, Oct. 17.
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Explore Sonderkommando IWitness Activity in Conjunction with “Son of Saul” on Hungarian TV

Tue, 09/20/2016 - 5:00pm
Hungarian TV station RTL Klub will air the 2015 film Son of Saul for the first time this Saturday, September 24. The IWitness activity Sonderkommandó, Birkenau was designed as a companion activity to the film for Hungarian students.
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How to integrate testimony into any curriculum including Science!

Tue, 09/06/2016 - 9:43am
As an educator who has used IWitness to teach various subjects, units and topics here are some tips to integrating testimony into any curriculum, including Science.
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Back to School With IWitness: 7 Reasons to Teach with Testimony

Fri, 08/26/2016 - 10:32am
As you prepare your lessons plans for this year’s school year explore seven reasons why you should teach with testimony.
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New Polish, Hungarian and English-Language Clips on IWitness Watch Page

Wed, 08/24/2016 - 5:00pm
The Watch page on IWitness has added Polish-language testimony clips for the first time, plus several other Hungarian and English-language clips, in time for the start of the 2016-2017 school year.
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