sailing but will not prohibit her fro m operating at th e dock as on e of Galveston's m ain to urist destinatio ns and histo ric landmarks. According to Jamie W hite, D irector of the Texas Seapo rt M useum, the first phase of repairs has already been completed and Elissa is back at the
mo re. Each employs interactive compone nts including puzzles, scales, m aps, and flow charts that teachers and students can tailor to their needs. Visitors to the website can : browse or search fo r documents and activities; customize any activity to fi t the needs of a uniq ue classroo m; create new activities with their own web address from scratch , using one
of seven distinctive tools; and save and organize activities in an acco unt to share with studen ts. After they have participated in an activity, the site allows students to sub mi t their work to their instructors via e-m ail. (National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washingto n , D C 20408; www. archives .gov)
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AMERJICAN MARINE SUPPLY museum dock. She will then return to drydock in Texas Ci ty in October fo r the 2nd and fin al phase of repair wo rk. Once the Coas t G uard has approved the repair wo rk, Elissa can return to full sailing status and resume offering daysails out of Galveston . It has been 30 years since Elissa underwent a major res to ratio n (refer to Sea H istory 132 fo r details), and the wo rk being done on her hull this year will ensure her ability to continue sailing. (Elissa, Texas Seaport Museum, Pier 2 1 #8, Galves ton , TX 77 550; Ph. 409 763-1 877; www. tsm-elissa. org) The National Archives has launched a new educational website, www.DocsTeach.org, to provide online access to original documents and to provide an interactive educational program for teachers and educators, students, and the general public. The National Archives, in partnership with the Fo undation fo r the Natio nal Archives and with suppo rt from Texas Instruments, invites educators to explore mo re than 4,000 docu ments in a variety of media fro m the holdin gs of the archives-item s such as George Washingto n's draft of the C o ns titutio n , the cancelled check fo r th e purchase of Alaska, and President Richard N ixo n's res ignation letter- but it also all ows teachers andeducators to combi ne these materials using o nl ine tools to create activities th at students can access online. The we bsite features tools designed to teach historical thinking skills-weighing evidence, interpreting data, focusing on de tails, and
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