{"id":1980,"date":"2010-08-12T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/?p=1980"},"modified":"2010-08-12T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T06:06:09","slug":"library-of-congress-virtual-tour-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/2010\/08\/12\/library-of-congress-virtual-tour-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Library of Congress Virtual Tour App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sljinactiveprd.wpengine.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/virtualtour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1981\" title=\"virtualtour\" src=\"https:\/\/sljinactiveprd.wpengine.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/virtualtour-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/virtualtour-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/virtualtour.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sljinactiveprd.wpengine.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/locphotos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1982\" title=\"locphotos\" src=\"https:\/\/sljinactiveprd.wpengine.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/locphotos-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/locphotos-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.slj.com\/neverendingsearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/08\/locphotos.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Library of Congress, recently launched a <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/library-of-congress-virtual\/id380309745?mt=8\">virtual tour app<\/a>, mirroring its fabulous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/experience\/\">Library of Congress Experience<\/a>,<em> an award-winning group of  exhibitions and features that has drawn record numbers of visitors<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I had the privilege of visiting the interactive exhibit live earlier this summer as a member of the TPS Mentor program cohort.\u00a0 Granted, it&#8217;s not the same as being there and feeling as if I were turning the pages of seriously old and famous documents and enlarging maps.\u00a0 But, if I were visiting with students, it would have been sweet to have this app, with its many images and audio along as we wandered.<\/p>\n<p>The app will also be a helpful\u00a0 for teachers interested in integrating primary sources into instruction even if they can&#8217;t get to DC.<\/p>\n<p>For an even richer learning experience, don&#8217;t miss <a href=\"http:\/\/myloc.gov\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">myLOC.gov<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/myloc.gov\/Education\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">Teacher and Student<\/a> page, and of course, the very amazing LOC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/teachers\/\">Teachers site<\/a>, with its wealth of curricular content!\u00a0 More on these in future posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Library of Congress, recently launched a virtual tour app, mirroring its fabulous Library of Congress Experience, an award-winning group of exhibitions and features that has drawn record numbers of visitors. 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